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Price-Cap Regulations on Property Taxes & Consequences

We look at property tax measures from various states, how they work, and the fiscal consequences they provoked.

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How Inflation Affects Colorado’s Living Wage

We demystify the reports of rampant inflation by examining where these numbers come from, what's driving them, and how lawmakers should respond.

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TABOR Rebates: Finding Fairness in an Unfair System

How tax revenue that comes in over the revenue cap gets sent to taxpayers and why the current system isn’t working for most Coloradans.

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Quality Child Care in Colorado: A Cost Study

This three-part series analyzes the costs of child care in Colorado in order to understand what it takes to have a quality system that works for everyone.

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Beneath the Surface: How Orphan Oil Wells Could Overwhelm Colorado’s Budget

A fiscal problem lurks “beneath the surface” in Colorado. Without real reform, Colorado could be on the hook for over $8 billion worth of work to plug current oil and gas wells.

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10 Policy Recommendations for a New Year

As 2021 ends, we're renewing our call for the evidence based policies which will create a stronger, thriving state.

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The Future of Work: Disruptions & Solutions for Colorado Women

The final installment of the Future of Work and Women series explores policy solutions to ensure women's workforce equity.

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A Smarter Way to Sustain Colorado’s Revenue Needs

The sound rejection of recklessly written tax cut initiatives in Colorado and in Denver should mark the beginning of a smarter conversation about how to fund our communities.

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Colorado’s Revenue Base

Understanding how Colorado's revenue base is comprised will help us make decisions of how to proceed in a fiscally prudent manner.

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Amendment 78 & Climate Change: A Bad Combination

We cannot let communities affected by natural disasters wait for relief while politicians grandstand. Amendment 78 wants us to do exactly that.