Prop NN: Will boost in school funding and TABOR cap raise help or hurt businesses?
Backers label Proposition NN a measure to boost school funding while opponents warn that it will eliminate Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights refunds for Colorado residents….
Articles by Ed Sealover
Sept. 28 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Income tax rates on the November ballot
Two income-tax initiatives — Amendment 87 and Proposition 136 — are dominating the business-community discussions around the 2026 Colorado ballot. And on the latest episode…
The income-tax debate that will shape the future of Colorado
Colorado leaders last changed the state’s income-tax system in 1987, moving from a graduated to a flat-tax structure in which every resident and business pay…
Colorado is creating new regulations for the only petroleum refinery in the state
After creating new emissions-reduction rules for industries from oil-and-gas to commercial buildings over the past six years, Colorado regulators are on the verge of doing…
September 21 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: An eye-opening report on the state’s aerospace sector
Aerospace remains a $14.2 billion sector in Colorado, producing two jobs in other industries for every job created by a Lockheed Martin Space or a…
September 18 “Devil’s Advocate”: How to boost workforce development
On the latest episode of “The Devil’s Advocate,” Ed Sealover — editor of The Sum & Substance and vice president of strategic initiatives for The…
Colorado approves new methane regulations for oil-and-gas producers
Colorado air-quality regulators approved a third and final set of rules Friday to reduce methane emissions released in oil and gas production, becoming the first…
Lawsuit seeks to keep graduated income-tax-system proposal off November ballot
A high-profile policy-focused law firm has filed a last-minute challenge to try to keep the proposed graduated-income-tax measure off of the November ballot, arguing that…
Attorney General candidates offer vastly different approaches on how they would prosecute their duties
Make no mistake: Michael Allen and Jena Griswold have very different views of how much of an activist Colorado’s next attorney general should be. And…
Sept. 14 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: An interview with Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile has served twice as acting chair of the Democratic National Committee, and over a 40-year career in presidential campaigns, she’s gained a unique…