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Issue Briefs

Ordered Chronologically


 

2012

Preferences in State Procurement (12-04)

Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Act (12-02)

Education Reform in Colorado (12-01)

2011   

The 2012 Election Cycle: An Early Start to a Presidential Election Year (11-13)

Depreciation of Capital Assets (11-12)

Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Act (11-11)

Capital Construction Funding for FY 2011-12 (11-10)

Colorado's Health Benefit Exchange (11-9)

Hydraulic Fracturing (11-8)

Update: The Colorado and National No-Call Lists (11-7)

Homeowners Association (11-6)

An Update: Colorado's Renewable Energy Standard (11-5)

Federal Health Care Reform: Health Insurance Requirements (11-04)   

K-12 Online Education Programs in Colorado (11-03)          

Consumer Use Tax and Changes from House Bill 10-1193 (11-02)

State Health Insurance Exchanges (11-01)

2010

Colorado's K-12 Education Funding Rankings (10-18)

Federal Health Care Reform - Impacts on Colorado's Medicaid Program (10-17)

TABOR Refund Mechanisms (10-16)

The SMART Government Act (10-15)

Late Vehicle Registration Fees (10-14)

Capital Construction Funding for FY 2010-11(10-13)

Renewable Energy Standard (10-12)

Highway Users Tax Fund (10-11)

Higher Education Access and Flexibility (10-10) 

Colorado's Medical Marijuana Law (10-09) 

H1N1 Influenza and Colorado (10-08) 

Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) Act (10-07) 

Updated - Colorado Homestead Exemption (10-06) 

State Oversight of Charter Schools (10-05) 

Cell Phone Use and Distracted Driving Laws (10-04) 

Copper Theft (10-03) 

Fuel Excise Taxes (10-02) 

Alternative Teacher Licensure in Colorado (10-01)  


2009

Capital Construction Funding for FY 2008-2009 (09-14) 

Forest Health and Restoration (09-13)  

Federal Stimulus Funding For Colorado Energy Conservation and Efficiency Projects(09-12)

Colorado Health Care Affordability Act (09-11) 

Colorado Gun Laws (09-10) 

Carbon Monoxide Alarms (09-09) 

Denver Union Station Redevelopment (09-08) 

CoverColorado (09-07) 

Colorado DNA Laws (09-06)

Federal Stimulus Funding for Colorado Surface Transportation and Public Transit Projects (09-05) 

Driving Under the Influence (DUI) State Law (09-04) 

Rainwater Harvesting in Colorado (09-02) 

Unemployment Insurance (09-01) 


2008

 Colorado Clean Indoor Air Act (08-01) 

 Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System (08-02) 


2007

Automobile Insurance in Colorado (07-01) 

Capital Construction Funding for FY 2007-08 (07-08) 

Cervical Cancer Vaccine (07-09) 

Colorado Cold Case Units (07-05) 

Daylight Saving Time (07-10) 

Identity Theft (07-02) 

Postsecondary Enrollment Options (07-03) 

Prescription Drugs (07-04) 


2006

Colorado PERA Reform Legislation (06-08) 

Eminent Domain Legislation (06-09) 

Immigration Colorado (06-04) 

Initiatives and Referenda - An Update on Their Use (06-06) 

New Driving Laws (06-02) 

On-Line Education in Colorado (06-11) 

Recreational Water Rights (06-13) 

Same Sex Unions (06-03)

Smoking Ban (06-10)

Statewide Measures - 1912-2006 (07-07) 

Statutes of Limitations for Sex Offenses (06-05) 

Tax Incentives for Hybrid Vehicles (06-01) 

The Real ID Act (06-07) 

Update on Special Education Funding (06-12) 


2005

How Colorado Compares in State and Local Taxes (05-01) 

Initiatives and Referenda - An Update on Their Use (05-02) 

The College Opportunity Fund: A New Approach to Higher Education Funding (05-03) 

New Driving Laws for Minor Drivers (05-04) 

The Medicare Prescription Drug Act: Implications for Colorado (05-06) 

The Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: Description and Resources (05-05) 


2004

Initiatives and Referenda - An Update on Their Use (04-01) 

New Requirements for Teen Drivers (04-10) 

