Recent Research

Are Denver Taxes Too High? The Fiscal Impacts of Ordinance 304 “Enough Taxes Already”

Oct 12, 2021 | 2021 Research, Ballot Issues, Featured, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Ordinance 304, Recent Research, Taxes

Ordinance 304 or the “Enough Taxes Already” ballot initiative proposes to cut the City of Denver’s sales tax from 4.81% to 4.5% and impose a cap at the latter rate.

Dollars and Data 2021

Sep 29, 2021 | 2021 Research, Education, Featured, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research

If Colorado is to have a substantive public discourse about how to improve educational outcomes, there needs to be a common understanding of how K-12 public education is funded in the state. This study analyzes statewide and regional trends in K-12 revenues and spending over the past decade to help ground conversations in facts.

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: August 2021

Sep 17, 2021 | 2021 Research, Featured, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research

In April 2020, Colorado lost over 360,000 jobs, experienced the worst month of economic performance in its history, and launched into a deep and abiding recession. A little over a year later, the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that, though Colorado’s workforce has already endured the worst of the recession and is ahead of pace to recover fully by 2023, much progress remains to be made.

2021 Ballot Guide

Sep 14, 2021 | Ballot Issues, Featured, Featured Research, Recent Research, Research

Facts and objective analysis of the economic impacts of 3 different questions Colorado voters face and 3 unique questions City & County of Denver voters face on their November 2021 election ballot.

Homelessness Issues on the Denver 2021 Ballot: Ordinance 303 and Referred Question 2B

Sep 14, 2021 | 2021 Research, Featured Research, Housing & Our Community, Jobs & Our Economy, Ordinance 303, Recent Research

This November, Denver voters face two ballot measures related to homelessness: Initiated Ordinance 303: “Let’s Do Better” and Referred Question 2B: Denver Housing and Sheltering System Bonds as part of the RISE GO Bond.

CSI Names Two Former District Attorneys as Criminal Justice Fellows

Sep 9, 2021 | 2021 Press Releases, Featured, Press Releases, Recent Research

Denver, CO – “We are pleased to announce George Brauchler and Mitch Morrissey as our Criminal Justice fellows,” said Common Sense Institute President & CEO Kristin Strohm.

The Steep Price Tag of the 2021 Legislative Session:

Jul 13, 2021 | 2021 Research, Featured, Featured Research, Jobs & Our Economy, Recent Research, Research

Common Sense Institute analyzes the taxes and fees that resulted from the 2021 legislative session. Under the additional impact of this year’s legislative action, the total net direct cost of rules and legislation passed since 2018 is now over $2.1 billion.

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