Colorado Fiscal Institute

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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“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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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
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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.
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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. 🍋💸

Colorado Institute Condemns Trump Tax Bill Pass U.S. House passes tax cuts for wealthy, threatening Medicaid & SNAP. Colorado GOP backs bill harming families. Learn more from Colorado Fiscal Institute.

CO Representative Jeff Hurd broke his promise and chose a “big, beautiful” tax giveaway for the ultra wealthy over the ability for 120,000 hardworking Coloradans to go see a doctor if they get sick.

🔗 Our response: ow.ly/fq3N50VXtaE

The ACA reconciliation policies have gotten scant coverage, even though they drive a quarter of coverage losses (before accounting for enhanced subsidy expiration)

But 18 state-based marketplaces just sent a pretty blistering letter to the House about just how bad those policies are

Unrig the Rules - May 14, 2025: Reconciliation recap: topline summary & top moments to watch next — Progressive Caucus Center Good afternoon, all,  Over the past few days, House Republicans and Democrats have debated some of the most consequential issues in the GOP’s megabill. Below, I’ll summarize those provisions and...

The Republican mega bill is an attack on working families. It rips away health care. Slashes food assistance. Strips vital consumer protections. And guts cash-back tax credits that millions rely on to make ends meet. Get the facts:

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Colorado’s Democratic legislature finally axed the 1943 “Labor Peace Act,” but Gov. Jared Polis—yes, a Democrat—vetoed the repeal, keeping an 82‑year anti‑union hurdle alive.

🔗https://prospect.org/labor/2025-05-19-democrats-union-busting-governor-polis-colorado/

#SB25-005

ACT NOW to Protect Medicaid and SNAP! | Colorado Fiscal Institute The Colorado Fiscal Institute is excited to see HJR25-1023, a joint resolution that allows the General Assembly to challenge the constitutionality of TABOR. Help ensure it advances by asking your legi...

Help defeat House Republicans' reckless and harmful plan to raise costs on families.
Proposed cuts will make it harder for millions of people to simply afford basic needs like food and health care.
Take action today! coloradofiscal.org/act-now-for-medicaid-snap/

A neighborhood isn’t just where we live, it’s the people around us that make it home. Right now, those people are threatened by corporations that only prioritize profits. Tell Gov Polis to stand with us and sign HB25-1004 today secure.everyaction.com/8KZ_LqhLQ0OW...

Pre-2017, kids with ITINs could get the Child Tax Credit if their parents qualified. The 2017 Trump tax law blocked kids without SSNs, leaving about 1M out. Restoring access would fight child poverty—15,000+ kids in CO would benefit, bringing in $46 million.
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House cmtes are pushing through bills that take away health coverage & food assistance from Coloradans, devastating programs our friends and families rely on. We need to grow our economy by raising incomes and lowering costs – this is the exact opposite. #SaveSNAP #MedicaidMatters shorturl.at/d5nvi

House Republicans’ new budget bills promise widespread harm to people & communities in every state across the U.S. One way they seek to hide these harmful impacts is by slashing federal funding & then passing the buck to state & local gov’ts to make the toughest choices & cuts.🧵

Opinion: You know what’s better than flowers or a card for Colorado mothers? Reforming TABOR’s harmful limits that affect women The Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights ties the hands of Colorado legislators who want to fund programs to help families.

With the GOP looking to shift SNAP funding and more Medicaid funding to the states, Colorado will HAVE to roll back TABOR. If you need help understanding TABOR, please visit CFI @coloradofiscal.bsky.social

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URGENT: The House Agriculture Committee wants to cut federal SNAP funding and dump the cost on Colorado. That means more hunger, more hardship—and Coloradans left to pick up the tab. This isn’t budgeting. It’s passing the buck, and it’s outrageous. shorturl.at/jmd69