May 12, 2022 | Featured Research, Recent Research, Research, State Budget, Taxes & Fees
This year, Colorado’s Congress introduced over 650 bills to address issues, prepare for the upcoming election, and dictate the future of Colorado policy.
May 2, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Recent Research, State Budget
PERA’s current unfunded liability is $31 billion. This is one indicator of PERA’s funding status as it measures the difference between projected benefit demands, and the assets (current fund balance + future expected returns) that have been collected to cover those benefits.
Apr 15, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Job Reports, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research
Colorado’s robust economy has added 391,300 jobs since April 2020, eclipsing the 374,500 jobs the state lost in March and April 2020. This represents a recovery rate of 104.5 percent which is 11.6 percentage points higher than the nationwide recovery rate of 92.9.
Apr 12, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Inflation Reports, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
Inflation in the Denver metropolitan area continues to run hot, particularly for housing. Overall price levels increased 2% between January and March and 9.1% over the last 12 months. The BLS reports housing inflation of 7.9%, but home prices (not a component of CPI) have increased 20.8% YoY through January 2021.
Apr 11, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research, Research
Although the Opioid Crisis has been an ongoing public health issue since the late 1990’s, Colorado’s policymakers, law enforcement, district attorneys, addiction rehab advocates, and researchers have recently narrowed their focus on Schedule II Controlled Substances and more specifically, fentanyl.
Apr 1, 2022 | 2022 Press Releases, Featured Research, Press Releases, Recent Research
“We are pleased to announce Jennifer Gimbel and Eric Kuhn as our 2022 Terry J. Stevinson fellows,” said Common Sense Institute (CSI) President & CEO Kristin Strohm.