Promoting Colorado: Agritourism
First of all, what is agritourism? The Colorado Dept. of Agriculture defines it as “integrat[ing] recreational and educational farm and ranch …
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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 history and “heritage tourism” is …
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
During the Depression of the 1930s many federal programs were set up to help get Americans back to work. One of …
New Version of the Colorado Blueprint
A new version of Governor Hickenlooper’s “Bottom-Up” economic development plan was released this morning. The new version,”Colorado Blueprint v1.0: A …
Colorado Economic Development Blueprint
Last month, Governor Hickenlooper and his staff introduced “The Colorado Blueprint: A Bottom-Up Approach to Economic Development,” outlining the state’s …
Balance the Budget
Want to try your hand at balancing the state budget? Take a stab at solving the state’s revenue shortfall using …
Governor Hickenlooper’s Budget Proposal
Yesterday, Governor Hickenlooper submitted his budget proposal for FY 2011-12 to the Joint Committee on Budgeting. Based on revenue forecasts …
Revitalizing Main Street
Governor Ritter recently announced Colorado’s receipt of a $1.28 million Federal grant that will “help four Colorado communities revitalize their …
State Treasury's "Colorado Tax Tracks"
The State Treasury office has developed a new interactive website called Colorado Tax Tracks. According to the opening page of …
State Hiring Freeze
Lately some politicians and members of the media have been investigating how many state employees have been hired since a …
Window to State Government Research
The State Publications Library has recently updated and revised several subject guides that may be of interest to students, researchers …
More State Budget Woes
Two new revenue forecasts for the state government were released yesterday, and the news is not good: an additional $240 …
Colorado Backseat Budgeter
Do you have a suggestion for balancing Colorado’s state budget? Colorado State University’s Bighorn Leadership Development Program just launched the …
State Budget Cuts
Governor Ritter released his latest budget plan for the 2009/10 fiscal year. A deficit of $318 million in revenue has …
Revenue Forecast
The Colorado Legislative Council has just announced their June 2009 quarterly revenue forecast. Legislative Council, the research and economics support …
Pinnacol Assurance
As the legislature struggles to balance the budget in these difficult economic times, they have started to look toward the …
2009 "Long Bill" State Budget
It’s the most contentious Long Bill in years as lawmakers try to find ways to cut millions of dollars out …
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act and Colorado
Many people are wondering how the federal Recovery & Reinvestment Act (a.k.a. Federal Stimulus) will benefit Colorado. Governor Ritter’s office …
The Arveschoug-Bird Spending Limit
With the current economic situation, a major focus of the state legislature this session has been the budget. According to …
Furloughs
The current economic crisis has led the governor and the general assembly to consider ways to cut spending to accomodate …