Colorado seeking employers to bring teachers into their workplaces
For nearly a decade now, Colorado government leaders have been asking employers to consider bringing students into their companies for apprenticeships and internships. Now they…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Property tax commission narrowing in on proposals that differ from ballot initiatives
Members of a commission tasked with developing a long-term solution to Colorado’s spiking property-tax values heard from proponents of competing ballot measures on the subject…
Negotiations defuse concerns about workers’ compensation bill
An expected high-profile legislative debate over expansion of workers’ compensation benefits has ended even before it started, as business groups and workers’ comp attorneys agreed…
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…
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…