2019 Research | Common Sense Institute

Colorado Budget: Then and Now

A Snapshot of State Spending and How it has Changed Over the Last 21 Years

In this analysis, CSPR explores the potential property tax revenues from proposed near-term oil and natural gas development in Colorado.

Proposition CC asks voters if they want to allow the state to retain and spend all revenue above the current TABOR spending limit.

This study provides analysis of how K-12 public education is funded in Colorado, trends in revenues and spending, and what teachers are paid.

Understanding the Impacts of 1% Growth in Lakewood

Test alternative ways to comply with Colorado’s new greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions targets.

A Recap of the 2019 Colorado Legislative Session and Outlook for the Colorado Economy

This report examines the assumptions behind SB-188, a bill to create a state-run Family Medical Leave Insurance Program in Colorado.

The Statewide Cost of Prohibitions, Restrictions and Regulatory Uncertainty in Colorado’s Energy Sector

Denver Initiative 300: Impacts on the Homeless and Society by Granting Unimpeded Access to Public Space