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.

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...

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).

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a variety of issues related to telecommunications and information technology (IT), including the provision of rural broadband internet and telecommunications service, state IT resources and funding, and data privacy and...

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

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...

In Colorado, sales taxes are imposed by the state government, counties, municipalities, and special districts.  Overlapping boundaries create 754 unique tax jurisdictions, many with different tax bases, rates, and administrators.  This issue brief summarizes information on how local...

This memorandum provides an overview of county jails, including their function, population served, cost per day, and relationship with the state Department of Corrections.

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...

The purchase of goods and services by most executive branch agencies in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code and rules (code and rules).  The code and rules are designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based...

Public-private partnerships have become integral to developing infrastructure in Colorado and across the country. This issue brief describes public-private partnerships and summarizes public-private partnership law in Colorado.