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How is Colorado’s Economic Recovery Going? Featuring Patty Silverstein and Chris Brown

Nov 19, 2021

On this edition of Common Sense Digest, we are joined by Patty Silverstein, Chief Economist at Development Research Partners and Chris Brown, Vice President of Policy and Research with Common Sense Institute. Patty dives into her extensive research on the topic and discusses the impact of federal relief money given to individuals, businesses, and governments on the recovery, which segments of the economy are most challenged (and which ones are thriving), and what’s ahead.

Colorado’s Proposition 119 Seeks a LEAP in Out of School Learning Enrichment featuring Michael Johnston and Doug Robinson

Oct 21, 2021

On this episode of Common Sense Digest, Host and Chairman of Common Sense Institute Earl Wright welcomes Michael Johnston and Doug Robinson to discuss Proposition 119, the measure’s origin, its need, and how it would function.

The Unusual Journey of Property Tax Reduction and Proposition 120 in Colorado featuring Michael Fields and Chris Brown

Oct 7, 2021

On this November’s Colorado ballot, voters will decide the fate of Proposition 120: “Property Tax Assessment Rate Reduction.” Proposition 120 proposes to permanently reduce the statewide property tax assessment rate for several classes of property.

Toward a Student Centered Method of Education Funding featuring Brenda Bautsch Dickhoner, Ph.D. and Terry Croy Lewis, Ph.D.

Sep 28, 2021

On this edition of Common Sense Digest, Chairman and Host Earl L. Wright is joined by CSI’s Mike A. Leprino Fellow, Brenda Bautsch Dickhoner Ph.D. and Charter School Institute’s Terry Croy Lewis, Ph.D. is the Charter School Institute’s Executive Director as they discuss a salient funding issue affecting charter schools across the state, dive into what the “Legislative Interim Committee on School Finance” is up to, and discuss the latest update to CSI’s school finance report, “Dollars and Data.”

The Economic Footprint of Homelessness in Metro Denver featuring Brenda Bautsch Dickhoner and Kristin Strohm

Aug 6, 2021

On this edition of Common Sense Digest, Chairman and Host Earl Wright is joined by CSI’s President & CEO Kristin Strohm and CSI’s Mike A. Leprino Fellow, Brenda Bautsch Dickhoner Ph.D., who recently authored phase one of a three-phase analysis focused on the current resources dedicated to the homeless in Metro Denver.

Regulating Our Commutes Through the Employee Trip Reduction Plan featuring Sandra Solin and Tom Brook

Jul 19, 2021

In 2019 the Colorado state legislature passed a new law establishing significant greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Those targets include a statewide reduction in greenhouse gas emission of 50% from the 2005 baseline by 2030, and an 80% reduction from the 2005...

How Will Colorado Spend its Federal Stimulus Money and How Should It? featuring Brenda Dickhoner and Chris Brown

Jul 9, 2021

On this edition of Common Sense Digest, Chairman and Host Earl Wright is joined by CSI’s Mike A. Leprino Fellow, Brenda Dickhoner, who recently authored a report on how that money was allocated, what it was spent on, and money that remains to be allocated.

From Conflict to Compassion: A Colorado Housing Development Blueprint for Transformational Change

Jun 25, 2021

On this edition of Common Sense Digest, we welcome Peter LiFari, Executive Director of Maiker Housing Partners, the Adams County Housing Authority, and Evelyn Lim, Former Region 8 Administrator at the US Housing and Urban Development, and current Director of Policy and Research at the American Cornerstone Institute to discuss housing affordability.

The Past Present and Future of TABOR featuring Michael Fields and Dustin Zvonek

Jun 7, 2021

On this edition of Common Sense Digest, we take a deep dive into a major law unique to Colorado, and why it is relevant today, nearly three decades after being voted in by Coloradans in 1992. That’s right, we’re discussing the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, commonly referred to as TABOR.

Is Help on the Way for PERA’s Unfunded Liability? featuring Earl Wright, Amy Slothower and Zachary Christensen

May 7, 2021

Join us as we unpack Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) which contains more than $30 billion of unfunded liability, which represents a potential disaster for Colorado taxpayers.

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