May 11, 2020 | Jobs & Our Economy
As all counties in Colorado have now progressed from stay-at-home orders to safer-at-home guidelines, two questions are front of mind. Will there be another increase in cases of COVID-19 that again threatens to overwhelm our health care system? And how much of the...
May 7, 2020 | 2020 Research, Healthcare, Recent Research
In this study, we explore how the introduction of a new government-controlled health plan would impact the state’s healthcare system and the overall state economy.
Apr 29, 2020 | Jobs & Our Economy
Last week lawmakers in Illinois wrote a letter requesting a $41 Billion federal bailout to help shore up their state budget woes. Roughly ¼ of that request, or $10 Billion, was to go directly to the state pensions fund. For years, Illinois has suffered from declining...
Apr 28, 2020 | 2020 Research, Education, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research
Experts are urging state officials and policymakers to start planning now to reduce the effects of the COVID Slide.
Apr 27, 2020 | Jobs & Our Economy
Newly released modeling from the Reason Foundation indicates that if PERA experiences a -10% annual return on their investment portfolio, it would add $7 Billion to its current $30 Billion unfunded liability. To pay off this increase in the unfunded liabilities, a...
Apr 23, 2020 | Jobs & Our Economy
New claims for unemployment insurance in Colorado continued to climb for the 5th straight week. 67,334 new claims were made during the week ending April 18, bringing the 5-week total of new claims to 298,944. However, the weekly claims were down from over 104,000 the...
