Wide spectrum of businesses likely to be impacted by proposed Colorado “junk fees” ban
Hotels, restaurants, event promoters and other businesses may soon have to disclose all mandatory fees in the price they advertise for products from rooms to…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Bill would reverse major business concessions in new manufacturing emissions rules
A trio of Democratic legislators has introduced a bill that would overturn many of the major concessions that business leaders won in a rulemaking process…
Polis rolls out new emissions reduction roadmap, complete with near-term action plan
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday unveiled an updated version of Colorado’s three-year-old Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap, featuring 49 new short-term actions to help the…
Two recent votes could impact future of Colorado’s prescription-drug pricing board
Colorado’s three-year-old Prescription Drug Affordability Review Board is reaching a major crossroads, as it is embarking on its first effort to set an upper payment…
Dems unveil “system-changer” bills to limit oil and gas drilling, new emissions
The work of the interim committee on ozone pollution became manifest Thursday, as Colorado Democrats rolled out a trio of bills to ramp up regulation…
Right-of-first-refusal bill returns in different form, gets first legislative OK
Sponsors of a 2023 bill vetoed by Gov. Jared Polis that would have given local governments a right of first refusal on buying for-sale apartment…
House OKs biometric data regulations, even as business concerns remain
Colorado House members unanimously passed a bill Tuesday that would ban companies from selling biometric data and restrict their collection of the information, but they…
Colorado board approves greenhouse gas emissions fees for companies
The 105 Colorado companies responsible for producing the largest amount of greenhouse gases will begin paying to fund the state’s efforts to reduce such pollution…
Short-term rental taxation: The statewide issue riling mountain-town business leaders
While the Colorado Legislature is considering a host of bills this session that will impact businesses statewide, one measure — on short-term rentals — is…
House OKs changes that could boost deceptive-trade-practice lawsuits
Once again this year, it will fall to the Colorado Senate to decide whether to make a significant change to the Colorado Consumer Protection Act…