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Colorado lawmakers finalize budget with deep cuts linked to $1.5 billion shortfall

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1290+ words) DENVER | The Colorado legislature's Joint Budget Committee completed its draft of the state budget Wednesday, slashing Medicaid, scouring bank accounts for unspent cash, and trimming or rejecting requests for new spending to address'a roughly $1.5 billion shortfall. Some of the deepest…...