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Issue Briefs

Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns (20-13)

Subjects

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

State Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

04/22/2020

This issue brief provides an overview of the Colorado unemployment insurance (UI) program, including UI benefits, funding, and solvency in the context of recent economic downturns.

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Overview of the Colorado Open Records Act (2016)

The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 1 creates a presumption in favor of public access to government documents. This issue brief addresses CORA’s two threshold questions: 1) what is and is not considered a public record; and 2) which public records are exempt from disclosure. It also briefly...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/07/2016

Subjects:

General Assembly

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado Judges (2016)

Colorado’s state court system is comprised of many different courts, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals (COA), and district courts. Colorado law also governs county courts and jurisdiction-specific courts in Denver.1 This issue brief describes the qualification requirements and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Overview of Courthouse Funding (2016)

There are 86 courthouse facilities in Colorado: 71 courthouses and 15 probation offices. This issue brief provides an overview of court and court facility funding. Specifically, information is provided on state, county, and municipal court funding requirements and state supplemental funding...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (2016)

The day-to-day expenses of state government are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual budget bill. Expenses related to new construction, renovation, or maintenance of the state's capital assets are paid through the capital budget. This issue brief outlines the types of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2016

Subjects:

Capital Construction

General Assembly

State Government

Issue Briefs

Urban Renewal in Colorado (2016)

Urban renewal provides a set of tools available to local governments to combat slum and blight conditions. This issue brief highlights urban renewal laws and financing in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/03/2016

Subjects:

Local Government

Business & Economic Development

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program (2016)

Colorado’s Enterprise Zone Program was created by the General Assembly in 1986. The program provides state income tax credits to business and individuals for investing in economically distressed areas of the state in an effort to encourage economic development. This issue brief describes the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Local Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Unemployment Insurance Program (2016)

Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The state program is administered by the Division of Employment and Training within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). This issue brief...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Issue Briefs

State Procurement and Contracting (2016)

The purchase of goods and services by public entities in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code. This code is designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based competition through a bidding process, and to save...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

State Government

Final/Annual Reports

Capital Development Committee Fiscal Year 2015-16 Annual Report (2016)

Final report of the Capital Development Committee for FY 2015-16.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/26/2016

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Tiny Houses (2016)

Tiny houses are increasing in popularity as a housing option across the country. This issue brief provides a general overview of the various legal obstacles sometimes faced by individuals who want to own and live in a tiny house in Colorado. It also provides several examples of local and state...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/18/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Housing

Local Government

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