As the 2024 legislative session begins, housing will permeate every discussion
As Colorado elected officials dive into a wide range of topics and controversies once the 2024 legislative session kicks off this morning, the need to…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Polis lobbies property-tax commission to consider land value tax
Gov. Jared Polis is pushing Colorado’s recently formed Commission on Property Tax to study potential adoption of an obscure taxation system used in less than…
Environmental task force calls for partnership with business community
Colorado must streamline permitting processes and make it easier for companies to develop the innovative energy solutions needed to meet the state’s ambitious emissions-reduction goals,…
Colorado Legislative Preview: Business will play both defense and offense
Business leaders prepared for a seemingly unrelenting stream of proposed regulations, limits on fossil-fuel production and added costs to employers as the 2023 legislative session…
Colorado House leader will introduce bill targeting construction wage theft
As construction companies desperately seek new workers to build homes and infrastructure, Colorado legislators want to ramp up protections to ensure they are paid for…
Polis boosts workforce-development plans before start of 2024 session
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday added more definition to his workforce-development push for the coming legislative session, proposing new tax credits for the quantum industry…
Colorado officials OK fees for laying broadband fiber in highway right-of-way
Despite growing concerns from elected officials about stunting broadband expansion, the Colorado Transportation Commission approved a structure for fees that telecommunications firms and local organizations…
Colorado property tax commission meets, hears forecast on property values
While Colorado property valuations spiked enough this year to necessitate a ballot initiative, a special session and a commission to study them, that commission learned…
Colorado employers must prepare for these new laws in 2024
Colorado employers looking ahead to 2024 need to prepare for several legal and regulatory changes coming from the state government, including the full implementation of…
Ozone committee, CDPHE readying new bills to rein in emissions
Colorado energy producers are awaiting what they expect will be multiple new regulatory proposals in the 2024 legislative session. An unknown number could be coming…