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TRIVIA QUESTION Today's Question: In 2021, which city had the highest effective property tax rate on a primary residence? The first person to correctly guess gets a mention in the next edition of Common Sense Digest. Reply directly to this email or email your answers to in...@csinstituteco.org. GET THE FACTS Does the Colorado Option Rates Deliver? The released 2023 health insurance rates show that, despite the state’s promise of savings and improved competition, non–Colorado Option plans will be less expensive and fewer health insurance options will be available to most Coloradans.   Read More Colorado Jobs and Labor Force Update In October, Colorado’s population-adjusted employment recovered to its pre-pandemic level for the first time. Colorado added 17,700 jobs in October and the unemployment rate rose to 3.6%.   Read More HAVE YOU HEARD? The Bright Future of CSI featuring Kelly Caufield and Katie Ratlief Joining Host and Chairman Earl L. Wright are President & CEO Kristin Strohm, and two new incoming Executive Directors, Colorado’s Kelly Caufield and Arizona’s Katie Ratlief. Earl asks each of them how they see the past, present and future of CSI, what their plans are once implemented, and key issues they see affecting their respective states.   Listen Here JOIN US COLORADO GIVES DAY IS TUES, DEC. 6TH GIVE HERE Tickets are limited. Get Your Tickets Today! RSVP HERE FRESH FROM THE PRESS Urban Creep is Changing Parker; but is it for the better? | Eric Leopardi | NewsBreak Original “However, motor vehicle theft–as well as vehicle break-ins–may be the most shocking statistic. According to a 2022 report by Common Sense Institute, Colorado now leads the nation in motor vehicle thefts after an increase of more than 32% in 2022 over the previous year. This has been a change I’ve felt personally.” Read More Target 7 Investigates: Safe Outdoor Spaces in Albuquerque. “In a report by the Common Sense Institute and by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, the homeless population in Metro Denver has risen to its highest number since 2012.” Read More PERSPECTIVE: The Colorado Option is failing “In a report, the Common Sense Institute, a free enterprise think tank, said the $294 million in savings — out of the $326 million touted by the administration — is already accounted for via Colorado’s reinsurance program, which has been in place since 2020 and which impacts only the individual market, not the small group market.” Read More Spate of violent crime unnerves Colorado’s business community  The Denver Gazette: November 3, 2022 by Luige Del Puerto Read >> Colorado Voters to Decide Whether All Schoolkids Get a Free Lunch  KHN: November 3, 2022 by John Daley, Colorado Public Radio and Ivy Winfrey, NPR Read >> Prop. 121 gives back to those who deserve it most Colorado Politics: November 3, 2022 by Michael Fields Read >> Swift action needed in Colorado’s water stewardship: Panel  The Denver Gazette: November 2, 2022 by Kyla Pearce Read >> LAST MONTH'S TRIVIA ANSWER Question: In 2021, which state had the highest educational attainment of the 25 and over population? And, where do you think Colorado ranked? Answer: Massachusetts, Colorado ranked 2nd. STAY INFORMED

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