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September 2025 Forecast Five: B**** Better Have My Money

September 22, 2025

It’s time for another Forecast Five, where CFI gets down in the details so you don’t have to. Check out…

September 18, 2025

Medicaid managed care was designed to control costs and coordinate care by outsourcing public health coverage to private managed care…

September 17, 2025

Chris Stiffler, Author of Economics In-Other-Words Colorado’s 2020 ballot was packed: reinstall big bad grey wolves, let working parents take…

September 12, 2025

The quarterly JobsWatch Report from the Colorado Fiscal Institute offers important insights into Colorado’s workforce and economy. At CFI, we…

September 12, 2025

The U.S. Census just released new data on poverty in 2024, and while the national headlines are showing a slight…

September 10, 2025

Top research team selected to explore how Colorado can invest in wealth-building opportunities for kids statewide MEDIA CONTACTHannah Morris |…

September 3, 2025

New ballot measure proposals would cut taxes for 98% of Coloradans, raise revenue to address budget crisis MEDIA CONTACTAlicia Caldwell…

August 29, 2025

Colorado legislators wrapped up a special legislative session this August with a clear focus: protecting the state budget from deepening…

August 20, 2025

Over 80 Colorado Organizations Call on Lawmakers to Protect Schools, Healthcare, and Communities DENVER—On Aug. 6, Gov. Jared Polis called…

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