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Issue Briefs

Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns (20-13)

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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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Judicial Performance Evaluation Process

There are 324 justices and judges in Colorado. Seven justices preside over the Supreme Court and issue binding majority decisions on lower court rulings. Additionally, 317 judges preside over other various courts, including the Court of Appeals (22 judges), district courts (181 judges), and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2017

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

State Government

Issue Briefs

Workers' Compensation (17-41)

Colorado’s workers’ compensation law provides various benefits to employees who suffer work-related injuries and illnesses. This issue brief provides an overview of the employer obligations to the program, workers’ compensation benefits, and how the program is administered.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/13/2017

Subject:

Labor & Employment

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of State Government Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to state agencies and employees, state procurement, the Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association, the General Assembly, the Office of the State Auditor, the Colorado Open Records Act, charitable gaming...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/06/2017

Subject:

State Government

Issue Briefs

State Aid for Low Income Families

This issue brief explains Colorado’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as Colorado Works, which provides financial and other assistance. The federally funded program is overseen at the state level by the Department of Human Services and is administered at the county...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/19/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

State Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Minimum Wage (17-37)

Federal law requires employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage. States are allowed to set different pay standards than the federal minimum wage requirement; however, if the state and federal law differ, such as in Colorado, the higher wage prevails. This issue brief provides an...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/02/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Summary of Major Legislation

Capital Construction 2017 Legislation

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of bills affecting funding for capital construction and the duties of the Capital Development Committee (CDC).

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/30/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Capital Construction Legislation

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/07/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

Other

State Historical Fund, Courthouse Funding

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its July 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/06/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

State Government

Other

Opioids and Workers’ Compensation in Colorado, Pinnacol Assurance Presentation

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Staff Publications

Colorado Conservation Easement Tax Credit Program

The federal and state governments each provide tax incentives for landowners who designate their land as a conservation easement, foregoing certain use rights in order to preserve the land in perpetuity. This memorandum provides information on federal and state conservation easement tax...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/28/2017

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Natural Resources & Environment

State Government

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