The Certified Capital Company Program (04-09) 

The Pledge of Allegiance (04-06) 

Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System (04-07) 

Seal Criminal Records (04-08) 

Special Education: Focus on Accountability (04-05) 

Special Education: Focus on Funding (04-03) 

Unsolicited Faxes (04-04) 


2003

Certificates of Participation (03-03)

Concealed Carry Handgun Permits (03-09) 

Daylight Saving Time (03-08) 

Death Penalty (03-14) 

Federal Unemployment Assistance and the Reed Act Distribution of 2002 (03-04) 

Fireworks (03-11) 

How Colorado Compares in State and Local Taxes (03-15) 

Initiatives and Referenda - An Update on Their Use (03-07) 

No-Call List (03-10) 

How Colorado Compares in K-12 Education Funding (03-06) 

Reauthorization of TEA-21, The Transportation Equity Act of the 21st Century (03-12) 

Safe Schools: An Overview of Requirements (03-05) 

School Vouchers, Tuition Tax Credits, and Tuition Tax Deductions (03-01) 

Statewide Measures -1912- 2003 (04-02) 

Student Assessments: A Comparison of State and Federal Requirements (03-02) 

The Federal Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act's Impact on Colorado and Taxpayers (03-13) 

The Sale and Use of Fireworks in Colorado (02-5) 


2002

Adequate Yearly Progress and Academic Growth : New Measures of Education Accountability (02-1) 

Credit and Insurance Scores (02-09)

Consensual Sex and Age of Sexual Consent (02-10)  

Death Penalty (02-06) 

Identity Theft With Social Security Numbers (02-07) 

Initiatives and Referenda - An Update of Their Use (02-3) 

Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System (02-08) 

Statewide Measures -1912- 2001 (02-02) 

The Sale and use of Fireworks in Colorado (02-5) 

Transportation Funding Legislation(02-4) 


2001

Colorado's New Homestead Exemption (01-5) 

Federal Tax Law Changes and Their Impact on Colorado Revenue (01-10) 

Federal Threatened and Endangered Species and Habitat Conservation (01-4) 

How Colorado Compares in State and Local Taxes (01-3) 

Initiatives and Referenda - An Update of Their Use (01-8) 

State Funding for PK-12 Education (01-6) 

TABOR Refund Mechanisms (01-7) 

Tax Reduction Measures Passed in 2001 (01-9) 

Technology Education : An Emerging Priority For the New Century (01-2) 


2000

Campaign Finance (00-4) 

Examining the School Voucher Debate (00-3)  

How Colorado Compares in K-12 Funding (00-1)  

Initiatives and Referenda - An Update on Their Use (00-2) 

TABOR Refund Mechanisms (00-7) 

Tax Reduction Measures Passed In 2000 (00-6) 

The Impact of the 2000 Census Estimates on the TABOR Surplus (01-1) Tobacco Settlement Revenues and Programs (00-5) 

The Sales Tax Refund in 2001(00-9) 


1999

Children's Basic Health Plan (99-6) 

Finding Water for One Million New Residents (99-5) 

How Colorado Compares in K-12 Funding (99-1) 

Initiatives and Referenda in the 1990s (99-2) 

TABOR Refund Mechanisms Passed in 1999 (99-4) 

Tax Reduction Measures Passed in 1999 (99-3)

The FY 1998-99 TABOR Refund (99-7) 


1998

Appropriations Growth by Function (98-3) 

Capital Development Funding (98-2) 

Chemical Warfare Disposal (98-6) 

Colorado School-to-Career Program (98-8) 

Health Education and Public Policy (98-05) 

The Big Picture - An Overview of State Finance (98-4) 

The FY 1997-98 TABOR Refund (98-9) 

Transportation Finance (98-1) 

1997

Federal Transportation Authorization(97-1) 

How Colorado Compares in State and Local Taxes, (97-3) 

Initiatives and Referenda in the 1990s (97-5) 

Property Taxes (97-4) 

School Finance as a Tax Policy Tool (97-6) 

Stability of State and Local Tax Revenues (97-7) 

The TABOR Refund (97-2) 

Federal Transportation Authorization(97-1) 
 


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