Colorado Fiscal Institute
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We envision a Colorado where fiscal policies reflect our shared values, public resources are allocated equitably, and every community has the opportunity to thrive.
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www.cbpp.org/blog/adminis... Administration Won’t Spend All SNAP Funds It Says Are Available, Leading to Deep Benefit Cuts for Low-Income Households
Administration Won’t Spend All SNAP Funds It Says Are Available, Leading to Deep Benefit Cuts for Low-Income Households
The Trump Administration is only planning to release two-thirds of the SNAP funding it committed to spend to partially cover November benefits, cutting families’ benefits far more than necessary and s...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
www.cbpp.org/blog/adminis... Administration Won’t Spend All SNAP Funds It Says Are Available, Leading to Deep Benefit Cuts for Low-Income Households
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💸 Healthcare costs are already out of control. We need Congress to lower them, not raise them by taking away Affordable Care Act credits that help 22 million people afford coverage.
The GOP created this #HealthcareHeist, and they can end the shutdown now by fixing their mistake.
The GOP created this #HealthcareHeist, and they can end the shutdown now by fixing their mistake.
October 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
💸 Healthcare costs are already out of control. We need Congress to lower them, not raise them by taking away Affordable Care Act credits that help 22 million people afford coverage.
The GOP created this #HealthcareHeist, and they can end the shutdown now by fixing their mistake.
The GOP created this #HealthcareHeist, and they can end the shutdown now by fixing their mistake.
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
www.cbpp.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
🚨 New research from @epi.org highlights a challenge we can’t ignore:
The U.S.-born labor force is shrinking — and without continued immigration, we won’t be able to sustain normal GDP growth.
🧵 (1/8)
www.epi.org/publication/...
The U.S.-born labor force is shrinking — and without continued immigration, we won’t be able to sustain normal GDP growth.
🧵 (1/8)
www.epi.org/publication/...
The U.S.-Born labor force will shrink over the next decade: Achieving historically ‘normal’ GDP growth rates will be impossible, unless immigration flows are sustained
Introduction It is often underrecognized how much population aging is currently reducing the growth rate of the U.S. labor force and will continue to pull it down in coming decades. The share of the p...
www.epi.org
October 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🚨 New research from @epi.org highlights a challenge we can’t ignore:
The U.S.-born labor force is shrinking — and without continued immigration, we won’t be able to sustain normal GDP growth.
🧵 (1/8)
www.epi.org/publication/...
The U.S.-born labor force is shrinking — and without continued immigration, we won’t be able to sustain normal GDP growth.
🧵 (1/8)
www.epi.org/publication/...
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Some #SNAP participants will begin to see their food assistance reduced or eliminated due to the Republican megabill, based on a memo from USDA on Friday outlining how states must begin implementing one of the new law’s SNAP cuts. fns.usda.gov/snap/admin/e...
fns.usda.gov
September 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Some #SNAP participants will begin to see their food assistance reduced or eliminated due to the Republican megabill, based on a memo from USDA on Friday outlining how states must begin implementing one of the new law’s SNAP cuts. fns.usda.gov/snap/admin/e...
⚠️ Colorado lawmakers return to the Capitol tomorrow—and more than 80 organizations are speaking up. They’re calling on legislators to protect schools, healthcare, and communities from deep cuts caused by federal tax changes.
🔗 Read the press release: ow.ly/vzwM50WJ76H
🔗 Read the press release: ow.ly/vzwM50WJ76H
August 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
⚠️ Colorado lawmakers return to the Capitol tomorrow—and more than 80 organizations are speaking up. They’re calling on legislators to protect schools, healthcare, and communities from deep cuts caused by federal tax changes.
