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Bell Policy Center
Denver, Colorado ·The Bell Policy Center is committed to making Colorado a state of opportunity for all. We make opportunity happen by driving public policy solutions that help Coloradans get ahead and stay ahead.
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Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Denver, Colorado ·The Colorado Center on Law and Policy (CCLP) advances the health, economic security and wellbeing of low-income Coloradans through research, education, advocacy and litigation.
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Colorado Fiscal Institute
Denver, Colorado ·The Colorado Fiscal Institute provides credible, independent and accessible information and analysis of fiscal and economic issues facing Colorado.
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Colorado Network publications
Will Hot Labor Summer Last Forever? Four Takeaways from the Current Labor Movement
- October 23, 2023
- Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Sophie Mariam
The post-pandemic labor market, which forced employers to step up their game to attract workers, won’t last forever. What goes up may very well come back down. The time to […]
Low-wage work in Colorado
- October 23, 2023
- Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Sophie Mariam
Colorado workers earning low wages have experienced significant real wage increases, even during times of high inflation. To protect these gains and further close the gap, it is crucial to […]
Making the Invisible Visible: A Year of COVID
- March 16, 2021
- Bell Policy Center
- Tyler Jaeckel
The COVID-19 pandemic has uprooted much of life as we know it and it also has preyed upon the worst of our pre-existing conditions. A year of COVID and its […]
What 2020 Revealed For Women (And How Recovery Can Happen)
- March 9, 2021
- Kathy White
Overall, the pandemic economy has not been kind to women, particularly women of color. Since March 2020, women have lost 5.4 million net jobs, nearly 1 million more than men. […]
Why A $15 Federal Minimum Wage Will Help Colorado Workers
- March 4, 2021
- Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Chris Stiffler
Highlights Even though Colorado voters have approved a minimum wage in excess of the Federal wage, the current $15 per hour plan to gradually increase the federal minimum wage would […]
A Matter of Justice: The Cost Savings of Universal Immigrant Legal Representation
- February 18, 2021
- Colorado Fiscal Institute
Due process—the right to fair and equal treatment under the law—is one of the most fundamental values of the US legal system. Unfortunately, immigration proceedings are one area of that […]
State of Working Colorado (2020)
- January 4, 2021
- Colorado Center on Law and Policy
- Charlie Brennan and Lauren Contorno
The State of Working Colorado is a compendium of data intended to provide a more critical, in-depth perspective of how working families are faring in our state. This is the […]
The State of Low-Wage Employment in Colorado
- August 30, 2019
- Colorado Fiscal Institute
- Chris Stiffler
While Colorado’s economy has grown at a brisk pace since the Great Recession and hundreds of thousands of new jobs have been created, a significant amount of jobs in the […]
Collective bargaining can reduce turnover and improve public services in Colorado
- April 9, 2019
- Rich Jones
Since 2009, there has been a growing problem in Colorado with increasing employee turnover, programs operating with short staffing forcing employees to work extensive overtime, and low morale that jeopardizes […]
State of Working Colorado 2018
- January 14, 2019
- Colorado Center on Law and Policy
- Michelle Webster & Claire Sheridan
At a cursory glance, Colorado has much to celebrate in terms of low unemployment and poverty levels, but scratching the surface of the data reveals troubling trends fraught with wage […]