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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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The Decline of Condominium Construction in Colorado: Addressing Litigation Reform to Alleviate the Housing Affordability Crisis

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Condo development has grinded to a near halt in Colorado.

Inflation in Colorado – November 2023

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Between September and November, prices in Denver fell by .34%. This was the first two-month period of deflation since September of last year.

Colorado’s Free Enterprise Report – 2024 Edition

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The Free Enterprise Report is a marquis report that provides an objective, non-partisan, fact-based analysis of the Colorado economic landscape and the state’s most pressing issues.

Colorado Budget: Then and Now

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Colorado Budget Then and Now illuminates the changes in Colorado state budget appropriations over the last twenty years. The figures included in the report provide a summary overview of revenue allocated to state departments through the budgeting process. The trends in appropriations reflect the shifting priorities brought on as a direct result of the laws and budgets passed each legislative session.

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Do Final Colorado Option Rates Deliver on the Promise of Consumer Savings?

November 16, 2022 • 3 min read

The newly released 2023 health insurance rates show that, despite the state’s promise of savings and improved competition, non–Colorado Option plans will be less expensive and fewer health insurance options will be available to most Coloradans:

Tags: colorado public option

Colorado Housing Affordability Update: November 2022

November 2, 2022 • 10 min read

CSI analyzes trends in affordability and estimates whether there is a deficit or surplus in housing units across select Colorado counties.

Tags: affordable housing, Colorado Housing Affordability, November 2022, November Housing Affordability

Adapting Colorado’s Water Systems for a 21st Century Economy and Water Supply

November 1, 2022 • 95 min read

Background information and recommendations to meet challenges facing Colorado’s water supply at the state and local level.

Tags: Water, water supply, water systems

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: September 2022

October 21, 2022 • 3 min read

Colorado added 5,600 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained at 3.4%. August’s employment estimate was revised up by 2,200 jobs, bringing the prior month’s growth to 14,600 jobs.

Tags: Colorado Jobs Report, September Jobs Report, Unemployment Colorado

Homelessness in Metro Denver: An Opportunity to Transform Resources & the Existing System

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This report is a clear look at a snapshot of how much our community is spending to address the issue of homelessness.

Tags: homeless, homelessness, Metro Denver

Inflation in Colorado: September 2022 Update

October 13, 2022 • 3 min read

Prices in Colorado fell by 0.17% between July and September, down from a 1.72% increase over the two months prior. Because of this, Colorado’s 12-month inflation rate dropped from 8.2% to 7.7% over the last two months.

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Crime in Colorado in 2022: The Data on Colorado’s Increasing Crime Problem

October 3, 2022 • 13 min read

This report looks at the current state of crime in Colorado through the lens of publicly available data on the level of crime and crime rates.

Tags: 2022, Colorado Crime, Costs of Crime in Colorado, Fentanyl, Property Crime, Violent Crime

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: August 2022

September 16, 2022 • 4 min read

Colorado added 12,400 jobs in August—the largest amount since April 2022.

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2022 Colorado State Ballot Proposition FF: “Healthy School Meals for All Public School Students”

September 15, 2022 • 9 min read

If passed, Proposition FF will provide free meals to all K–12 students within participating districts. It will also increase wages for school food preparation workers and subsidize the use of Colorado-grown and produced food.

Tags: Healthy Meals, K-12 Students, November 2022 Election, Proposition FF

Fall 2022 City & County of Denver Ordinance 305: “No Eviction Without Representation”

September 14, 2022 • 16 min read

If passed by voters this fall, Denver’s citizen initiated Ordinance 305, “No Eviction Without Representation” would levy a new tax on landlords, of $75 per residential rental unit, to fund universal tenant legal representation for those facing an eviction or threat of eviction in the city.

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