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 Maggie Lea | 10 December 2024 | Member News, NDC Updates/Insights, News, Policy
From impactful policy wins to enriched programs that meet residents’ financial and housing needs, here are some of the things we’re most proud of for 2024 across our priority areas. Advocacy Local: We deepened our municipal policy engagement by: Organizing opposition...
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 | 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...
by Jonathan Cappelli | 18 January 2024 | Policy
In the first week of the legislative session over 130 bills were introduced. Of those introduced, NDC is monitoring the following bills: Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits, HB 24-1007 – This bill would prohibit local governments from setting residential...