🔗 Read the press release: ow.ly/vzwM50WJ76H
🔗 Read the press release: ow.ly/vzwM50WJ76H
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Sounds like Rep. Gabe Evans didn’t bother to read the Big Ugly Bill before voting it into law, condemning his most vulnerable constituents 👇
WATCH - Commissioner Emma Pinter speaking today in Northglenn, Colorado:
#TaxJustice
WATCH - Commissioner Emma Pinter speaking today in Northglenn, Colorado:
#TaxJustice
July 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Sounds like Rep. Gabe Evans didn’t bother to read the Big Ugly Bill before voting it into law, condemning his most vulnerable constituents 👇
WATCH - Commissioner Emma Pinter speaking today in Northglenn, Colorado:
#TaxJustice
WATCH - Commissioner Emma Pinter speaking today in Northglenn, Colorado:
#TaxJustice
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We want to say a special thank you to our event partners in Pueblo for showing up and spreading the truth about this horrible new law 👇
Thank you @neweracolorado.bsky.social, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, Center for Health Progress
Join us here: bus.fairshareusa.org
#TaxJustice
Thank you @neweracolorado.bsky.social, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, Center for Health Progress
Join us here: bus.fairshareusa.org
#TaxJustice
July 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We want to say a special thank you to our event partners in Pueblo for showing up and spreading the truth about this horrible new law 👇
Thank you @neweracolorado.bsky.social, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, Center for Health Progress
Join us here: bus.fairshareusa.org
#TaxJustice
Thank you @neweracolorado.bsky.social, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, Center for Health Progress
Join us here: bus.fairshareusa.org
#TaxJustice
Eyal Press just dropped a powerful piece in The NewYorker on the fight for fair wages & worker power. He came to Colorado, met with organizers, and spoke with our labor analyst Sophie Mariam to dig into what’s really happening. A must-read.
🔗 ow.ly/FtW750WwqxV
🔗 ow.ly/FtW750WwqxV
“No Tax on Tips” Is an Industry Plant
Trump’s “populist” policy is backed by the National Restaurant Association—probably because it won’t stop establishments from paying servers below the minimum wage.
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July 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Eyal Press just dropped a powerful piece in The NewYorker on the fight for fair wages & worker power. He came to Colorado, met with organizers, and spoke with our labor analyst Sophie Mariam to dig into what’s really happening. A must-read.
🔗 ow.ly/FtW750WwqxV
🔗 ow.ly/FtW750WwqxV
Attacks on immigrant communities are threatening access to in-state tuition in Colorado. That’s not just unjust—it’s bad economic policy.
Education Without Exceptions makes the case for protecting higher ed access for all Colorado students.
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/report-educa...
Education Without Exceptions makes the case for protecting higher ed access for all Colorado students.
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/report-educa...
Education Without Exceptions: Protecting In-State Tuition Access in Colorado
Explore how federal policy changes threaten in-state tuition access for Colorado students. This Colorado Fiscal Institute report shows how inclusive higher education strengthens the state's economy.
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June 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Attacks on immigrant communities are threatening access to in-state tuition in Colorado. That’s not just unjust—it’s bad economic policy.
Education Without Exceptions makes the case for protecting higher ed access for all Colorado students.
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/report-educa...
Education Without Exceptions makes the case for protecting higher ed access for all Colorado students.
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/report-educa...
Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Congress is coming for abortion access again.
The OBBBA (H.R.1) would ban federal abortion funding + defund providers—even in states like Colorado.
Read more
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The OBBBA (H.R.1) would ban federal abortion funding + defund providers—even in states like Colorado.
Read more
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OBBBA Threatens Abortion Access in Colorado
The OBBBA hides abortion restrictions that could undermine access—even in states like Colorado—two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Congress is coming for abortion access again.
The OBBBA (H.R.1) would ban federal abortion funding + defund providers—even in states like Colorado.
Read more
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/obbba-threat...
The OBBBA (H.R.1) would ban federal abortion funding + defund providers—even in states like Colorado.
Read more
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Or is it? It’s time for another Forecast Five, where CFI gets down in the details so you don’t have to. Check out our top five takeaways from the Legislative Council’s presentation on the economic and fiscal outlook for Colorado.
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June 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Or is it? It’s time for another Forecast Five, where CFI gets down in the details so you don’t have to. Check out our top five takeaways from the Legislative Council’s presentation on the economic and fiscal outlook for Colorado.
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/june-2025-fo...
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/june-2025-fo...
Today is #LGBTQIAEqualPay Day. Did you know 16 states still don’t explicitly ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity—including in pay—in state law? Learn more about the wage gap at www.equalpay2day.org/. #PrideInYourPay
June 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Today is #LGBTQIAEqualPay Day. Did you know 16 states still don’t explicitly ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity—including in pay—in state law? Learn more about the wage gap at www.equalpay2day.org/. #PrideInYourPay
Colorado’s frontline grocery workers—many of whom helped keep our communities fed through the worst of the pandemic—are being pushed to the brink. Now, they're standing up. We stand with @UFCW_7 and striking Safeway/Albertsons workers across the state.
