This PowerPoint presentation shows how to use the Family Resource Simulator and Basic Needs Calculator. It was presented by representatives of the National Center for Children in Poverty during an Oct. 30 training event in Denver. To learn more, see NCCP's report...
Three Policy Reforms to Help Low-Income Children in Colorado
The National Center for Children in Poverty collaborated with CCLP on this briefing. NCCP used findings aggregated from its Family Resource Simulator and Basic Needs Budget Calculator to model how universal prekindergarten, universal all-day kindergarten and tax...
CCLP’s 2014 Annual Report
This eight-page document highlights the Colorado Center on Law and Policies achievements for 2014-15. It includes a statement of financial activity, a complete list of funders and a preview of what's ahead for the coming year. [button newwindow="yes"...
The Parity Act: Putting it to Use (CCLP PowerPoint Presentation)
Recent legislation, including the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Act of 2008 and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 expanded the perimeters for behavioral health coverage. This PowerPoint presentation, prepared by CCLP’s Health Care Attorney Bethany Pray, unpacks...
Immigrants and Health Program Access in Colorado
This brief offers a recap of the availability of points of access to healthcare and health insurance for immigrants in Colorado and explores steps other states are taking to enhance access for immigrants. In Colorado, 46 percent of uninsured children reside in...
Outside the Box: An Approach to Promoting and Increasing Opportunities for People with Criminal Records
To spark discussion about policies that will help people with criminal records in Colorado gain access to the job market, this CCLP brief analyzes the barriers that prevent people with criminal records from obtaining employment and the impact of those barriers on...
Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado 2015
The Colorado Center on Law and Policy is publishing The Self-Sufficiency Standard for Colorado 2015 in an effort to ensure the best data and analyses are available to enable Colorado’s families and individuals to make progress toward real economic security. The result...
Analysis: Challenges and Opportunities for the ACA
Five years after President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law and a year and a half after most of...
Local Minimum Wage Overview
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, 15 states have enacted laws prohibiting local units of government from adopting...
Analysis: King v. Burwell Arguments
On Wednesday, March 4, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in King v. Burwell, the latest legal challenge involving the Patient Protection...