This issue brief outlines the licensing requirements involved in the distribution and retail sales of alcohol for off-site consumption. It also provides an overview of which states permit alcohol sales in grocery stores.
Colorado's child welfare system provides a range of services to protect children from abuse and neglect and to assist families in caring for their children.
This paper examines the effects of the state enterprise zone program in Colorado. Colorado began its enterrprise zone program in 1986, and the program is Colorado's largest single state economic development program, granting $188.6 million in tax credits through fiscal year 1994-1995. Results indicate that the Colorado enterprise zone program has had a positive and significant impact both on employment growth in zone areas and on the level of per capita income in zone areas. Other effects show mixed results.
