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...

Senate Bill 17-267, enacted during the 2017 legislative session, changes many aspects of fiscal policy for the state.  This issue brief summarizes the bill’s principal components.

This document accompanied the Legislative Council Staff presentation of the September 2017 economic and revenue forecast.

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...

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.

This memorandum provides an overview of broadband internet service programs in Colorado, including the Colorado High Cost Support Mechanism; state grant programs and other state efforts; local governments’ ability to provide broadband; and related recent legislation.

This memorandum provides a brief description of the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA), presents the pension plan's historical funded ratio, and summarizes provisions of 2010 PERA reform legislation.

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to professional licensing and regulation, wage law transparency, workers’ compensation insurance, and workforce development programs.

Focus Colorado presents forecasts for the economy and state government revenue through FY 2019-20. Implications of the forecast for the state's General Fund budget and spending limit are described in the report's highlights and executive summary sections. The report is based on current law,...