Apr 2, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Recent Research, Research, State Budget
After just one year, the “Healthy School Meals for All” program is expected to reach CSI’s budget deficit projection
5 years early.
Mar 27, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Recent Research, State Budget, Uncategorized
While Colorado ranks lower on state and local government employment as a percentage of population and debt service as a share of tax revenue, it ranks in the top 10 of state and local government spending as a percentage of GDP.
Mar 22, 2024 | 2024 Research, Featured, Job Reports, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
Colorado’s unemployment rate increased to 3.5% in February and is now at its highest rate since February of 2022.
Mar 20, 2024 | 2024 Research, Housing & Our Community, Recent Research, Research
As of March 18, just under 1,400 migrants were staying in Denver shelters, down from a height of 5,210 in January. Occupancy of city shelters has not been this low since late September 2023.
Mar 13, 2024 | 2024 Research, Job Reports, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
Common Sense Institute tracked Colorado’s major economic highlights from 2023 in the following categories: jobs, inflation, labor force, and population.
Mar 13, 2024 | 2024 Research, Energy & Our Environment, Research
This analysis details the impacts across the economy, public revenue, and GHG emissions, resulting from an oil and gas permitting ban outlined in SB24-159.