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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  The Pueblo City Council is trying to figure out how to cope with another $6.5 million budget shortfall next year.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Pueblo is considering making cuts to its city budget, and that could include cuts to Pueblo Animal Services.

Friday, January 13, 2012  It was a packed house as the Pueblo City Schools board voted on four possible school closures.

Friday, August 05, 2011  Two of their major sources of funding: property tax revenue and billing for ambulance transport services have both declined. The department is in a budget shortfall in excess of $500,000.

Friday, April 01, 2011  Falcon School District 49 sent 51 buses to Colorado's state Capitol Thursday morning, hoping to bring attention to the educational cuts Gov. John Hickenlooper has proposed statewide.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  Despite a budget shortfall that has resulted in the elimination of bus service for the 2011-2012 school year, Falcon School District 49 is sending 50 buses to the state Capitol Thursday morning to rally for educational funding.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  Senate Democrats are trying one last time to advance their faltering jobs agenda.

Friday, June 04, 2010  The Jefferson County school board voted late Thursday to approve the cuts because of a $50 million budget shortfall.

Friday, June 04, 2010  Peach County is one of more than 120 school districts across the country where students attend school just four days a week, a cost-saving tactic gaining popularity among cash-strapped districts struggling to make ends meet.

Friday, January 15, 2010  Colorado lawmakers are moving quickly to take back $110 million in funding from schools because of the recession.

Friday, December 18, 2009  Budget officials told state lawmakers Friday the recession appears to be over in Colorado, but the economic recovery will be long and rocky.

Sunday, November 01, 2009  The laid-off employees include no uniformed public safety officers. But the cuts include more than 80 people from the Department of Human Services, which includes child protection and food stamps.

Wednesday, September 02, 2009  It's the result of the latest budget shortfall at the influential conservative Christian group.

Thursday, August 13, 2009  City Clerk Amy Philips at a meeting this week said the city consumed 40,000 pages last year as it produced 14 agendas per week for 56 meetings.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009  Library officials expect to know within the week how much money they'll have to cut from their budget. Some branch libraries might even be closed.