Archived News

Sustainability Study Coverage

• CSU To Release Analysis Of State’s Fiscal Health
  • Northern Colorado Business Report, November 13, 2013
• Study says Colorado Faces Significant Budget Shortfall In Future
  • Denver Post December 3, 2013
• State Faces Long-Term Financial Issues, Economists Say
  • Colorado Public Radio, December 3, 2013
• CSU Study Predicts Tough Budget Choices Ahead For Colorado
  • Denver Business Journal, December 3, 2013
• Study: Colorado Budget Woes Offset By Recession, But Fiscal Quagmire Still Remains
  • EdNews Colorado, December 3, 2013
• CSU study: State Budget Gap To Grow
  • Northern Colorado Business Report, December 3, 2013
• Study: Colorado Continues To Face Long-Term Budget Problems
  • Boulder iJournal, December 3, 2013
• Colorado Continues to Face Long-Term Budget Challenges
  • Fort Collins Coloradoan, December 4, 2013
• Obamacare Will Widen The Budget Gap In Colorado Thanks To Revenue Limits
  • The Daily Caller, December 4, 2013
• We Must Talk About State’s Structural Budget Woes
  • The Greeley Tribune, December 5, 2013
• Study: Colorado’s Future Is Bleak
  • The Pueblo Chieftain, December 7, 2013
• A Glum Forecast For State Government
  • The Colorado Statesman, December 9, 2013
• Economists: Local, State Economies Continue Recovery, But Budget Woes Could Loom
  • Boulder Daily Camera, January 30, 2014
• 2014 Economic Forecast Mixed With Good And Bad
  • Boulder County Business Report, January 31, 2014
• The Future of Colorado’s Budget
  • Colorado Trust Blog, February 5, 2014
• Vectra Bank forecast: Colorado Economy Well Off In Short Term; TABOR A Problem In Long Term (Video)
  • Denver Business Journal, February 5, 2014
• Health of the Economy: Full Recovery in 2014?
  • February 12, 2014
• Economists Upbeat About State’s Recovery
  • The Pueblo Chieftain, February 27, 2014
• Vectra forum messages: Mixed News, Need For Sales Tax Shift
  • Colorado Springs Business Journal, March 7, 2014
• Colorado Futures Center Tour State to Educate on Fiscal Challenges
  • The Prowers Journal, April 28, 2014
• Colorado Sustainability Study: Quarterly Report; Colorado State University Extension (SE Area)
  • April-June 2014
• Colorado Futures Center Tours State Discussing Fiscal Challenges
  • Lamar Community News, May 2, 2014
• Can State Avoid Fiscal Train Wreck?
  • Valley Courier, May 21, 2014
• K-12 funding math problem has no easy answer
  • Valley Courier, May 28, 2014
• Hikes, not cuts, may save state budget over time
  • Valley Courier, May 29, 2014
• Student loan debt holding back economy
  • The Durango Herald, May 22, 2014
• Economists look to millennials to fix Colorado’s broken tax system
  • The Colorado Independent, June 3, 2014

