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House Bill 1272 would rewrite the so-called construction defect liability rules for condos sold for up to $1.2 million. The measure鈥檚 sponsors are hoping to find a sweet spot where everyone is a little unhappy.

How did state finances end up in such bad shape, and how far will lawmakers go to get back in balance?

If the Joint Budget Committee 鈥� and the rest of the state legislature 鈥� doesn鈥檛 fund the raises, it would force the union back to the bargaining table

This week, Colorado Democrats introduced legislation to become one of the first states in the country to allow religious institutions to build housing on their land 鈥� whether it鈥檚 zoned for residential construction or not.

The effort got a boost last week from an outgoing Federal Trade Commission official, who sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis urging the state to target so-called 鈥渏unk fees.鈥�

The Colorado Public Employees鈥� Retirement Association has less than a 50-50 chance of reaching its goal of full funding by 2048.

Colorado is facing a multi-million-dollar budget deficit. The state's fiscal year is ending in a potential $164 million hole. And according to the Joint Budget Committee, that is likely to get worse, even if the state taps into rainy-day funding to offset some of the losses. The Colorado Sun Politics Reporter Brian Eason joined KUNC's Michael Lyle, Jr. to get more on the story.