科罗拉多州州长公布513亿美元预算案：普通基金189亿美元、医保增速设限省下逾6.5亿美元
科罗拉多州州长 Jared Polis 11月2日公布其任内最后一份州预算提案：2027财年（自2027年7月起）预算总额513亿美元，其中普通基金189亿美元、同比增长2.6%。州政府同时面临约16亿美元的财政缺口，这份提案是州长向州议会联合预算委员会提交的建议稿。
提案把医疗补助（Medicaid）支出增速上限设为4.3%，远低于目前约15%的预计增速，仅此一项即可省下约6.646亿美元。教育方面，幼儿园至高中（K-12）拨款增加2.121亿美元，总额升至约104亿美元。州长还提议把赌场博彩税与烟草、尼古丁税增税案交付2027年选民公投，两项合计每年约增收1.289亿美元，用于儿童保育与学前教育；州营工伤保险公司 Pinnacol Assurance 的改制预计带来2亿至4亿美元收益，按储备金、州教育基金与儿童保育基金五成、二成五、二成五的比例分配。提案另含1000万美元，用于吸引「太空学院」（Space Academy）落户该州。
Polis 因任期限制将于2027年1月中旬离任。联合预算委员会定于11月12日就该提案举行会议，随后由州议会审议决定最终预算。
Colorado Governor Unveils $51.3 Billion Budget Proposal: $18.9 Billion General Fund and Over $650 Million in Medicaid Growth Limits
Colorado Governor Jared Polis on November 2 unveiled his final state budget proposal, totaling $51.3 billion for the fiscal year beginning July 2027, including an $18.9 billion general fund, up 2.6%. The proposal, submitted to the legislature's Joint Budget Committee, comes as the state faces a budget shortfall of roughly $1.6 billion.
The plan caps growth in Medicaid spending at 4.3%, well below the roughly 15% growth currently projected, a limit worth about $664.6 million in savings. K-12 education funding would rise by $212.1 million to about $10.4 billion. Polis also proposes sending gaming and tobacco/nicotine tax increases to voters on the 2027 ballot; together they would raise about $128.9 million a year for childcare and preschool. Converting the state workers' compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance is expected to yield $200 million to $400 million, split 50% to reserves, 25% to the State Education Fund and 25% to a childcare fund. The proposal also includes $10 million in incentives to attract a Space Academy to Colorado.
Polis is term-limited and leaves office in mid-January 2027. The Joint Budget Committee is scheduled to take up the proposal on November 12, after which the legislature will shape the final budget.
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