Marijuana Study Coverage

• Report: Pot Sales Won’t Give Colorado Economy Big Boost
  • CBS 4 Denver, April 24, 2013
• Marijuana legalization in Colorado may not pay for itself, study finds
  • The Denver Post, April 24, 2013
• Study: Marijuana taxes would net $130M in first year
  • Aspen Business Journal, April 24, 2013
• CSU study: Colorado consumes 2.2 million ounces of marijuana annually
  • Fort Collins Coloradoan, April 24, 2013
• Colorado May Tax Pot Sales 40% as Lawmakers Design Rules
  • Bloomberg, April 24, 2013
• Marijuana bills loaded with new amendments – including one to revive THC driving limit
  • Westword, April 25, 2013
• Report: Legal pot will contribute little or nothing to Colorado’s bottom line
  • The Daily Caller, April 26, 2013
• Amendment 64 opponents threatening to repeat measure if tax rates aren’t high, campaign says
  • Westword, April 26, 2013
• Oops! Colorado Pot Legalization to cost more than its supposed revenues
  • Political Outcast, April 27, 2013
• Amendment 64 sales tax proposal at 10 percent, but Smart Colorado wants it higher
  • Westword, April 30, 2013
• Noose closing around Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana
  • Colorado Watch Dog, April 30, 2013
• Marijuana taxes as a cash cow? Think again
  • CNN Money, May 10, 2013
• Not So Fast: Tax revenue estimates from legal marijuana may not materialize
  • Stateline: Daily News Service of the Pew Charitable Trusts May 14, 2013
• How Will Marijuana Impact Colorado’s Pocketbook?
  • Wall St. Cheat Sheet, May 14, 2013
• How Much Marijuana do we smoke in Colorado?
  • K99 Radio, May 16, 2013
• How Much Will Legal Marijuana Cost?
  • 420 Times, May 20, 2013
• How much will a legal marijuana habit cost you
  • TIME, May 20, 2013
• Study casts doubt on marijuana tax covering costs in Colorado
  • Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 21, 2013
• Study Grounds High Expectations from Marijuana Taxes
  • KOAA – Colorado Springs and Pueblo TV, May 30, 2013
• Marijuana: The Numbers are Hard to Ignore
  • Money Morning, June 4, 2013
• Former Microsoft exec’s Colorado pot plans questioned
  • American For Safe Access, June 9, 2013
• Latest Colorado Retail Marijuana Sales Estimates: $291 Million, With 44% Generated in Denver
  • Medical Marijuana Business Daily, July 11, 2013
• Millions will be at stake when Council makes its marijuana decision
  • Colorado Springs Independent, July 17, 2013
• In the Weeds
  • NCSL: State Legislatures, September 2013
• Snowmass Village not ready to go to marijuana
  • The Aspen Times, September 18, 2013
• Fight on in Colorado over marijuana
  • The Olympian, October 7, 2013
• Vote ’13 – Marijuana Tax
  • Aurora Sentinel, October 14, 2013
• Marijuana in the mountains, Part 3: Legal pot in Colorado creates pressing need for education
  • Summit Daily News, October 14, 2013
• Colorado: The Fight is on Over Marijuana Taxes
  • Hemp News, October 17, 2013
• Marijuana Legalization 2013: Uruguay is the first country to regulate the price of pot
  • PolicyMic, October 21, 2013
• Americans: Legalize Marijuana and Ring the Cash Register
• Wall Street Cheat Sheet, October 24, 2013
• Marijuana: Would pot tax generate millions more than what’s needed for regulation?
  • Westword, November 4, 2013
• Justification of legalization
  • NewsReview.com Sacramento News & Review, November 21, 2013
• Taxing weed: Colorado’s estimates and Maryland’s proposal
  • The Daily Record, January 2, 2014
• High Demand: Price of Legal marijuana in Colorado
  • NBC News, January 2, 2014
• Marijuana Stocks Soar, Supply Running Dangerously Low, Man!
  • The Daily Banter, January 5, 2014
• Edible Marijuana: These aren’t your Grandfather’s Pot Brownies
• Aljazeera America, January 14, 2014
• Ganjapreneurs flock to Colorado following marijuana legalization
  • The Daily Beast, January 29, 2014
• State estimate of potential marijuana tax revenue includes consumers under 21
  • New Hampshire Union Leader, February 4, 2014
• Marijuana legalization boosts states
  • Grand Haven, February 10, 2014
• Pot Economics
  • Dollars & Sense: Real World Economics, March/April 2014
• Low-cost street weed gives legal vendors heartburn
  • Northern Colorado Business Report, April 18, 2014
• 3 Facts that Impact Colorado Youth
  • Smart Colorado, April 2014
• Road to Legalization: Many factors, including tax revenue, led to marijuana legalization
  • Colorado Springs Gazette, April 27, 2014
• Noose closing around Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana
  • Colorado Watchdog.org, April 30, 2013
• Colorado Pot Revenue Lags Forecasts as Licensing is Slow
  • Bloomberg Business Week, May 1, 2014
• Marijuana tax revenue lower than forecast so far
  • Tax, Trust, and Estate News, May 19, 2014
• Pot brings $33 million in taxes for Colorado
  • CNN Money, February 13, 2015
• Everyone in Colorado may get a pot refund
  • KSPR 33, March 2, 2015