May 22, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research
The housing deficit in 2023 is in the range of 16,554 to 27,360 units. To meet population growth by 2028 and close the housing deficit, between 32,000 and 43,000 housing units will need to be built.
May 21, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Infrastructure, Recent Research
What began as a relatively small-scale bus operation has grown to one of the Denver metro area’s most expansive pieces of infrastructure and a political arena of its own. Increasingly, the public is being asked to put more confidence into an organization of which it has cause to be skeptical.
May 17, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Job Reports, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research
Colorado’s private-sector employment increased by 300 jobs in April. After initially reporting a growth of 5,300 jobs in March, new figures showed a growth of only 2,800 jobs after revisions.
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.