inflation
What’s Working | Median home values haven’t fallen in Colorado, but list prices for a new house have
A 6% interest rate is nothing, say some readers. Plus: housing affordability drops, gas tax relief, robot jobs, and more!
Opinion: At a moment like this, America should be expanding oil production, not cutting back
We need more supply to counter inflation and achieve independence from global shocks
What’s Working: Same Denver house, same price, but $190 more per month
Interest rate hike means higher payments for home buyers but a decline in prices. Plus: Renting is cheaper, state jobless rate drops to 3.5%, more!
What’s Working: Coloradans feel inflation’s pain, make compromises on food and travel
Denver’s inflation rate falls to 8.3% and most What’s Working readers surveyed aren’t better than they were last year. Plus: The Starbucks union efforts face pushback, more!
Carman: Take it from Enrique, high gas prices don’t have to ruin your life
Sure, electric cars are good for the environment. But they're also fun to drive and save you money you would have spent at the pump.
What’s Working: Colorado’s economic data shows a robust recovery. Coloradans, however, are uneasy.
Colorado Health Foundation asked 3,000 Coloradans and 88% said the cost of living is a "serious" issue. Plus: When $250,000 isn’t enough, Oprah invests in a Denver company.
What’s Working: Colorado’s blood-plasma industry grew by 170,000 square feet this week
Terumo BCT jumps into a new market. Plus: Two Colorado counties rank 5th nationwide for economic growth, prices are up and where are all the lifeguards?
What’s Working: Colorado has some of the lowest high gas prices in the U.S.
Wages are up 10% and the state’s unemployment rate fell to 3.6%. Plus: How McDonald’s plans to fill nearly 6,000 openings statewide, who’s hiring and more!
What’s Working: Colorado needs transit and truck drivers. How’s a $5,000 bonus sound?
Here’s how Denver and RTD are handling the driver shortage. Plus: Inflation continues, new business laws and more.
Colorado’s governor, Democrats unveil plan to advance TABOR refund checks expected in spring 2023
Individual taxpayers would receive $400 under the plan while families would get $800. The money would be sent out as soon as August — before the November 2022 election — instead of the normal timeline of spring 2023.
What’s Working: Colorado gets closer to pre-pandemic economy as jobless rate falls to 3.7%
Plus: Lots of talk about rising inflation this week, as the Denver-area rate hit 9.1%. But what does that really mean?
What’s Working: Colorado’s inflation rate is higher than the nation’s
Higher wages do play a part in rising inflation. Plus: Lower-wage workers see biggest pay-rate increases, 1099-Gs for the unemployed and more.
Littwin: All Biden has to do is return the country to normalcy. How hard could that be?
Let’s see. He could end the pandemic. He could reduce political polarization. He could, as he sort of promised, offer us a path beyond Trumpism. That’s all.
