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Issue Briefs

Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns (20-13)

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Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

State Government

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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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Fiscal Impacts of the Gallagher Amendment

In 1982, voters approved a constitutional measure governing property taxes, including a provision known as the Gallagher Amendment (Gallagher). Gallagher sought to protect homeowners from rising property taxes by maintaining a relatively constant ratio of residential and nonresidential property...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/03/2020

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

State-Employed Chaplains Housing Allowance

Report No. 2020-TE17

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

07/16/2020

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Housing

State Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Corporate Condemnation Capital Gains Income Tax Deduction

Report No. 2020-TE15

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

07/16/2020

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Government

Staff Publications

Process for Writing the Ballot Information Booklet

Article V, Section 1 (7.5), Colorado Constitution, and Section 1-40-124.5, Colorado Revised Statutes, require the Legislative Council Staff to prepare a ballot information booklet prior to each election in which a statewide issue appears on the ballot. The booklet's purpose is to provide voters...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/07/2020

Subjects:

Elections & Redistricting

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State Government

Issue Briefs

Home Rule Governance in Colorado (20-16)

This issue brief outlines home rule governance for municipalities and counties, including the process for adopting a home rule charter and the powers that a home rule charter provides to local governments.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/01/2020

Subjects:

Local Government

State Government

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of State Government Legislation (2019)

During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to its own operations, federal relations, state employees and retirement plans, state agencies and procurement, open records and meetings, and notarization and recording.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/01/2020

Subject:

State Government

Staff Publications

Funding Structure for Colorado’s Unemployment Insurance Program

Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Each state in the United States administers its own unemployment insurance program and policies vary by state. The Division of Employment and Training...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/16/2020

Subject:

Labor & Employment

Staff Publications

State and Local Cybersecurity Collaboration

This memorandum describes how some states find new ways to share cybersecurity knowledge and resources with their local governments to improve the state’s overall cybersecurity posture.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/15/2020

Subjects:

Local Government

State Government

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Issue Briefs

PERA's Automatic Adjustment Provision (20-09)

Senate Bill 18-200, Modifications to the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) to Eliminate Unfunded Liability, included an automatic adjustment provision (AAP) that triggers when PERA's trusts are not on track to reach full funding within the targeted 30-year period. This...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/27/2020

Subject:

State Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Regional Home Office Insurance Premium Tax Rate Reduction

Report No. 2020-TE7

Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in March 2025. Click HERE to access the March 2025 report.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/21/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Insurance

Labor & Employment

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