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Updated - Summary of Federal Legislation Passed in Response to COVID-19 (20-11)

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Business & Economic Development

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Public Health

State Government

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

04/29/2020

This issue brief provides a summary of the federal legislation that was passed in response to the COVID‑19, or coronavirus, public health emergency.

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Marijuana Regulation In Colorado (2016)

Colorado voters legalized the use of medical marijuana in 2000 and retail marijuana in 2012 through amendments to the Colorado Constitution. This issue brief provides an overview of current state law and regulations pertaining to medical and retail marijuana, and discusses the role of local...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/12/2016

Subjects:

Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

State Government

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Overview of the Colorado Open Records Act (2016)

The Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) 1 creates a presumption in favor of public access to government documents. This issue brief addresses CORA’s two threshold questions: 1) what is and is not considered a public record; and 2) which public records are exempt from disclosure. It also briefly...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/07/2016

Subjects:

General Assembly

Local Government

State Government

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Understanding the State Budget Presentation

Understanding the State Budget: The Big Picture

Where do our taxes go?
State Government Revenue
General Fund Budget
TABOR Revenue Limit

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/01/2016

Subjects:

State Revenue & Budget

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Issue Briefs

Colorado Judges (2016)

Colorado’s state court system is comprised of many different courts, including the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals (COA), and district courts. Colorado law also governs county courts and jurisdiction-specific courts in Denver.1 This issue brief describes the qualification requirements and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Overview of Courthouse Funding (2016)

There are 86 courthouse facilities in Colorado: 71 courthouses and 15 probation offices. This issue brief provides an overview of court and court facility funding. Specifically, information is provided on state, county, and municipal court funding requirements and state supplemental funding...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Local Government

State Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Efforts to Address Suicide (2016)

Colorado was tied for the fifth highest suicide rate in the nation in 2014, the most recent year of nationally available data. In 2015, there were 1,093 suicides among Colorado residents, which is the highest number of suicides in the state’s history. This issue brief outlines legislative...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/29/2016

Subjects:

Human Services

Public Health

Issue Briefs

Capital Construction and the Role of the Capital Development Committee (2016)

The day-to-day expenses of state government are paid through the operating budget in the state's annual budget bill. Expenses related to new construction, renovation, or maintenance of the state's capital assets are paid through the capital budget. This issue brief outlines the types of...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2016

Subjects:

Capital Construction

General Assembly

State Government

Staff Publications

History of Senior Property Tax Exemption (2016)

Following voter approval of Referendum A in the 2000 General Election, the senior homestead property tax exemption became available beginning in property tax year 2002. The number of seniors claiming the exemption has grown over time, from 123,326 qualifying seniors in 2002 to 234,677 seniors...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/09/2016

Subjects:

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

State Revenue & Budget

Issue Briefs

Urban Renewal in Colorado (2016)

Urban renewal provides a set of tools available to local governments to combat slum and blight conditions. This issue brief highlights urban renewal laws and financing in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/03/2016

Subjects:

Local Government

Business & Economic Development

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program (2016)

Colorado’s Enterprise Zone Program was created by the General Assembly in 1986. The program provides state income tax credits to business and individuals for investing in economically distressed areas of the state in an effort to encourage economic development. This issue brief describes the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Local Government

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