Colorado seeks to take control of injection-well permitting away from EPA
Colorado regulators want to oversee now-federalized permitting for the growing number of underground injection control wells — an idea that appeals to some geothermal and…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Legislators give bipartisan backing to extending Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit
Even in the midst of another significant budget shortfall, legislators overwhelmingly took the first step Monday to approving an extension of a corporate income-tax credit…
Feb. 23 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: What is price gouging?
A bill to fight what its sponsors call price gouging — particularly in “captive consumer” spaces such as sports arenas, airports and outdoor festivals —…
Bill would mandate coal-community employers give hiring preferences to workers losing jobs
A number of private employers in coal-transition communities would have to give hiring preferences to coal workers losing their jobs at local facilities under a…
Childcare industry at “crossroads”: Seek state help or ask it to back off?
Colorado legislators have spent the past four sessions working to boost childcare access and affordability, but even after those efforts, surveys show that most parents…
Feb. 16 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: A quartet of childcare bills
If one figure tells the story of why childcare is so intertwined with business, it is this: The lack of available care slots keeps so…
“Huge deal” tax-bill package seeks to roll back and decouple tax breaks
Democratic legislators are poised to unveil a quartet of bills next week that could decouple Colorado law from hundreds of millions of dollars in new…
Advancing bill exemplifies efforts to boost pathways into key professions
Even as the amount of financial work requiring the services of certified professional accountants is on the rise, a flood of retirements and lack of…
Committee kills vacancy-tax proposal, but more housing debates are coming
While legislators continue to consider numerous ways to fund affordable housing this session, one potential solution that won’t advance is a proposal to let local…
Feb. 9 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: The vacancy tax debate
Is the idea of allowing local governments to charge a vacancy tax to owners of residences left empty for much of the year a new…