The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Governor Hickenlooper visits campus, discusses state budget, higher education

According to Hickenlooper, the state constitution requires that the state allocate $242 million for education, despite the state only having $116 million dollars available.

Hickenlooper then introduced Lynne, who further discussed the state budget.

“Part of our goal is to demonstrate to you and to all the taxpayers that we are focused on efficiency and effectiveness … much of that has to do with strategic priorities,” Lynne said. “When it comes to higher education, we have set three strategic priorities: affordability, educating adults, and dealing with the attainment gap.”