Economy

The Centennial State has one of the highest minimum wages in the country. While the impacts have been mostly positive, questions about the effect on affordability remain.

Colorado is home to several of the 100 guaranteed income initiatives now underway nationwide. Early results show promise.

Farmworkers play a vital role in feeding Coloradans, but most struggle to make a living wage.

Statewide, a quarter of households are struggling to cover their home energy costs.

Overall, childhood poverty is trending downward, but a third of Colorado’s black and Latino kids still live in poverty, while child homelessness is increasing dramatically.

Surging unemployment and tanking governmental budgets are likely to impact those in need the most during the coronavirus pandemic.

Utility and internet providers have pledged not to shut off service to any Coloradans for the foreseeable future, even when bills don’t get paid—while evictions remain uncertain for some in the long run.

The coronavirus pandemic is a critical reminder of the fragile circumstances in which so many Colorado workers find themselves.

A new analysis reveals that more than a quarter of Colorado households don’t earn enough to meet basic needs.

Suburban poverty rates have quietly risen in Front Range counties in recent years, and impacted families are struggling to find services and make ends meet.