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...
by Jonathan Cappelli | 29 December 2023 | Policy
Between the ongoing influence of TABOR, the legacy of the Gallagher Amendment, and a variety of other political idiosyncrasies, Colorado has a property tax system rife with inefficiencies and unintended consequences (for instance, CO currently ranks 48th in the...
by Maggie Lea | 29 December 2023 | Policy
Background: The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a critical piece of bank regulation, was recently updated for the first time since 1995. Below is a summary of the background of the CRA and the impacts its updated language may have on community development in...
