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Understanding Costs and Impacts of Energy Performance Mandates for Buildings

Common Sense Institute analyzes the late February 2021 commercial building owners survey and provide suggestions on several costs to study further to better understand the impacts of forced electrification.

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Laura Leprino Joins the CSI Board of Directors

Denver, CO – “We are pleased to announce Laura Leprino as the newest member of the CSI Board,” said Common Sense Institute (CSI) President & CEO Kristin Strohm. “Her business experience, deep Colorado roots and commitment to preserving the entrepreneurial spirit is a great addition to CSI.”

The She-Cession in Colorado: The Impact of COVID-19 on Women in the Workforce in 2020

In partnership with Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC), CSI outlines the disproportionate and negative impacts on women in the workforce due to COVID-19, or also known as the “She-Cession,” and outlines next steps in order to get women back to work.

Five Things Lawmakers Should Consider Before the Next Round of the Public Option Debate

This report details five issues that lawmakers should consider if legislation to create a Colorado public option is reintroduced this year.

RECENT RESEARCH

CSI Names Terry J. Stevinson Fellows & Identifies Housing Affordability as the 2021 Project Focus

Feb 8, 2021 | 2021 Press Releases, Recent Research

Denver, CO – “We are pleased to announce Evelyn Lim and Peter LiFari as our 2021 Terry J. Stevinson fellows,” said Common Sense Institute (CSI) President & CEO Kristin Strohm.

Colorado Prices in the 21st Century

Feb 3, 2021 | 2020 Research, 2021 Research, Economic Development, Featured, Recent Research, Research

This chart displays 16 years of changes in wages, inflation and the prices of consumer goods and services in Colorado since the beginning of the 21st century.

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CSI’S MISSION

CSI’s mission is to examine the fiscal impacts of policies, initiatives, and proposed laws so that Coloradans are educated and informed on issues impacting their lives. Common Sense Institute was founded in 2010 originally as Common Sense Policy Roundtable. CSI’s founders were a concerned group of business and community leaders who observed that divisive partisanship was overwhelming policymaking and believed that sound economic analysis could help Coloradans make fact-based and common sense decisions.