DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s public schools and colleges are getting hundreds of millions in next year’s proposed budget to make up for cuts in previous years, and with the economy on the upswing, there’s money left over to save for a rainy day.

But more money to spend means more wrangling when lawmakers begin debating the proposed $23 billion state budget Thursday.

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