News & Events

The Bell will partner with the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, and the Colorado Fiscal Institute to preview the issues and policies that we believe will drive the 2026 session of the Colorado General Assembly. We hope you will join us! More information coming soon.

Bell staffers will walk through the two statewide questions on the 2025 ballot, as well as review several local questions about child care funding. We’ll also touch on a graduated income tax question heading for the 2026 ballot.

The Protect Colorado’s Future coalition has announced plans to put a graduated income tax on the 2026 ballot. This proposal would lower taxes for 98 percent of Coloradans, while raising taxes on individuals and corporations making more than $500,000 a year.

We’re marking 25 years of advancing opportunity and economic mobility for every Coloradan, and we want to celebrate with you! Join us Sept. 11 for an unforgettable evening of food, drinks, and community magic in the stunning Annuals Garden & Pavillon.

Part of our work here at the Bell includes pushing back on narratives that are misleading or inaccurate. That’s exactly what we did when we penned this op-ed taking The Denver Post to task for saying that closing looming $750 million state budget deficit was a simple exercise in trimming budgetary fat, or could be accomplished by fixing some rounding errors. Please. We’ve spent a lot of time looking at these issues and solutions will be neither easy or harmless.

We’re pleased to announce our 2024-25 fellowship to advance game-changing research and conversations intended to further economic mobility and equity in Colorado.

Meet the Bell Policy Center’s five Fellows and read their full biographies to learn about their work history, education, and life background.

The Bell Policy Center has launched a fellowship program that will advance game-changing research and conversations intended to further economic mobility and equity in Colorado.

New polling shows Coloradans strongly favor increased public funding for key priorities and overwhelmingly support a fairer tax system.

Colorado’s budget is heading toward a structural deficit. Only a shift in fiscal policy will ensure the state can fund priorities.