Better Data Will Help Protect Consumers
Household debt is on the rise nationwide, but without detailed state-level data, it's difficult to create fair, equitable lending policies that truly meet Coloradans' needs.
2025 Special Session Poses Tough Choices
A state budget out of balance by $783 million is drawing lawmakers back to the Capitol at the end of August, tasking them with rebalancing a state budget out of whack because of federal H.R.1.
Colorado’s Rural Communities Will Suffer from the Federal Budget Bill
Federal lawmakers have cut critical supports to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. See where the greatest concentration of usage of federal benefits were slashed.
The State of Aging in Colorado 2025
As federal and state budget cuts loom, maintaining and building upon the progress Colorado has made to support older adults will require more intentionality and dedication to creating an inclusive state where everyone has the ability to age in the way they’d prefer.
Decoding Federal Funding Streams in Colorado
The Colorado state government receives a significant amount of federal money. The proposed federal budget cuts of up to $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years would inevitably have massive impacts in our state.
In The Know: Earned Wage Access Loans Are a New Twist on an Old Idea
Colorado’s financial progress is being jeopardized by new, unregulated high-cost loans, where individuals get short-term, small-dollar advances, borrowing against their future paycheck and leading to cycles of debt.
A $670 Million State Budget Deficit Will Force Impossible Choices
Limited funds. Many competing priorities. There are no good choices when proposing a budget that requires recession-level cuts to state services. An investment in one government service means a reduction elsewhere.
Collision Course: Growing Medicaid Need and an Increasingly Constricted Budget
The reasons for Colorado’s budget crises are multifold. Yet, an undeniably significant portion of our challenges stem from growing Medicaid costs, particularly those attributable to a rapidly growing population of aging Coloradans.
September Revenue Forecast: A Dangerously Strained Budget
The September revenue forecast shows an increasingly constrained fiscal situation for the state of Colorado. Lawmakers will face a $921 million dollar difference between projected expenses and allowable revenue.
Initiative 108 Would Force $3 billion in Cuts in Colorado
$3 billion equates to over 18 percent of the state's FY 2024-2025 General Fund budget. No matter the selected path, Initiative 108 forces impossible choices on the state.
