Common Sense Institute Podcast: Common Sense Digest
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CSI Mid-Year Wrap-Up featuring Lang Sias, George Brauchler and Kelly Caufield
As we near the year's midpoint, we take time to reflect on what we've accomplished and discuss where we go from here. It has been a busy year for Common Sense Institute, which means there is plenty of fertile ground to cover as we discuss the legislative session,...
The 2023 Colorado Legislative Session featuring Jordan Sanchez and Jake Zambrano
The Colorado legislative session wraps up imminently. The budget for 2023-2024 has passed, which outlines state spending totaling $41.1 billion. It’s a number larger than the GDP of Libya, Bolivia, Uganda, Iceland and dozens of other countries. $41.1 billion also...
Is Colorado as Economically Competitive As It Used To Be? featuring Loren Furman and Lang Sias
For much of the last two decades, Colorado has been very highly ranked among U.S. states for being business friendly. This has been reflected in state-by-state rankings extolling Colorado's relatively low tax rates, highly educated workforce, and high quality of life....
What’s New in Housing? Featuring Peter LiFari and Adam Burg
According to CSI Housing fellow Peter LiFari’s latest housing report, as of 2021, 80% of Coloradans live in a county with an aggregate housing supply shortage. As a result, home affordability has decreased by 85% since 2015. Now, as of 2022, Colorado is the 8th most...
Navigating the Benefits Cliff and Incentivizing Work in Colorado featuring Tamra Ryan and Juan Pena
In the coming weeks, CSI will release a report focused on how minimum wage policy and other benefits like Medicaid impact the state, employers, and workers. More than 1 of every 4 Coloradans, is currently on Medicaid. We believe this research that will help us better...
SPECIAL EPISODE: Eggs & the Economy – March 7, 2023
In this special edition of Common Sense Digest, we feature discussion from one of our recent events. On Tuesday, March 7, Common Sense Institute hosted Eggs & the Economy which featured an in-depth conversation on the upcoming local election and the facts you need...
Evolving How We Transport Our Kids To School featuring Kelly Caufield and Jason Gaulden
The 2023 Free Enterprise Report featuring Kelly Caufield, Chris Brown and Evelyn Lim
Colorado faces a crossroads as it emerges from a long economic winter and works to reopen businesses, support job creation, and regain a sense of normalcy for its residents. As restrictions loosen and people return to their everyday lives, Coloradans must grapple with...
The Bright Future of Common Sense Institute featuring Kelly Caufield and Katie Ratlief
The Future of Water in Colorado and the West featuring Jennifer Gimbel and Eric Kuhn