Limit local veto power over projects that meet state affordability and density standards.
Encourage private development of “missing middle” for-sale housing (condos, townhomes, duplexes, etc).
Create a process to establish publicly funded social housing that is deeply and permanently affordable.
Support adaptive reuse of underused commercial buildings into residential units.
Set statewide maximum timelines for permitting approvals.
Limit use of environmental review processes for infill housing.
Create “by-right” approval for projects that meet affordability and environmental standards.
Treat housing affordability measures as anti-poverty policy in state strategic plans.
Use Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) adjustments to track real impacts of housing costs on poverty.
Establish a Front Range Housing Council to coordinate supply goals, infrastructure, and affordable housing investment across jurisdictions.
Develop a statewide, standardized residential zoning system with multiple options for urban, suburban, rural, and frontier communities.
Encourage local rent stabilization policies paired with increased supply to prevent displacement.
Support hot spots policing by funding data-driven deployment of law enforcement in high-crime areas.
Encourage focused deterrence initiatives (like Operation Ceasefire) that clearly communicate consequences to high-risk individuals and offer pathways to exit cycles of violence.
Increase grants for Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) projects, such as better street lighting, clear sightlines, and community surveillance infrastructure in urban neighborhoods.
Prioritize these investments in communities most impacted by crime and disinvestment.
Implement or expand programs like HOPE Probation or 24/7 Sobriety that use frequent monitoring and modest but immediate sanctions for violations.
Provide counties with technical and financial support to pilot these models.
Reallocate a portion of state corrections funding toward community-based crime prevention, behavioral health services, and neighborhood safety improvements.
Conduct a statewide audit to identify areas where punitive spending can be redirected to high-impact prevention strategies.
Train probation and parole officers, police departments, and community leaders to clearly communicate the likelihood and consequences of violations to high-risk individuals.
Support public messaging campaigns that emphasize the certainty—not the severity—of enforcement.
Use certainty-based sanctions (e.g., mandatory check-ins, drug testing) as a screening mechanism to distinguish who can be deterred from who needs intensive services.
Expand access to voluntary and court-ordered substance use treatment, mental health care, and housing support, especially for justice-involved populations.
Reform sentencing laws to reduce unnecessary long-term incarceration in favor of consistent, proportionate responses.
Ensure that parole and probation systems emphasize compliance through structure and support, not punitive revocation.
Mandate that local agencies report and analyze data on the likelihood of apprehension and sanctions for different categories of crime.
Use this data to improve transparency, equity, and evidence-based policymaking.
Establish a “Certainty and Safety Innovation Fund” to support local governments piloting strategies that increase the predictability of enforcement and reduce harm.
Encourage cross-sector partnerships between law enforcement, community organizations, and public health agencies.
Offer continuing education on the role of certainty in deterrence, the risks of “random draconianism,” and how to tailor sanctions to risk levels.
Encourage use of graduated sanctions that preserve resources for the most persistent or dangerous offenders.
Streamline licensure and credentialing for out-of-state providers, especially in telehealth.
Expand diverse pathways into the workforce (e.g., peer support specialists, community health workers).
Strengthen enforcement of state-level mental health parity laws to ensure coverage equality between behavioral and physical health.
Expand low-cost, community-based behavioral health centers through targeted state grants.
Integrate mental health services in school-based health centers, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and urgent care settings.
Expand sliding scale and grant-supported services for low-income, uninsured, and undocumented populations.
Fund statewide youth peer support programs and youth crisis response services.
Support trauma-informed care training for educators and require behavioral health integration in Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
Improve early screening and referral systems in schools, clinics, and emergency departments.
Legalize and expand harm reduction strategies (e.g., syringe exchange, naloxone distribution, and supervised use sites).
Increase funding for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and low-barrier recovery programs, especially in primary care and justice settings.
Provide bridge housing and short-term rental assistance linked to mental health recovery services.
Prohibit discrimination against renters with mental health conditions through stronger housing protections.
Require standardized reporting from all mental health providers and facilities on access, outcomes, and equity metrics.
Partner with academic institutions to evaluate mental health program impact and gaps.
Repeal or reform the Colorado Labor Peace Act to make it easier for workers to unionize.
Extend collective bargaining rights to groups excluded from federal protections.
Allow striking workers to collect unemployment benefits.
Prohibit noncompete agreements for all but the highest-paid executives.
Ban employer “captive audience” meetings on politics or religion.
Protect workers from retaliation for legal activities or expression outside of work.
Direct the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) to expand wage orders to cover more occupations and industries, ensuring fair pay and better conditions.
Allow CDLE to use tripartite advisory councils to propose standards that reflect local economic realities.
Formalize worker organization participation in policy-setting bodies such as workforce development councils, economic development boards, and training initiatives.
Provide state funding for worker outreach and education about labor rights and sectoral bargaining opportunities.
Launch pilot programs in targeted industries (e.g. grocery, hospitality, restaurants) to test regional collective agreements covering multiple employers.
Pass legislation enabling multi-employer collective bargaining where industry-wide representation thresholds are met.
Develop statutory frameworks for pattern bargaining, ensuring agreements automatically extend to all employers in a sector once adopted by a majority.
Pass AI transparency and worker protection laws, including disclosure of AI monitoring, banning harmful applications, and opposing federal efforts to block state regulation.
Prohibit discrimination against workers who have been the targets of deep-fake AI or "doxxing."
Increase funding for registered apprenticeships—especially those run through labor-management partnerships.
Expand training for high-demand fields like childcare, construction, and healthcare.
Ban rent seeking practices from incumbent businesses and professional organizations that increase costs by stifling market competition.