Colorado Fiscal Institute

What should Colorado look like in 2076? Residents invited to dream big at Durango event The League of Women Voters of La Plata County, in partnership with the Colorado Fiscal Institute and Reimagine Colorado, is hosting a meeting intended to provide the community an opportunity to identi...

That’s right — we’re headed to Montrose and Durango this week with Reimagine Co 🚗💭 Vision 2076 is about YOU: What kind of Colorado do you want in 50 years?
📰 https://ow.ly/ySmG50XtOHf
#Vision2076

Administration Won’t Spend All SNAP Funds It Says Are Available, Leading to Deep Benefit Cuts for Low-Income Households The Trump Administration is only planning to release two-thirds of the SNAP funding it committed to spend to partially cover November benefits, cutting families’ benefits far more than necessary and s...

www.cbpp.org/blog/adminis... Administration Won’t Spend All SNAP Funds It Says Are Available, Leading to Deep Benefit Cuts for Low-Income Households

💸 Healthcare costs are already out of control. We need Congress to lower them, not raise them by taking away Affordable Care Act credits that help 22 million people afford coverage.

The GOP created this #HealthcareHeist, and they can end the shutdown now by fixing their mistake.

SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.

The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

This isn't just about numbers. A shrinking workforce makes it harder to sustain programs like Social Security and Medicare. Immigration strengthens Colorado's communities and our economy. We all benefit when everyone has the chance to contribute. 🌎
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GDP = hours worked × productivity.
If the labor force shrinks, so does GDP growth.
Without healthy, sustained immigration, the U.S. — and states like Colorado — can’t maintain the growth that funds schools, infrastructure, and vital public services.
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Roughly 75–80% of immigrants are between ages 20 and 64 — the core of our workforce.

Meanwhile, the U.S.-born population in that same age range is forecast to shrink every year for the next decade.
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The Congressional Budget Office projects U.S. labor force growth of just 0.5% per year through 2035.

By then, immigration will make up 100% of total population growth—and more than 100% after 2031.
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Participation rates for adults aged 24–54 are near record highs—people are working!

The challenge isn’t about motivation; it’s about demographics. There are simply fewer working-age people today, especially in rural areas and mountain towns across Colorado.
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Historically, our economic growth has come from labor force growth. Between 1948–2007, it surged thanks to:

🍼 The Baby Boom
👩🏼 👩🏾 Women entering the workforce
🌍 Steady immigration

Since 2007, the slowdown has come mainly from population aging.
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Across the country — and here in Colorado — our workforce is aging fast.

Over the next decade, the number of Coloradans aged 65+ is projected to rise by nearly 30%. That’s great news for longevity, but it means fewer working-age adults powering our economy.
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The U.S.-Born labor force will shrink over the next decade: Achieving historically ‘normal’ GDP growth rates will be impossible, unless immigration flows are sustained Introduction It is often underrecognized how much population aging is currently reducing the growth rate of the U.S. labor force and will continue to pull it down in coming decades. The share of the p...

🚨 New research from @epi.org highlights a challenge we can’t ignore:

The U.S.-born labor force is shrinking — and without continued immigration, we won’t be able to sustain normal GDP growth.
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www.epi.org/publication/...

Some #SNAP participants will begin to see their food assistance reduced or eliminated due to the Republican megabill, based on a memo from USDA on Friday outlining how states must begin implementing one of the new law’s SNAP cuts. fns.usda.gov/snap/admin/e...

⚠️ Colorado lawmakers return to the Capitol tomorrow—and more than 80 organizations are speaking up. They’re calling on legislators to protect schools, healthcare, and communities from deep cuts caused by federal tax changes.

🔗 Read the press release: ow.ly/vzwM50WJ76H

Sounds like Rep. Gabe Evans didn’t bother to read the Big Ugly Bill before voting it into law, condemning his most vulnerable constituents 👇

WATCH - Commissioner Emma Pinter speaking today in Northglenn, Colorado:

#TaxJustice

We want to say a special thank you to our event partners in Pueblo for showing up and spreading the truth about this horrible new law 👇

Thank you @neweracolorado.bsky.social, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, Center for Health Progress

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#TaxJustice

“No Tax on Tips” Is an Industry Plant Trump’s “populist” policy is backed by the National Restaurant Association—probably because it won’t stop establishments from paying servers below the minimum wage.

