A Colorado Compendium of Useful Fiscal Facts
We are excited to release our 7th edition of The Purple Book: A Colorado Compendium of Useful Fiscal Facts. Order your copy today to ensure you get the newest version hot off the presses!
What started out as a simple layman’s guide to help demystify Colorado’s tax and budget policy is now an indispensable resource for legislators, local leaders, community advocates, and anyone who wants to better understand the facts and figures that shape our state’s fiscal landscape.
The 2026 Purple Book will have the same easy breakdowns of taxes, the Colorado State Budget, and key economic focus areas that you’ve come to expect from CFI, including dozens of charts and graphics that illustrate them.
We’ve updated where Colorado ranks compared to other states and expanded our sections on unemployment insurance and the minimum wage.
You’ll also find new sections like making changes to the tax code or aging in Colorado. With this edition, you’ll be grounded in facts about the fiscal issues at the center of the hottest debates.
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