Colo lawmakers turn to philanthropy for budget
DENVER—Stung by declining revenues and facing a state budget cliff over the next few years, Colorado lawmakers are increasingly turning to philanthropists, hoping someone will bail them out.
According to records compiled by the state controller and obtained by The Associated Press, state agencies have collected $801 million in gifts, grants and donations over the past five years.
The biggest recipients have been colleges and universities, which have relied on grants and donations for decades. Over the past five years, $637,000 has been doled out to the governor's office. The state charter school for the deaf and blind got $675,000 for its programs.
Other bills relying on gifts, grants and donations this year include new teacher evaluations, repairing the crumbling state Capitol dome, home health care, a supplemental nutrition program, quality child care incentives, hospice care for
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