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  "path": "/2026/03/19/colorado-budget-shortfall-grows-2026/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-19T22:40:14.000Z",
  "site": "https://coloradosun.com",
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    "Economy",
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    "Colorado",
    "Colorado General Assembly",
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  "textContent": "The legislature’s Joint Budget Committee has already been slashing spending for weeks as it works to draft the state’s 2026-27 fiscal year budget. That includes cuts to Medicaid, which is the primary driver of the state’s budget shortfall.",
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