Passage of Two Ballot Measures in Colorado Triggers Historic Shift in State Funding

Colorado was solidly blue before last Tuesday’s election, which tightened the Democratic grip on state government and produced upsets in some previously Republican congressional districts. But perhaps the most important outcome of the state’s election had little to do with parties and candidates. Voters passed two ballot measures that will loosen the shackles that a 34-year-old constitutional amendment clamped on state government spending, including support of K-12 schools. The two ballot measures, Amendment 87 and Proposition NN, could bring the state government more than $2 billion in the first full year, much of that earmarked for education. (For perspective, the current Colorado state budget is $49.5 billion. Spending on K-12 schools this year is about $10.2 billion, some $5.6 billion from the state.

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