The second regular session of Colorado’s 73rd General Assembly has concluded. Discover the major wins and the lessons learned for 2022.
Behind the headlines about Colorado’s prosperous economy lurks the vexing fact that little has changed for most Colorado workers -- particularly workers of color -- over the past seven years. According to Colorado Center on Law and Policy’s newly released 2017 State...
Being part of a community, whether it’s Colorado as a whole, your farming community, Glenwood Springs or Denver’s Westwood neighborhood means that you give and you get. You give your labor, your taxes, your neighborly advice, your willingness to turn the music down,...
Regardless of your credit rating or income, you likely find “free-money” offers inside your mailbox regularly. Perhaps a financial institution with a respectable-sounding name (like “New America Bank”) offers you a no-interest $24,000 cash advance that you could use...
Earlier this month, I had the privilege to attend Prosperity Now’s 2017 IM HOME (Innovations in Manufactured Housing) Conference in Providence, R.I. The conference brought together advocates, retailers, lenders, activists, manufacturers, academics, economic developers...
Chaos causes sleepless nights, panic and financial ruin, and sometimes – when the issue involves international relations or health care – chaos kills. The decision announced yesterday by President Trump to end funding for cost-sharing reductions will engender chaos,...
The following statement is by Claire Levy, Executive Director of Colorado Center on Law and Policy. Less than one month ago, Colorado Center on Law and Policy issued a statement decrying the animus behind the violence in Charlottesville. The abdication of moral...
On March 15th, 1887, Colorado’s Sixth General Assembly recognized Labor Day as a public holiday, making Colorado the second state in the nation to do so. Labor Day is our nation’s tribute to “the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and...
President Donald Trump calls his proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, “A New Foundation For American Greatness.” Alternately dubbed the “taxpayer-first budget,” the document proposes $3.6 trillion in cuts over 10 years – largely at the expense of education, health...
Today, the U.S. Senate released their previously "secret" version of the American Health Care Act. Senate Republicans worked on this version behind closed doors with no input from health care consumers, experts, providers or insurers. Despite assurances from Senate...
President Donald Trump calls his proposed budget for fiscal year 2018, “A New Foundation For American Greatness.” Alternately dubbed the “taxpayer-first budget,” the document proposes $3.6 trillion in cuts over 10 years – largely at the expense of education, health...
