Colorado Financial News Headlines
News agencies reporting on the findings of Colorado Futures Center research. Please note that all of the links below are third party websites and unaffiliated with Colorado Futures Center.
- New Online Tool Helps You Understand Colorado’s State Budget By Balancing It Yourself
- Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, January 7, 2020
- CSU Involvement in Velorama Colorado Includes Economic Impact Report
- Source Online Magazine, August 2, 2017
- The Healthcare Bill Is A Job Killer Too
- Vice News, June 28, 2017
- Metro North Economic Forecast: Expect ‘Trump Bump,’ Then Slowdown
- BizWest, February 10, 2017
- Study: Expansion of Medicaid a stimulus for Colorado economy
- Colorado Springs Gazette, March 10, 2016
- ‘Average earners’ priced out of Fort Collins housing market
- KUNC, April 9, 2015
- Lack of affordable housing problematic for cities, study finds
- Colorado Public Radio, February 2, 2015
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