Individual health-insurance premiums set to rise significantly, state officials say
Colorado individual health-insurance premiums are expected to rise by an average of 28% next year — an increase precipitated by changes in federal law that…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Producer costs needed to run state recycling program coming into focus
Aiming to raise $215 million to $267 million for the first year of Colorado’s universal recycling initiative, the organization running the program is looking at…
Hotel, tourism industries watching for potential lodging-tax increases
As tourism-dependent Colorado communities face headwinds from economic uncertainty and federal trade policies, they also face a choice: Whether to ask voters to raise lodging…
Cuts to federal insurance subsidies spur pending premium hikes, emergency rule proposal from state
Scrambling to prevent a massive drop-off of Coloradans from private insurance rolls, state regulators have issued proposed emergency regulations to try to salvage some subsidies…
Colorado special session appears imminent following passage of federal spending bill
Passage Thursday of the budget-cutting “One Big Beautiful Bill” essentially mandates that the Legislature will return to the Capitol for a special session this summer…
Oil and gas producers prepare to meet new mandates on recycled water
Colorado oil and gas producers are working to meet another new set of regulations by year’s end — only this time, the rules are concerned…
As healthcare leaders watch federal budget, they reflect on a surprisingly helpful 2025 legislative session
As Colorado’s healthcare sector watches the federal budgeting process nervously to see what level of changes it could bring to local providers, the situation isreminiscent…
Colorado awards final Opportunity Now workforce-training grants
Colorado distributed its third and final round of Opportunity Now grants this week, capping a program that’s awarded $89.5 million since 2023 to public-private partnerships…
Colorado preparing to approve new health-based standards on some air emissions
Business and environmental leaders are gearing up for a September regulatory hearing that will mark the next flash point over Colorado air-pollution regulation — the…
Senate Minority Leader Lundeen resigns to head national group
Colorado Senate Republicans will have a new standard-bearer next legislative session after Minority Leader Paul Lundeen resigned Monday to take a job heading a national…