#Solidarity #UnionStrong #copolitics
#Solidarity #UnionStrong #copolitics
June 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Colorado’s frontline grocery workers—many of whom helped keep our communities fed through the worst of the pandemic—are being pushed to the brink. Now, they're standing up. We stand with @UFCW_7 and striking Safeway/Albertsons workers across the state.
#Solidarity #UnionStrong #copolitics
#Solidarity #UnionStrong #copolitics
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Senate Environment + Public Works Committee Republicans released their portion of the budget + tax proposal that is expected to raise energy bills and worsen pollution. The bill mostly mirrors the House bill + repeals many federal programs created by the IRA.
June 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Senate Environment + Public Works Committee Republicans released their portion of the budget + tax proposal that is expected to raise energy bills and worsen pollution. The bill mostly mirrors the House bill + repeals many federal programs created by the IRA.
As protests erupt in CA over ICE raids, we’re reminded: when communities are pushed to the edge, they rise up. In CO, immigrant families are still essential, excluded, and over-taxed—paying in but locked out.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
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It doesn’t have to be this way.
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Essential, Excluded, and Over-Taxed: Immigrant Families Under Attack
How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act harms immigrant families, impacting healthcare, taxes, and benefits for essential workers and children.
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June 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
As protests erupt in CA over ICE raids, we’re reminded: when communities are pushed to the edge, they rise up. In CO, immigrant families are still essential, excluded, and over-taxed—paying in but locked out.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/essential-ex...
It doesn’t have to be this way.
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/essential-ex...
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NEW REPORT: House Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, now in the Senate, would shift major new costs to the state- & local-level, paving the way for harmful cuts to food assistance, health care, & other services like education. Here’s the 3 top things to know:🧵
June 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
NEW REPORT: House Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, now in the Senate, would shift major new costs to the state- & local-level, paving the way for harmful cuts to food assistance, health care, & other services like education. Here’s the 3 top things to know:🧵
📉 Colorado’s economy is slowing — and our latest Jobs Watch report shows why.
Unemployment is up, job growth is lagging, and strikes have played a key role.
📊 Get the full breakdown: coloradofiscal.org/jobswatch-qu...
#COJobs #Economy #Unions #Colorado
Unemployment is up, job growth is lagging, and strikes have played a key role.
📊 Get the full breakdown: coloradofiscal.org/jobswatch-qu...
#COJobs #Economy #Unions #Colorado
JobsWatch May 2025: Colorado's Workforce & Economy Insights
Discover key insights into Colorado's workforce with CFI's JobsWatch Report. Empowering policies for a robust, equitable economy with up-to-date job data.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
📉 Colorado’s economy is slowing — and our latest Jobs Watch report shows why.
Unemployment is up, job growth is lagging, and strikes have played a key role.
📊 Get the full breakdown: coloradofiscal.org/jobswatch-qu...
#COJobs #Economy #Unions #Colorado
Unemployment is up, job growth is lagging, and strikes have played a key role.
📊 Get the full breakdown: coloradofiscal.org/jobswatch-qu...
#COJobs #Economy #Unions #Colorado
Middle class = squeezed. Millionaires = spoiled. That’s the GOP tax plan. 🍋💸
May 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Middle class = squeezed. Millionaires = spoiled. That’s the GOP tax plan. 🍋💸
CO Representative Jeff Hurd broke his promise and chose a “big, beautiful” tax giveaway for the ultra wealthy over the ability for 120,000 hardworking Coloradans to go see a doctor if they get sick.
🔗 Our response: ow.ly/fq3N50VXtaE
🔗 Our response: ow.ly/fq3N50VXtaE
Colorado Institute Condemns Trump Tax Bill Pass
U.S. House passes tax cuts for wealthy, threatening Medicaid & SNAP. Colorado GOP backs bill harming families. Learn more from Colorado Fiscal Institute.
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May 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
CO Representative Jeff Hurd broke his promise and chose a “big, beautiful” tax giveaway for the ultra wealthy over the ability for 120,000 hardworking Coloradans to go see a doctor if they get sick.
