Dec 12, 2023 | 2023 Research, Featured Research, Research
The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Colorado economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues.
Dec 8, 2023 | 2023 Research, Featured Research, Research, State Budget
Colorado Budget Then and Now illuminates the changes in Colorado state budget appropriations over the last twenty years. The figures included in the report provide a summary overview of revenue allocated to state departments through the budgeting process. The trends in appropriations reflect the shifting priorities brought on as a direct result of the laws and budgets passed each legislative session.
Dec 7, 2023 | 2023 Research, Annual Reports
From affordable housing to education, CSI has played a key role in shaping the public policy debate and driving common sense solutions in the halls of government and among voters.
Nov 17, 2023 | 2023 Research, Job Reports, Recent Research, Research
Colorado’s private sector employment declined for the 2nd straight month in October, losing 200 jobs, after decreasing by 1,900 jobs in September.
Nov 17, 2023 | 2023 Research, Recent Research, Research, Taxes & Fees
7,520 fewer jobs, a $177M reduction in GDP, and a $223 decrease in household income.
Nov 14, 2023 | 2023 Research, Education, Housing & Our Community, Jobs & Our Economy, Research
Foster care youth aging out of the foster care system in Colorado face a multitude of challenges. This report attempts to derive the individual and social costs borne by a cohort of Colorado’s foster youth.