Author: Tim Brown
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SPONSORED CONTENT: Plan puts Colorado Health care at risk
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Colorado Public Option Introduced by Gov. Jared Polis’ administration in October, the public option is a new type of insurance plan that will significantly expand the role of state government within Colorado’s health care industry. Simply put, the public option – also known as the state option – cuts reimbursement levels for treating patients and…
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SPONSORED CONTENT: Your health care at risk: It’s time to make your voice heard
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Medical Care When it comes to health care, we can all applaud the efforts of our elected officials to improve access and affordability. Unfortunately, a recent proposal misses the mark and puts both the quality of our health care system and access to care at risk. On October 8, Gov. Jared Polis’s administration unveiled a…
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Common Sense Policy Roundtable (CSPR) Releases Budget Review
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As the Colorado General Assembly prepares to convene in January and consider the $33 billion state budget, the new study offers a comprehensive view of how spending by the state has changed over the past 20 years. “We believe the more informed policymakers and voters are, the better decisions will be made for Colorado,” said…
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SPONSORED: Common Sense Policy Roundtable releases ballot guide
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CSPR examines the economic and fiscal impacts of ballot questions The Common Sense Policy Roundtable (CSPR) released a ballot guide this week to assist voters with some of the most critical issues on the November ballot. “We believe the more informed policymakers and voters are, the better decisions will be made for the benefit of…
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SPONSORED: New study asks, is a $1.6 billion tax increase worth it?
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A new study released by the REMI Partnership finds that without any guarantees of improvement in student performance, the $1.6 billion tax increase proposed by Initiative 73 will negatively impact the Colorado economy, cost private sector jobs, and place a significant tax burden on Coloradans. The study, “Amendment 73: The Economic Impacts of a $1.6…
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SPONSORED: New study defines the economic and fiscal impacts of Initiative 97
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2,500ft Setback Proposal would cost billions of dollars and thousands of jobs A proposed ballot measure to increase setbacks five times the distance of what is currently required for oil and gas operations will cost Coloradans more than 100,000 jobs by 2030 and have a devastating impact on the economy, according to a new study…
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SPONSORED: REMI Partners latest study: decreased housing growth could lead to unforeseen economic repercussions
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A new study released by the REMI Partnership, a partnership of public and private organizations including, Colorado Association of REALTORS®, the Colorado Bankers Association, Colorado Concern, Common Sense Policy Roundtable and Denver South Economic Development Partnership found that a decline in housing growth in the front range region could have massive economic repercussions. The report, “Economic Impact of Restricting…
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SPONSORED: CSPR study underscores the need for PERA reform
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Rarely does any issue in the Colorado Legislature garner unanimous agreement. This year, the stakes are too high to ignore and on the issue of Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) reform. Every lawmaker, policy expert, the Governor, and interest group agree, PERA, the Public Employee Retirement Association, must be reformed. Since the mid-2000s, the amount of…
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SPONSORED: CSPR launches new website
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The Common Sense Policy Roundtable (CSPR), a Colorado based free-enterprise think tank, has kicked off the new year with a new website. “Our mission is to research and promote common sense solutions for economic issues facing Colorado,” said CSPR Policy & Research Director Chris Brown. “We want to be a fact-based resource for thoughtful debate.…
