New laws aim to simplify Colorado’s “insane” sales-and-use-tax system
Small Colorado retailers got a boost from state-government leaders this week, as Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the last of five 2024 bills aimed…
Articles by Ed Sealover
A year makes a big difference for first-refusal, housing-study efforts
One year after Gov. Jared Polis saw local-government backers block his land-use reform bill and then vetoed his party’s efforts to give cities and counties…
Bills battle an overlooked cause of talent shortages — lack of childcare
If getting workers trained with needed skills is the direct solution to addressing Colorado’s labor shortage, providing workers with tools to be able to maintain…
Polis inks new or expanded tax credits to boost jobs in two sectors
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a pair of tax credits Tuesday that are aimed at growing two specific Colorado industries — one that the…
“With reservations,” Polis signs landmark AI regulation bill
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law the nation’s first comprehensive attempt to regulate the development and deployment of artificial intelligence — but with…
Polis vetoes two major labor bills
Gov. Jared Polis late Friday vetoed two of the major labor-backed bills of the 2024 legislative session — one to create new liability for general…
Oil and gas got a major gift from the 2024 legislative session — stability
As oil-and-gas industry leaders listened to a news conference on Feb. 22 introducing three far-reaching air-quality bills, things looked dim. While backers — some in…
Commission sets timeline for review of key permitting documents
Colorado air-quality regulators and oil-and-gas leaders agreed on a timeline to keep the growing number of environmental-justice summary reviews on track, though the new rules…
Coalition of business groups ask Polis to veto wage-theft bill
A dozen contractors and business organizations have mounted an effort to ask Gov. Jared Polis to veto a recently passed bill that would ramp up…
Polis signs bills limiting property and income taxes
Just eight days after legislators introduced a slowly cooked bill to reduce commercial and residential property tax assessments, Gov. Jared Polis quickly signed the bill…