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Colorado Springs-area home sales sputter in June despite listings that reach nine-year high
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The supply of Colorado Springs-area homes for sale swelled to a nearly nine-year high last month, an increase possibly driven, in part, by investors who are dumping properties on the market because of tighter government regulations on the rental industry, one local housing official says. At the end of June, 2,974 single-family homes were for…
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Colorado Springs apartment rents slumped again in the first quarter, new report shows
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Colorado Springs apartment rents fell again in the first quarter and the area’s vacancy rate remained high, more signs that the local multifamily market is overbuilt, a new report suggests. And, expect those trends of softer rents and higher vacancies to continue unless the pace of absorption, or apartment occupancy, ramps up significantly, one of…
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Optimism among small businesses below average for 20th month in a row: Report
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Attitudes among small business owners have been bleak for nearly two years straight, according to a new national report. The National Federation of Independent Business’ monthly small business optimism index decreased by 0.6 of a point last month, reaching 91.3. This marks the 20th consecutive month optimism rates fell below the 49-year average of 98. The…
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Colorado report explores gaps in services if children can’t be criminally charged until 13
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A task force studying the gaps in services if policymakers raise the minimum age that Colorado children can be charged with crimes released its final report, recommending a slew of changes to mitigate potential impacts. The Pre-Adolescent Task Force was created by House Bill 22-1131, passed by the legislature in June. The bill originally sought…
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Report: Education budget increases did not translate to higher teacher pay
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The salaries of Colorado teachers are not increasing at the same rate as the budgets for school districts, according to a report released Wednesday. The annual Dollars and Data Report from the Common Sense Institute found that, over the last 14 years, Colorado’s funding per student has increased by 47% while the average teacher salary…
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Audit says state has done little to recover $73 million paid out in fraudulent unemployment claims
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The Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) may have paid out $73.1 million in potentially fraudulent claims during the first 14 months of the pandemic and has done little to resolve those fraudulent claims, including recovering the money, an audit released Monday said. But the department’s lack of effective processes also meant that the majority…
