Apr 14, 2021 | 2020 Research, 2021 Research, COVID-19, Economic Development, Featured
As a result of a sudden spike in unemployment insurance claims, Colorado’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund quickly depleted and fell into a debt financed by loans from the U.S. Treasury.
Apr 8, 2021 | 2021 Research, Economic Development, Featured, Research
Common Sense Institute analyzes both the federal and Colorado state governments relief bills in response to the economic impacts associated with COVID-19, and provide recommendations for ways to set up Colorado for long-term growth.
Mar 31, 2021 | 2021 Research, Education, Featured, Research
The current education funding system is laden with problems and inefficiencies that hinder schools from functioning at their highest levels. Increasing revenues without addressing the severe flaws in how the state allocates those revenues, as HB21-1164 does, is a missed opportunity to improve student outcomes.
Mar 26, 2021 | 2021 Research, COVID-19, Economic Development, Featured, Recent Research
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) jobs and labor force data shows the path to recovery remains quite volatile and there is still a long way to climb to reach pre-pandemic Colorado employment levels.
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.
Dec 17, 2020 | 2020 Research, Featured, Taxes
At the November 2020 election, Colorado voters approved Amendment B, a constitutional ballot measure which repealed a key formula that has controlled the state’s property tax system for almost 40 years.
