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Good morning. This is Melanie Asmar with Chalkbeat Colorado.

Colorado lawmakers were considering reducing funding for homeschool enrichment students as a way to cut costs in a tight budget year. In today’s top story, senior reporter Ann Schimke delves into why they didn’t.

And reporter Jason Gonzales has the details about a donation from former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer to a university he helped found.

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Colorado isn’t cutting the amount it pays for homeschool enrichment students. Here’s why.

Lawmakers decided to rein in homeschool enrichment costs by taking aim at the Monument-based co-op fueling most of the recent growth.

MSU Denver leaders hope former Gov. Roy Romer donation connects more of its students to policy and research

The former governor donated his archives and $2 million to help support a university affiliation with a policy institute.

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