{"id":794571,"date":"2019-04-06T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=364133"},"modified":"2019-04-09T08:37:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:37:09","slug":"colorado-lawmakers-reach-deal-to-spend-300-million-on-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/colorado-lawmakers-reach-deal-to-spend-300-million-on-transportation\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado lawmakers reach deal to spend $300 million on transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Transportation-SDN-100318-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Transportation-SDN-100318-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Transportation-SDN-100318-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/11\/Transportation-SDN-100318-1-325x216.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\"><figcaption><strong>Traffic on westbound of Interstate 70 is backed up as seen on June 18, in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/><em>Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Democrats and Republicans in the Colorado legislature have reached an agreement to allocate $300 million for transportation in this year\u2019s budget package, but it\u2019s unclear what will be cut in order to make that spending possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to dig through the couch cushions,\u201d said Rep. Daneya Esgar, a Pueblo Democrat and state budget writer who sits on the legislature\u2019s powerful Joint Budget Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The deal was reached as the House was debating the state\u2019s $30.5 billion budget on Thursday and after the Senate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2019\/03\/29\/transportation-funding-colorado-budget-senate\/\">agreed to spend an extra $106 million<\/a>&nbsp;on transportation on top of the initial $230 million that was set aside.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement \u2014 which has support from both parties in both chambers \u2014 drops that extra appropriation to $70 million, but still represents a major win for Republicans who have been battling to find more money for the state\u2019s roads and bridges.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats in the House say education funding will not be tapped to pay for the extra transportation funds.<\/p>\n<p>Read the full story via&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/coloradosun.com\/2019\/04\/04\/colorado-transportation-funding-legislature\/\">The Colorado Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The&nbsp;Colorado&nbsp;Sun&nbsp;is a reader-supported news organization dedicated to covering the people, places and policies that matter in&nbsp;Colorado. Read more, sign up for free newsletters and subscribe at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.coloradosun.com\/\"><em>coloradosun.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/colorado-lawmakers-reach-deal-to-spend-300-million-on-transportation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traffic on westbound of Interstate 70 is backed up as seen on June 18, in Frisco.Hugh Carey \/ hcarey@summitdaily.com Democrats and Republicans in the Colorado legislature have reached an agreement to allocate $300 million for transportation in this year\u2019s budget package, but it\u2019s unclear what will be cut in order to make that spending possible. 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