https://colorado.worksbetter.org/briefColorado Works Better: Weekly BriefOne short report a week on what changed in the public record, and where each figure came from.2026-10-29T12:00:00ZColorado Works Betterhttps://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-10-29Colorado's marijuana money, year by year2026-10-29T12:00:00Z2026-10-29T12:00:00ZColorado's marijuana money, year by year. In the Weeds: Colorado's marijuana money, year by year, with six findings. The minimum wage beside Denver prices, a month's pay and rent at the low end.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-10-22Central 70, every dollar counted once2026-10-22T12:00:00Z2026-10-22T12:00:00ZCentral 70, every dollar counted once. Central 70: every layer of money behind the project, with each dollar counted once.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-10-15The Budget, and new pages to explore2026-10-15T12:00:00Z2026-10-15T12:00:00ZThe Budget, and new pages to explore. The Budget on one page: the state's reserve, the September TABOR refund forecast, where the money goes and what the state owes.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-10-08Five Colorado cities, each with its own budget pages2026-10-08T12:00:00Z2026-10-08T12:00:00ZFive Colorado cities, each with its own budget pages. Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Lakewood now each have their own budget pages.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-10-01Every project on one page, and what is near you2026-10-01T12:00:00Z2026-10-01T12:00:00ZEvery project on one page, and what is near you. One Projects page now lists 1,479 Colorado projects, and each one has a page of its own.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-09-24You can now follow a bill or a project2026-09-24T12:00:00Z2026-09-24T12:00:00ZYou can now follow a bill or a project. Follow any bill on Before It's Law, or any project, and read each bill's own plain-language summary.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-09-17Before It's Law is live, and 122 bills have changed since August2026-09-17T12:00:00Z2026-09-17T12:00:00ZBefore It's Law is live, and 122 bills have changed since August. Before It's Law opened to readers on 16 September: every bill and every recorded vote, per bill.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-09-10The country's jobs figure reached August2026-09-10T12:00:00Z2026-09-10T12:00:00ZThe country's jobs figure reached August. The national unemployment rate now runs to August. The legislature recorded no votes in the week to 10 September.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-09-03Half of Colorado’s property tax goes to school districts2026-09-03T12:00:00Z2026-09-03T12:00:00ZHalf of Colorado’s property tax goes to school districts. Every property tax dollar levied in Colorado, split five ways.https://colorado.worksbetter.org/brief/2026-08-27Colorado’s pension gap moved two ways at once2026-08-27T12:00:00Z2026-08-27T12:00:00ZColorado’s pension gap moved two ways at once. A new pension valuation moved two measures of one gap in opposite directions.