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Requiring Affordability VS. Enabling It: Inclusionary Housing in Colorado
November 12, 2026 |
Andrew Woodward
, Peter LiFari
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Colorado’s Changing Population
November 10, 2026 |
Landon Ball
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More Homes, Smaller Households: Colorado Housing Supply and Demand
November 5, 2026 |
Andrew Woodward
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Requiring Affordability VS. Enabling It: Inclusionary Housing in Colorado
Executive Summary Inclusionary housing policies require new residential developments to set aside a percentage (typically 5-25%) of units as affordable…
More Homes, Smaller Households: Colorado Housing Supply and Demand
More Homes, Smaller Households: Colorado Housing Supply and Demand Executive Summary By count of housing units[1] per resident, Colorado’s housing…
Colorado’s Hot Housing Market May be Cooling
Colorado’s Hot Housing Market May be Cooling Key Findings Colorado Springs and Denver lead the nation’s large housing markets in…
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A graduated tax plan could undercut Colorado’s business competitiveness, analysis warns
Colorado Politics
June 16, 2026
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What Colorado Can Do to Bring Back Starter Homes
Colorado’s starter home problem isn’t just “housing is expensive” – it’s zoning, process, and a system that keeps saying yes…
Colorado’s Fiscal Reckoning — Inside the 2026 Ballot’s Tax & Spending Battle
CSI CEO Cinamon Watson discusses the 2026 Colorado ballot initiatives with CSI’s Mike A. Leprino Free Enterprise Fellow, Ross Kaminsky.…
Common Sense Unfiltered: River and Stream Access in Colorado
CSI CEO Cinamon Watson discusses new CSI report findings with experts Mike King, Greg Walcher, and Cole Anderson. Read the…
Executive Action & Extraction: Economic Impacts of the Mineral E.O. in the West
In March, the White House issued an executive order (E.O.) 14241 “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production” aimed at strengthening the…
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Eggs & the Economy
The Ballot Effect: Growth, Jobs, and Colorado’s Competitive Edge Join Common Sense Institute on November 10 for a lively…
