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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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Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: June 2021

July 16, 2021 • 3 min read

The latest data from the Current Employment Statistics survey shows that, though Colorado’s workforce has been on its way to recovering from the worst of the recession over the past several months, a lot of progress remains to be made.

Tags: colorado jobs, covid-19, economic recovery, labor force

The Steep Price Tag of the 2021 Legislative Session:

July 13, 2021 • 10 min read

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.

Tags: colorado legislative session, legislative session, legislative update, Taxes and Fees

From Conflict to Compassion: A Colorado Housing Development Blueprint For Transformational Change

June 24, 2021 • 79 min read

Transformational changes require bold action from our state’s housing leaders to repair the broken housing development value chain.

Tags: housing, housing affordability

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: May 2021

June 18, 2021 • 2 min read

Tags: colorado jobs, covid-19, economic recovery, labor force

$2.5 Billion in COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding to Colorado’s K-12 Education System

June 16, 2021 • 5 min read

The federal government has sent over $2.5 billion to Colorado’s K-12 education system since the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020. Common Sense Institute analyzes where these funds have been spent and how they compare to current budgets.

Tags: covid-19, covid-19 aid, COVID-19 Relief, Federal Relief, k-12, K-12 Education

The Evolution of the Colorado Public Option: CSI Impacting the Debate

June 11, 2021 • < 1 min read

After publishing 8 reports, 3 rounds of testimony, and over a dozen meetings with legislators, Common Sense Institute’s work has led the way in helping impact the debate and deliver the facts on the Colorado public option health care proposal…leading to lots of changes.

Tags: colorado option, colorado public option, colorado public option for healthcare

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: April 2021

May 21, 2021 • 3 min read

The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) jobs and labor force data shows that, while the state has made significant progress from the April 2020 low points, achieving full recovery will take significantly more time.

Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, colorado, labor force

The Revamped Public Option Bill

May 13, 2021 • 11 min read

Common Sense Institute analyzes the impacts of the amended version of HB21-1232, requiring premiums for the Colorado option to be set 18% lower than the 2021 average in the individual and small-group insurance markets, with some allowance for medical inflation.

Tags: co public option, colorado public option, colorado public option for healthcare

Spend Now, Save Later

May 6, 2021 • 6 min read

Common Sense Institute, REASON Foundation and Secure Futures Colorado researches the impacts of using state funds to apply a one-time supplemental payment of $500 million to PERA.

Tags: colorado pera, colorado pera reform, pera, pera reform

Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update: March 2021

April 16, 2021 • 3 min read

Tags: Bureau of Labor Statistics, colorado jobs, women in the workforce

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