🔗 Our response: ow.ly/fq3N50VXtaE
🔗 Our response: ow.ly/fq3N50VXtaE
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The ACA reconciliation policies have gotten scant coverage, even though they drive a quarter of coverage losses (before accounting for enhanced subsidy expiration)
But 18 state-based marketplaces just sent a pretty blistering letter to the House about just how bad those policies are
But 18 state-based marketplaces just sent a pretty blistering letter to the House about just how bad those policies are
May 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The ACA reconciliation policies have gotten scant coverage, even though they drive a quarter of coverage losses (before accounting for enhanced subsidy expiration)
But 18 state-based marketplaces just sent a pretty blistering letter to the House about just how bad those policies are
But 18 state-based marketplaces just sent a pretty blistering letter to the House about just how bad those policies are
The Republican mega bill is an attack on working families. It rips away health care. Slashes food assistance. Strips vital consumer protections. And guts cash-back tax credits that millions rely on to make ends meet. Get the facts:
🔗 ow.ly/Rxnb50VVYOm
🔗 ow.ly/Rxnb50VVYOm
Unrig the Rules - May 14, 2025: Reconciliation recap: topline summary & top moments to watch next — Progressive Caucus Center
Good afternoon, all, Over the past few days, House Republicans and Democrats have debated some of the most consequential issues in the GOP’s megabill. Below, I’ll summarize those provisions and...
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May 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The Republican mega bill is an attack on working families. It rips away health care. Slashes food assistance. Strips vital consumer protections. And guts cash-back tax credits that millions rely on to make ends meet. Get the facts:
🔗 ow.ly/Rxnb50VVYOm
🔗 ow.ly/Rxnb50VVYOm
Colorado’s Democratic legislature finally axed the 1943 “Labor Peace Act,” but Gov. Jared Polis—yes, a Democrat—vetoed the repeal, keeping an 82‑year anti‑union hurdle alive.
🔗https://prospect.org/labor/2025-05-19-democrats-union-busting-governor-polis-colorado/
#SB25-005
🔗https://prospect.org/labor/2025-05-19-democrats-union-busting-governor-polis-colorado/
#SB25-005
May 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Colorado’s Democratic legislature finally axed the 1943 “Labor Peace Act,” but Gov. Jared Polis—yes, a Democrat—vetoed the repeal, keeping an 82‑year anti‑union hurdle alive.
🔗https://prospect.org/labor/2025-05-19-democrats-union-busting-governor-polis-colorado/
#SB25-005
🔗https://prospect.org/labor/2025-05-19-democrats-union-busting-governor-polis-colorado/
#SB25-005
Help defeat House Republicans' reckless and harmful plan to raise costs on families.
Proposed cuts will make it harder for millions of people to simply afford basic needs like food and health care.
Take action today! coloradofiscal.org/act-now-for-medicaid-snap/
Proposed cuts will make it harder for millions of people to simply afford basic needs like food and health care.
Take action today! coloradofiscal.org/act-now-for-medicaid-snap/
ACT NOW to Protect Medicaid and SNAP! | Colorado Fiscal Institute
The Colorado Fiscal Institute is excited to see HJR25-1023, a joint resolution that allows the General Assembly to challenge the constitutionality of TABOR. Help ensure it advances by asking your legi...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Help defeat House Republicans' reckless and harmful plan to raise costs on families.
Proposed cuts will make it harder for millions of people to simply afford basic needs like food and health care.
Take action today! coloradofiscal.org/act-now-for-medicaid-snap/
Proposed cuts will make it harder for millions of people to simply afford basic needs like food and health care.
Take action today! coloradofiscal.org/act-now-for-medicaid-snap/
A neighborhood isn’t just where we live, it’s the people around us that make it home. Right now, those people are threatened by corporations that only prioritize profits. Tell Gov Polis to stand with us and sign HB25-1004 today secure.everyaction.com/8KZ_LqhLQ0OW...
Write Governor Polis on Rental Algorithms
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May 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A neighborhood isn’t just where we live, it’s the people around us that make it home. Right now, those people are threatened by corporations that only prioritize profits. Tell Gov Polis to stand with us and sign HB25-1004 today secure.everyaction.com/8KZ_LqhLQ0OW...