State budget passes Colorado Senate and nears final decision point, with committee weighing changes

“This was an extraordinarily hard budget. … It kept me up at night (on) many, many days. It’s taken a huge emotional toll,” said Sen. Jeff Bridges, the budget committee’s vice chair.

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