Chamber survey: Regulations have put economy on wrong track
Colorado’s economy has turned definitively onto the wrong track and is forcing businesses to consider expanding elsewhere — with growing state regulations cited as the…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Maturing Colorado Option reaches inflection point
As the Colorado Option insurance program moves into its second year, analysts parse numbers to evaluate its success. No, most plans won’t hit 10% premium-reduction…
Colorado mulling how to spend nearly $1 billion in broadband funding
Colorado is getting nearly $1 billion in broadband funding from the federal government — money that offers unprecedented opportunities to connect 99% of the state…
Ozone-air-quality committee begins discussing emissions-cutting ideas
An interim legislative committee began its investigation Friday into the range of factors contributing to ozone pollution, but much of the conversation and suggestions about…
Joint transportation committee won’t propose employee trip reduction bill
In both 2021 and 2022, public backlash quashed attempts by Colorado officials first to mandate that large employers reduce their workers’ single-occupancy-vehicle trips and then…
Polis issues executive order on affordable housing
Gov. Jared Polis kick-started the 2024 legislative discussion on affordable housing Monday by issuing an executive order that syncs a wide range of state grants…
Colorado congressional delegation offers housing, workforce proposals
As Colorado leaders begin discussions on how to address the state’s affordable-housing and workforce-shortage crises in the next legislative session, the state’s congressional delegation —…
Colorado adopts amended building performance standards
Colorado Air Quality Control Commission members on Thursday approved the state’s first building performance standards, setting requirements for large property owners to cut energy usage…
Colorado on verge of creating new energy-performance standards for large buildings
After enacting significant rules in recent years to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy and transportation sectors, Colorado will take its first big stab…
Colorado board picks first five drugs for affordability reviews
Two years into existence, Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board on Friday selected its first five drugs to undergo an affordability review — including one…