One Big Beautiful Betrayal
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping tax and spending package titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). It’s certainly big, but it’s anything but…
Medicaid work requirements are policies that condition continued health coverage on a person’s ability to meet certain “community engagement” activities—such as employment, education, or volunteering—and regularly report those activities. Supporters of these policies argue they incentivize work, reduce reliance on government assistance, and promote health and independence through greater self-sufficiency. These arguments often rest on […]
The quarterly JobsWatch Report from the Colorado Fiscal Institute offers important insights into Colorado’s workforce and economy. At CFI, we are committed to the belief that a robust economy prioritizes policies that focus on the individuals who drive it—particularly the workers. By leveraging job data as a crucial resource, we can advocate for policies that […]
Strong Unions Promote Economic Justice for Workers of Color, Women, and Frontline Workers In this second brief of Colorado Fiscal Institute’s (CFI)’s series on unions and workers rights in Colorado, we focus on how passing the Worker Protection Act (WPA) SB25-005 can elevate the status and wellbeing of Coloradans who are too often neglected and […]
Medicaid work requirements are policies that condition continued health coverage on a person’s ability to meet certain “community engagement” activities—such as employment, education, or volunteering—and regularly report those activities. Supporters of these policies argue they incentivize work, reduce reliance on government assistance, and promote health and independence through greater self-sufficiency. These arguments often rest on […]
The quarterly JobsWatch Report from the Colorado Fiscal Institute offers important insights into Colorado’s workforce and economy. At CFI, we are committed to the belief that a robust economy prioritizes policies that focus on the individuals who drive it—particularly the workers. By leveraging job data as a crucial resource, we can advocate for policies that […]
Strong Unions Promote Economic Justice for Workers of Color, Women, and Frontline Workers In this second brief of Colorado Fiscal Institute’s (CFI)’s series on unions and workers rights in Colorado, we focus on how passing the Worker Protection Act (WPA) SB25-005 can elevate the status and wellbeing of Coloradans who are too often neglected and […]
On May 22, 2025, the House of Representatives passed a sweeping tax and spending package titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). It’s certainly big, but it’s anything but beautiful. In fact, for most Colorado families, this tax and spending cut package is unfair, cowardly, and cruel. Passed in the early morning hours, while […]
May 22, 2025Contact: Hannah Morris, Communications ManagerColorado Fiscal Institutemorris@coloradofiscal.org DENVER, CO – In the dead of night, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed a sweeping tax cut and spending bill that would extend President Trump’s expiring 2017 tax cuts for the wealthy, gut hundreds of billions of dollars in funding from Medicaid and the […]
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