Three bills — and a gubernatorial mandate — could boost housing construction
If the 2024 session will be remembered as the one in which the Colorado Legislature pushed cities to allow for denser housing construction, the 2025…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Business, labor apply pressure to Polis on Labor Peace Act overhaul
Both business and labor advocates are asking Gov. Jared Polis to act on the Colorado Labor Peace Act overhaul that passed the Legislature, though union…
Legislators bar pharma limits on hospitals’ use of 340B drug discounts
A four-month battle between hospitals and pharmaceutical manufacturers over the use of federal 340B drug discounts ended this week with the Legislature banning drug makers…
2025 legislative review: Business wins, a few losses and more battles to come
The 2025 legislative session was one where business leaders engaged early — rallying against the first bill to get a Senate committee hearing — and…
Proposed new safety regulations for Uber, Lyft could cause rideshare to exit Colorado
Despite a bevy of amendments added by sponsors over the legislative session’s final two days to try to temper opposition, Colorado’s largest rideshare company is…
Big decisions on workers’ comp and construction-lawsuits bills mark session’s last day
Colorado legislators closed the 2025 session with a flurry of activity Wednesday, killing a measure that could have interfered with construction-defects reform, passing several health-care…
Four months after introduction, legislators send largely unchanged wage-theft bill to Polis for his signature
Introduced on the first day of the 2025 legislative session, House Bill 1001 offered a bevy of new weapons against wage theft, including many provisions…
Late-night legislative drama attempts to extend deadline for implementation of artificial-intelligence regulations
A last-minute attempt to push implementation of Colorado’s groundbreaking artificial-intelligence regulations back to the start of 2027 failed late Tuesday, seemingly guaranteeing that state officials…
One bill is on its way to Polis after session-long debates over regulatory reform
A Colorado legislative session that began with Democrats and Republicans feuding over what role regulatory reform should play in reducing the cost of living will…
Health-care bills, data-center tax breaks die as they run out of time
Two controversial health-care bills that had been priorities of Gov. Jared Polis’ administration but also had garnered tremendous pushback because of their potential to raise…