by Jonathan Cappelli | 10 December 2024 | NDC Updates/Insights, News, Policy
Wins: Boulder County Ballot Issue 1B extended a 0.185% sales tax that supports affordable housing. More than 71% of votes supported the item at the ballot box. City of Boulder officials estimate that 1B will generate approximately $300 million by 2035, nearly...
by Jonathan Cappelli | 31 October 2024 | NDC Updates/Insights, News, Policy
The second annual “What’s Next? Solving Colorado’s Housing Affordability Crisis” event brought movers and shakers together to tackle one of the state’s biggest headaches: sky-high housing costs – with 89% of residents identifying housing costs as a serious...
by Jonathan Cappelli | 16 September 2024 | NDC Updates/Insights, Policy
After the failure of Proposition HH in 2023, the State Legislature convened a “special session” to devise temporary tax relief measures. That session also created a Property Tax Commission composed of legislators, county commissioners, advocates, assessors, and school...
by Jonathan Cappelli | 16 September 2024 | Uncategorized
In many ways, the 2024 legislative session was a direct echo of the 2023 session. To understand how/why this session transpired the way it did, it is important to take a quick look at the ideological undercurrents and real-time pressures which caused bills this year...
by Jonathan Cappelli | 4 June 2024 | NDC Updates/Insights, Policy
NDC was proud to once again lead Colorado’s delegation on the annual Hill Day, meeting with legislative staff from Senator Hickenlooper’s, Senator Bennet’s, and Representative Pettersen’s offices. Colorado’s delegation was the largest ever for the state, and among the...
