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Housing & Our Community
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Weld County in Context: An Outlier Within Colorado

Weld is the only county along Colorado’s Front Range to report steady annual increases in birth rates since 2021.

April 29, 2025 Dr. Caitlin McKennie
Workforce
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What Happens When Workers’ Income Gets Cut Off? An Analysis of the Impact of HB 25-1291

The results suggest that when the estimated 34,900 workers making $745 million in net income in 2025 stop earning income in their current manner, the economy-wide impact results in 46,027 fewer workers by 2

April 25, 2025 Thomas Young
Housing & Our Community
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Housing Affordability in Iowa: Q1 2025

Iowa’s housing market remains one of the most affordable in the country.

April 24, 2025 Ben MurreyAndrzej Wieciorkowski
Energy & Our Environment
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Costs of Colorado’s Environmental and Emission Reduction Targets over 15 Years

The signing of HB19-1261 committed Colorado to some of the country’s most ambitious emissions goals: reducing statewide greenhouse-gas emissions by 26% in 2025, 50% in 2030, and 100% in 2050 relative to the

April 24, 2025 Erik GammThomas Young

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