Oct 12, 2021 | 2021 Research, Ballot Issues, Featured, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Ordinance 304, Recent Research, Taxes
Ordinance 304 or the “Enough Taxes Already” ballot initiative proposes to cut the City of Denver’s sales tax from 4.81% to 4.5% and impose a cap at the latter rate.
Sep 29, 2021 | 2021 Research, Education, Featured, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
If Colorado is to have a substantive public discourse about how to improve educational outcomes, there needs to be a common understanding of how K-12 public education is funded in the state. This study analyzes statewide and regional trends in K-12 revenues and spending over the past decade to help ground conversations in facts.
Sep 17, 2021 | 2021 Research, Featured, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
In April 2020, Colorado lost over 360,000 jobs, experienced the worst month of economic performance in its history, and launched into a deep and abiding recession. A little over a year later, the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that, though Colorado’s workforce has already endured the worst of the recession and is ahead of pace to recover fully by 2023, much progress remains to be made.
Sep 14, 2021 | Ballot Issues, Featured, Featured Research, Recent Research, Research
Facts and objective analysis of the economic impacts of 3 different questions Colorado voters face and 3 unique questions City & County of Denver voters face on their November 2021 election ballot.
Sep 14, 2021 | 2021 Research, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Jobs & Our Economy, Ordinance 303, Recent Research
This November, Denver voters face two ballot measures related to homelessness: Initiated Ordinance 303: “Let’s Do Better” and Referred Question 2B: Denver Housing and Sheltering System Bonds as part of the RISE GO Bond.
Sep 9, 2021 | 2021 Press Releases, Featured, Press Releases, Recent Research
Denver, CO – “We are pleased to announce George Brauchler and Mitch Morrissey as our Criminal Justice fellows,” said Common Sense Institute President & CEO Kristin Strohm.
