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Common Sense Institute (CSI) strives to develop insightful and educational research on the most critical debates facing Colorado. CSI employs rigorous research techniques and dynamic modeling to evaluate the potential impact of issues on the Colorado economy and individual opportunity. CSI provides elected officials, policy makers and Coloradans with facts and data-driven analysis to help make informed decisions about the biggest issues facing the state. CSI research has also sparked innovative policy solutions and bipartisan, solutions-based discussion about the future of Colorado.

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Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update – August 2023 Update

August 2023 Jobs and Labor Force Update

September 19, 2023 • 3 min read


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Colorado’s total private employment increased by 9,100 jobs in the month of August after gaining only 100 jobs in July.

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Fort Collins Housing Affordability Report

Fort Collins Housing Affordability Report

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This report analyzes trends in affordability and estimates whether there is a deficit or surplus in housing units in Fort Collins.

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Homelessness in Fort Collins

Homelessness in Fort Collins

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This brief report features data and key insights on homelessness in Fort Collins and Larimer County.

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Spotlight on Crime in Fort Collins

Spotlight on Crime in Fort Collins

• 11 min read


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This report analyzes Fort Collins through the lens of crime and crime rates.
CSI utilized data from Colorado Crime Statistics and focused on statistics reported by the Fort Collins
Police Department.

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Proposition HH Mini-Brief: Impact on Renters

Proposition HH Issue Brief: Impact on Renters

September 14, 2023 • 3 min read


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Proposition HH has far-reaching, and often disparate, impacts on different categories of Colorado taxpayers.

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Assessing Colorado’s Economic Competitiveness Growth of Legal Expenses: 43 and Counting

September 11, 2023 • 14 min read


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Since 2019, the state legislature has passed at least 43 bills that create, expand, and/or modify civil causes of action.

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Home Affordability in Colorado: Update to Colorado’s Homebuyer Misery Index

August 31, 2023 • 3 min read


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Colorado ranks #2 in the nation for the largest decreases in housing affordability since 2009 according to the Colorado Homebuyer Misery Index.

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Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update – July 2023 Update

July 2023 Jobs and Labor Force Update

August 18, 2023 • 3 min read


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Colorado July 2023 Employment Data – Colorado added 800 total nonfarm jobs in July after recording 1,800 jobs added in June, and 8,600 in May.

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Proposition HH: The Taxpayer Dilemma

Proposition HH: The Taxpayer Dilemma

August 16, 2023 • 63 min read


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Evaluation of the Long-term Impacts: Prop HH gives Coloradans a choice; trade some property tax relief for longterm increase in state taxes.

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