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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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November Crime Snapshot: Crime Rates in Colorado

November 10, 2023 • 2 min read

How Does Colorado Compare Nationally? Colorado’s crime has risen to one of the highest rates in the nation in the past ten years. As of 2022, Colorado ranked 4th highest nationally for combined property and violent crime rates according to Federal Bureau of Investigation data.

Tags: Colorado Crime rates, crime rates, national crime

The Economic Impact of Increased Property Taxes on the Colorado Economy

November 9, 2023 • 3 min read

The combined impact of the increase in property taxes and loss of household personal income totals -$1,406 per Colorado household.

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Where Have All the Condos Gone? featuring Peter LiFari, Ted Leighty and Bruce Likoff

November 6, 2023 • 2 min read

Over the past fifteen years, Colorado condominium construction has experienced a severe decline. Condominium development between 2018 and 2022, across 11 front range counties which collectively house over 80% of Colorado’s population, was 76% lower than between 2002 and 2008. This amounted to 14 new apartments for every 1 new condo in recent years, compared […]

Tags: Bruce Likoff, common sense digest, condominium, condos, peter lifari, Ted Leighty

Proposition HH Brief: Economic Impact of Taxes Increasing Above Historic Trend

October 27, 2023 • 2 min read

Prop HH would make several changes to state property taxes and changes to state revenue limits, including: reducing property tax rates, creating two new subclasses of residential property effective in 2025, providing funds to local governments to make up for decreased property tax revenues (referred to as backfilling), creating limit on local government property tax revenue, increasing the cap on state revenue (Prop HH Cap) allowing the state to retain revenue up to the newly created cap, that would otherwise be required to refund to residents under the Colorado Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR).

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A Snapshot of the Metro Denver Homeless Ecosystem in 2023

October 26, 2023 • 19 min read

While metro areas across the country have seen a surge of people experiencing homelessness, the Denver metro has some of the highest levels of growth among the areas the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development tracks.

Tags: denver homeless, homeless, Metro Denver, metro denver homelessnesses

A Vision and Framework for Colorado’s Energy Future featuring Tisha Schuller and Doug Benevento

October 25, 2023 • 2 min read

In an ideal end state, Colorado’s energy would be affordable, reliable, and leave the smallest possible environmental footprint. To achieve this, energy would be appreciated as a central force that enables progress—rather than being viewed by legislators and policymakers as a necessary evil. Consumers would be empowered with choices that reflect their means, values, and […]

Tags: Decarbonization, Doug Benevento, energy, oil and gas, Tisha Schuller

Fiscal Impacts of Denver’s Migrant Sheltering and Support Services

October 24, 2023 • 5 min read

CSI estimates that the city will have spent between $36.3 million and $39.1 million on migrant support services by the end of 2023.

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Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update – September 2023 Update

October 20, 2023 • 3 min read

Colorado’s private sector lost 600 jobs in September, while government employment added 2,100 jobs.

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A Vision and Framework for Colorado’s Energy Future

October 19, 2023 • 31 min read

In an ideal end state, Colorado’s energy would be affordable, reliable, and leave the smallest possible environmental footprint. Colorado has an opportunity to be a leader and national role model: a blue state willing to navigate the real-world tradeoffs that an energy evolution requires.

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CSI Energy Competitiveness Index

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The Colorado Competitiveness Energy Index is based on 10 state-level, sector-specific data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

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