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Issue Briefs

Urban Renewal in Colorado (2016)

Subjects

Local Government

Business & Economic Development

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

11/03/2016

Urban renewal provides a set of tools available to local governments to combat slum and blight conditions. This issue brief highlights urban renewal laws and financing in Colorado.

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Regulation of Professions and Occupations in Colorado

This memorandum provides information about the regulation of professions and occupations in Colorado. Over 100 professions and occupations are currently required to be licensed, certified, or registered in Colorado, or are authorized to use an exclusive professional title, known as title...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/20/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Professions & Occupations

Issue Briefs

Local Government Affordable Housing Strategies

This issue brief focuses on additional strategies that local governments and communities in Colorado are using to meet the housing needs of residents.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/04/2020

Subjects:

Housing

Local Government

Staff Publications

Energy Handbook (2020)

The Legislative Council Staff's Energy Handbook is intended to serve as a reference guide to Colorado's energy sector. The book is divided into five sections. Section I covers the sources and uses of energy in Colorado. Section II explains how severance taxes and federal mineral lease moneys...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/28/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Energy

Local Government

Natural Resources & Environment

State Government

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of 2020 Housing Legislation

Interactions between landlords and tenants, funding related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and construction were major topics during the 2020 legislative session.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/25/2020

Subjects:

Housing

Local Government

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Impact Assistance Credits

Report No. 2020-TE27

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

09/15/2020

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Local Government

Natural Resources & Environment

Issue Briefs

Colorado Fireworks Law (20-18)

This issue brief examines Colorado fireworks law, including permissible fireworks, sales, local government regulations, penalties for violating state laws, and executive orders.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/14/2020

Subjects:

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Restrictions on Natural Gas Use in Buildings (20-17)

Some U.S. cities have adopted legislation to limit or restrict the use of natural gas systems in new construction, instead requiring building systems or appliances to be powered by electricity. In response to these natural gas prohibitions, some states have enacted legislation prohibiting...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/20/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Capital Construction

Energy

Housing

Staff Publications

Community Choice Energy

Community choice energy (CCE) is an alternative to the investor-owned utility energy supply system that allows local entities to aggregate individual customers within a defined service area and secure alternative energy suppliers on their behalf. The primary goals of CCEs have been to lower...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/05/2020

Subjects:

Energy

Local 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

Issue Briefs

Unemployment Insurance and Economic Downturns (20-13)

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.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

04/22/2020

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

State Government

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