Barb Kirkmeyer: Colorado has a spending problem | The OpEdge Podcast
State Senator Barb Kirkmeyer discusses Colorado's budget challenges, specifically citing rising Medicaid spending as a primary concern.
State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer, the Republican senator on the Joint Budget Committee, joins The OpEdge to break down Colorado’s mounting budget challenges and the rapid growth in Medicaid spending. Kirkmeyer tells host and investigative columnist Jimmy Sengenberger why the state has a spending problem, not a revenue problem — and warns that Proposition NN and […]
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