STEVEN K. PAULSON, Associated Press WriterLeadership & PolicyGovernor proposes study of Colo. higher educationWarning that higher education is facing a funding crisis next year, Gov. Bill Ritter named businessman Dick Monfort and attorney Jim Lyons on Thursday to chair a new committee and come up with a roadmap for the future of Colorado’s 27 public colleges and universities.December 17, 2009Page 1 of 1