Colorado has a complex framework of laws regulating the manufacture, distribution, sale, and consumption of alcohol in the state. This issue brief outlines Colorado liquor laws; the regulatory structure; government revenue streams; and the role of state and local governments in licensing and enforcement.
This memorandum provides an overview of the transfers and economic triggers created in Senate Bill 09-228. Senate Bill 09-228 altered the limit on General Fund appropriations, created future transfers from the General Fund to transportation and capital construction, and increased the General Fund statutory reserve in future fiscal years.
This overview of the state legislative process has been prepared by the Office of Legislative Council in response to inquiries regarding the procedures and practices of the CoIorado legislature.
Returns to prison have increased faster than admissions to prison from court commitments. Technical revocations increased an average of 15.8 percent per year and new crime returns increased an average of 7.4 percent per year from FY 1995-96 to FY 2001-02. By comparison, admissions from court convictions increased an average of only 3.4 percent per year. A rising length of stay in prison, particularly for technical revocations, also contributed to significant population growth among prison returns.
This memorandum provides a checklist of items to consider when evaluating legislation that creates or alters a tax expenditure. The items provided are listed under the following headings: incentives matter; distribution of income; ease of taxpayer compliance; transparency; Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) and the General Fund budget; local government impacts; and ease of administraton.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every aspect of society, including the criminal justice system, leaving crowded courts, prisons and jails especially susceptible to the outbreak. This memorandum provides an overview of how courts and other sectors of the criminal justice system in Colorado are handling this public health emergency.
This memorandum provides information about irrigation districts in Colorado. Specifically, it discusses the current irrigation districts, the powers and duties of irrigation districts, and how those powers and duties compare to those of special districts.
