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Issue Briefs

Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns (20-13)

Subjects

Business & Economic Development

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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Related Publications

Staff Publications

Public Participation in the Legislative Process 2021

Legislative committees are a very important part of Colorado's legislative process. At a legislative committee hearing, citizens have an opportunity to express their views and have them incorporated into the official legislative record. In Colorado, every bill receives a public hearing by one...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/01/2021

Subject:

State Government

Staff Publications

Executive Summary of Governor's Executive Orders During COVID-19

This memorandum provides an executive summary of the various Executive Orders issued during the declared disaster emergency related to COVID‑19 in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/24/2021

Subjects:

Public Health

State Government

Staff Publications

Colorado Economic Development Programs and Incentives

This memorandum provides an overview of programs that are designed to provide a boost to Colorado's economy, including incentivizing businesses to locate in Colorado, expand their Colorado-based workforce, or otherwise grow their Colorado business operations. This memorandum does not include...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/17/2021

Subject:

Business & Economic Development

Staff Publications

Income Inequality in Colorado and COVID-19 Impacts

This memo provides an overview of data on income inequality in Colorado and the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by income and other demographic characteristics. This memo uses new sources of publicly available high-frequency data from the U.S. Census Bureau and private companies to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/11/2021

Subject:

Business & Economic Development

Budget Related Publications

Economic Indicators Update

This memorandum provides a summary of leading economic indicators to inform the General Assembly of the current state of the Colorado and U.S. economies. Available data through December suggest that the pace of recovery remained subdued or even reversed course in recent months as coronavirus...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/03/2021

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Session Related Publications

House Term Limits

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Representative	House District

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/03/2021

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Session Related Publications

Senate Term Limits

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Senator

Senate District

Next Election for District

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/03/2021

Subjects:

General Assembly

State Government

Staff Publications

Updated - Resources for Small Businesses in Response to COVID-19

This memorandum provides an overview of various federal, state, and local programs and resources that are available to provide assistance to small businesses in Colorado during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/01/2021

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Public Health

Final/Annual Reports

2020 Capital Development Final Report

The purpose of the CDC final report is to provide annual and historical information on the capital development process. The 2020 final report provides a complete summary of all capital construction and controlled maintenance appropriations during the 2018 session. A five-year history and three-...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/01/2021

Subjects:

Capital Construction

State Government

State Revenue & Budget

Staff Publications

State Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws

To date, Colorado and eight other states have enacted paid family and medical leave laws. The other states include California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. In addition, Hawaii has a paid medical leave law. This memorandum provides a...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/29/2021

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Health Care & Health Insurance

Insurance

Labor & Employment

Public Health

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COVID-19 Resources

Full Deadline Schedule for the 2021 Regular Legislative Session

Related Publications

Pages

Colorado General Assembly