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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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2022 Colorado State Ballot Proposition #123: “Dedicated State Income Tax Revenue for Affordable Housing”

September 14, 2022 • 21 min read

To address the unit production shortfall, Proposition #123 has qualified for the ballot, requesting that Coloradans dedicate 1/10th of 1% of federal taxable income from the State’s General Fund to create Colorado’s first statewide voter initiated affordable housing fund.

Tags: 2022 November Ballot, affordable housing, Colorado Affordable Housing, Proposition 123

On the Road to $1 Billion in Vehicles Stolen: The Data Trends Behind Colorado’s Motor Vehicle Theft Crisis

September 8, 2022 • 15 min read

Despite the complexity of the issues surrounding motor vehicle theft, there is a crystal-clear trend in the Centennial state. Theft rates continue to rise, and Colorado maintains its unenviable distinction as the number one state in America for car theft. CSI Criminal Justice Fellows Mitch Morrissey and George Brauchler explore the data and trends through the first six months of 2022.

Tags: Colorado Crime, Costs of Crime in Colorado, Vehicle Theft

Dollars and Data: A Look at PK-12 Funding and Performance in Colorado

September 7, 2022 • 14 min read

As the Covid-19 pandemic recedes, leaving in its wake declining public school student enrollment and achievement, local, state, and federal dollars continue to flow to the Colorado public education system in ever-larger amounts.

Tags: Education Performance, k-12, K-12 Education, K-12 Education Funding

Colorado Housing Affordability Update: August 2022

August 25, 2022 • 2 min read

While overall housing prices remain elevated due to high levels of inflation over the past 18 months, the rate of growth moderated in July.

Tags: affordable housing, August Housing Affordability, CO Housing Affordability Trends

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: July 2022

August 19, 2022 • 4 min read

The state has still not recovered to its pre-pandemic employment rate according to these numbers, which include only those employed by registered establishments.

2022 Colorado State Ballot Proposition #121: “State Income Tax Rate Reduction”

August 10, 2022 • 10 min read

In this report, CSI outlines the details of Initiative #31 and projects the impacts it could have across the Colorado economy upon both the private sector and the state.

Tags: 2022 Ballot Guide, 2022 Election, colorado, Initiative 31, State Income Tax Rate Reduction

Inflation in Colorado: July 2022 Update

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Prices in Colorado rose by 1.72% between May and July, up from 1.33% over the two months prior.

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Colorado Housing Quarterly Update

July 27, 2022 • 8 min read

The cost of housing in Colorado—and particularly the Denver metro area—has made the state an increasingly expensive place to live. Since 2015, the price of housing in metro Denver has exceeded the U.S. average, hindering its regional competitiveness.

Tags: affordable housing, CO Housing Affordability Trends, Colorado Affordable Housing, Cost of Housing, Housing Inflation