Eyal Press just dropped a powerful piece in The NewYorker on the fight for fair wages & worker power. He came to Colorado, met with organizers, and spoke with our labor analyst Sophie Mariam to dig into what’s really happening. A must-read.

🔗 ow.ly/FtW750WwqxV

Education Without Exceptions: Protecting In-State Tuition Access in Colorado Explore how federal policy changes threaten in-state tuition access for Colorado students. This Colorado Fiscal Institute report shows how inclusive higher education strengthens the state's economy.

Attacks on immigrant communities are threatening access to in-state tuition in Colorado. That’s not just unjust—it’s bad economic policy.

Education Without Exceptions makes the case for protecting higher ed access for all Colorado students.

🔗 coloradofiscal.org/report-educa...

OBBBA Threatens Abortion Access in Colorado The OBBBA hides abortion restrictions that could undermine access—even in states like Colorado—two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned.

Two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Congress is coming for abortion access again.

The OBBBA (H.R.1) would ban federal abortion funding + defund providers—even in states like Colorado.

Read more
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/obbba-threat...

Or is it? It’s time for another Forecast Five, where CFI gets down in the details so you don’t have to. Check out our top five takeaways from the Legislative Council’s presentation on the economic and fiscal outlook for Colorado.

🔗 coloradofiscal.org/june-2025-fo...

Today is #LGBTQIAEqualPay Day. Did you know 16 states still don’t explicitly ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity—including in pay—in state law? Learn more about the wage gap at www.equalpay2day.org/. #PrideInYourPay

Striking workers are standing up for dignity and respect—while losing pay to do it.

💪 If you're able, chip in to the hardship fund and help cover lost wages.

Every dollar counts. 💵 #UnionStrong #Solidarity
👉 my.cheddarup.com/c/hardship-f... #UnionStrong #FairContractNow #copolitics

These are essential workers—caregivers, breadwinners, neighbors. CFI proudly stands with UFCW members and urges Albertsons to come to the table.

Tell Brad Street: brad.street@albertsons.com — and CC UFCW in your support letter!

Workers are demanding fair wages, safe staffing, and protection for the health and retirement benefits they’ve earned. But instead of bargaining in good faith, Safeway/Albertsons is threatening cuts and delays.

This is unacceptable.

Colorado’s frontline grocery workers—many of whom helped keep our communities fed through the worst of the pandemic—are being pushed to the brink. Now, they're standing up. We stand with @UFCW_7 and striking Safeway/Albertsons workers across the state.
#Solidarity #UnionStrong #copolitics

Senate Environment + Public Works Committee Republicans released their portion of the budget + tax proposal that is expected to raise energy bills and worsen pollution. The bill mostly mirrors the House bill + repeals many federal programs created by the IRA.

Essential, Excluded, and Over-Taxed: Immigrant Families Under Attack How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act harms immigrant families, impacting healthcare, taxes, and benefits for essential workers and children.

As protests erupt in CA over ICE raids, we’re reminded: when communities are pushed to the edge, they rise up. In CO, immigrant families are still essential, excluded, and over-taxed—paying in but locked out.

It doesn’t have to be this way.
🔗 coloradofiscal.org/essential-ex...

NEW REPORT: House Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill, now in the Senate, would shift major new costs to the state- & local-level, paving the way for harmful cuts to food assistance, health care, & other services like education. Here’s the 3 top things to know:🧵

JobsWatch May 2025: Colorado's Workforce & Economy Insights Discover key insights into Colorado's workforce with CFI's JobsWatch Report. Empowering policies for a robust, equitable economy with up-to-date job data.

📉 Colorado’s economy is slowing — and our latest Jobs Watch report shows why.
Unemployment is up, job growth is lagging, and strikes have played a key role.

📊 Get the full breakdown: coloradofiscal.org/jobswatch-qu...
#COJobs #Economy #Unions #Colorado

Middle class = squeezed. Millionaires = spoiled. That’s the GOP tax plan. 🍋💸