Sep 15, 2022 | 2022 Research, Ballot Issues, Education, Featured, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, ORD FF, Research
If passed, Proposition FF will provide free meals to all K–12 students within participating districts. It will also increase wages for school food preparation workers and subsidize the use of Colorado-grown and produced food.
Sep 14, 2022 | 2022 Research, Ballot Issues, Featured, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, ORD 305, Research
If passed by voters this fall, Denver’s citizen initiated Ordinance 305, “No Eviction Without Representation” would levy a new tax on landlords, of $75 per residential rental unit, to fund universal tenant legal representation for those facing an eviction or threat of eviction in the city.
Sep 14, 2022 | 2022 Research, Ballot Issues, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Prop 123, Research
To address the unit production shortfall, Proposition #123 has qualified for the ballot, requesting that Coloradans dedicate 1/10th of 1% of federal taxable income from the State’s General Fund to create Colorado’s first statewide voter initiated affordable housing fund.
Sep 8, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Research
Despite the complexity of the issues surrounding motor vehicle theft, there is a crystal-clear trend in the Centennial state. Theft rates continue to rise, and Colorado maintains its unenviable distinction as the number one state in America for car theft. CSI Criminal Justice Fellows Mitch Morrissey and George Brauchler explore the data and trends through the first six months of 2022.
Aug 25, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research, Research
While overall housing prices remain elevated due to high levels of inflation over the past 18 months, the rate of growth moderated in July.
Jul 27, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Research
The cost of housing in Colorado—and particularly the Denver metro area—has made the state an increasingly expensive place to live. Since 2015, the price of housing in metro Denver has exceeded the U.S. average, hindering its regional competitiveness.
