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.
Sep 7, 2022 | 2022 Research, Education, Featured Research, Research
As the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, leaving in its wake declining public school student enrollment and achievement, local, state, and federal dollars continue to flow to the Colorado public education system in ever-larger amounts.
Aug 25, 2022 | 2022 Research, 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.
Aug 19, 2022 | 2022 Research, Featured Research, Job Reports, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research
The state has still not recovered to its pre-pandemic employment rate according to these numbers, which include only those employed by registered establishments.
Aug 10, 2022 | 2022 Research, Ballot Issues, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Prop 121, Recent Research, Research, Taxes & Fees
In this report, CSI outlines the details of Initiative #31 and projects the impacts it could have across the Colorado economy upon both the private sector and the state.