Nuanced differences on business issues separate Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls
Both men seeking the Democratic nomination to be Colorado governor are emphasizing that the state’s next top elected official must do something to improve the…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Where Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial candidates stand on business issues
The race to be Colorado’s Republican gubernatorial nominee pits a state senator with decades of experience in government against a two-term state representative who’s tried…
June 15 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: An interview with Phil Weiser
Colorado’s Democratic gubernatorial primary is one of the most watched races on the June 30 primary ballot. And this week on “Colorado Chamber Office Hours,”…
Legislative primaries could determine whether business issues take top priority
It would vastly oversimplify the 23 legislative primary races set to be decided on June 30 by saying that the majority pit one candidate who…
Seven signings, five vetoes and one clearer pattern of which technology regulations Polis was willing in 2026 to sign
After a session in which Colorado legislators introduced and debated more potential technology regulations than during any previous year, a pattern can be seen that…
Road-funding proponents reject offer to nix ballot initiative and form working group instead
Supporters of a proposed ballot measure to boost Colorado road funding have rejected a legislative offer to set up a working group to address the…
Employers asked for a better workforce-development system. Now the state is asking for their participation.
Six months after state workforce-development leaders unfurled a list of 232 proposed tactics to boost career pipelines into high-demand sectors, they are taking the first…
Polis signs final bills from 2026 session, including several business-focused laws
Gov. Jared Polis completed his bill-signing and veto actions for the 2026 legislative session Thursday by inking 41 new laws, including measures to remove a…
The 2026 legislative session was defined by the energy debates that didn’t happen
This legislative session was supposed to be a defining one for the utility and energy sectors — one in which legislators would debate and pass…
Surveillance data, arbitration bills that worried business get axe from Polis
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday vetoed bills that would have banned the use of surveillance data in individualized price setting and reformed state law on…