May 17, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Recent Research, Taxes & Fees
These bills propose to reduce the TABOR refund by a combined $523 million in FY24, $1.06 billion in FY25, and $1.25 billion in FY26. The recent announcement that an additional $67 million in TABOR refunds is owed to taxpayers due to an accounting error is not reflected in this report.
May 8, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Recent Research, Taxes & Fees
There is no relief for taxpayers. Coloradans will not have property tax relief from recent spikes. As reported by CSI, residential property assessment values increased over 27% in 2023. Under SB24-233, Coloradans are locked into these recent elevated property tax payments, resulting in no tax relief for this year or next.
May 3, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Recent Research, Taxes & Fees
Follow the CSI TABOR Takings Tracker the final days of the 2024 session! Buoyed by strong revenue growth, there is an estimated $6 billion owed to Colorado taxpayers over the next 3 years. Over 100 bills introduced during the 2024 legislative session would re-direct those funds, reducing the total amount refunded by $3.5 billion.
May 1, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Healthcare, Recent Research, Uncategorized
In Colorado’s current healthcare system, the cost of providing care to a patient often exceeds the payment received in return for the services provided. On average among the various major health insurance groups (Medicare, Health First Colorado, private insurance, self-pay, CICP), only patients covered by private insurance pay the full amount of their cost of care back to their provider.
Apr 25, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
Colorado’s housing affordability gap widens! Since 2011, it now takes over double the hours to afford the average mortgage, outpacing wage growth.
Apr 19, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
Denver’s proposed budget cuts to fund its migrants response take about $17 million away from public safety spending.
