DENVER (AP) — Gov. Bill Ritter is urging lawmakers not to stand on the sidelines of Colorado's fiscal crisis.

In his fourth and final State of the State message, Ritter said Thursday that partisan criticism and "$10 solutions to billion-dollar problems" will do nothing for future generations.

He focused on what he calls the new energy economy — green businesses that he says will generate jobs. The Democratic governor also called for raising the amount of power electricity companies must obtain from renewable energy sources from 20 percent to 30 percent.

On the budget, Ritter attacked what he called "three of the most backward-thinking ballot measures this state has ever seen."

He said Proposition 101 and Amendments 60 and 61 would close colleges and prisons, increase class sizes, put thousands of teachers out of work and prevent the repair of unsafe roads and bridges.

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