Promoting Colorado: Agritourism
First of all, what is agritourism? The Colorado Dept. of Agriculture defines it as “integrat[ing] recreational…
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Promoting Colorado: Heritage Tourism
Colorado’s scenery isn’t the only reason visitors choose to vacation here. Colorado also has a rich…
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
During the Depression of the 1930s many federal programs were set up to help get…
New Version of the Colorado Blueprint
A new version of Governor Hickenlooper’s “Bottom-Up” economic development plan was released this morning. The…
Colorado Economic Development Blueprint
Last month, Governor Hickenlooper and his staff introduced “The Colorado Blueprint: A Bottom-Up Approach to…
Balance the Budget
Want to try your hand at balancing the state budget? Take a stab at solving…
Governor Hickenlooper’s Budget Proposal
Yesterday, Governor Hickenlooper submitted his budget proposal for FY 2011-12 to the Joint Committee on…
Revitalizing Main Street
Governor Ritter recently announced Colorado’s receipt of a $1.28 million Federal grant that will “help…
State Treasury's "Colorado Tax Tracks"
The State Treasury office has developed a new interactive website called Colorado Tax Tracks. According…
State Hiring Freeze
Lately some politicians and members of the media have been investigating how many state employees…
Window to State Government Research
The State Publications Library has recently updated and revised several subject guides that may be…
More State Budget Woes
Two new revenue forecasts for the state government were released yesterday, and the news is…
Colorado Backseat Budgeter
Do you have a suggestion for balancing Colorado’s state budget? Colorado State University’s Bighorn Leadership…
State Budget Cuts
Governor Ritter released his latest budget plan for the 2009/10 fiscal year. A deficit of…
Revenue Forecast
The Colorado Legislative Council has just announced their June 2009 quarterly revenue forecast. Legislative Council,…
Pinnacol Assurance
As the legislature struggles to balance the budget in these difficult economic times, they have…
2009 "Long Bill" State Budget
It’s the most contentious Long Bill in years as lawmakers try to find ways to…
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act and Colorado
Many people are wondering how the federal Recovery & Reinvestment Act (a.k.a. Federal Stimulus) will…
The Arveschoug-Bird Spending Limit
With the current economic situation, a major focus of the state legislature this session has…
Furloughs
The current economic crisis has led the governor and the general assembly to consider ways…