March 23 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Time to review state regulations
Regulatory reform is a topic that’s long been on the minds of business leaders, judging by the way it’s been their top concern for several…
Articles by Ed Sealover
Bill to help workers in extreme temperatures passes its first committee
Backers of a bill to protect workers laboring in extreme temperatures amended the already heavily changed proposal further this week — rendering it a “carcass,”…
Struggling farm industry gets legislative boost on issue of overtime thresholds
Given the choice between requiring agricultural employers to start paying overtime at 40 hours or 60 hours a week, a Colorado Senate committee opted for…
Proposals to raise alcohol taxes and fees fall flat in Colorado Legislature
A Colorado House committee rejected two attempts in the past two days to raise taxes or fees on beer, wine and spirits sales, heeding pleas…
Working group reaches consensus on fixes to Colorado AI regulations
Five months after Gov. Jared Polis summoned business, education and consumer-rights advocates to break a two-year stalemate over artificial-intelligence regulation, the group has agreed to…
Legislators restarting debate on protecting workers in extreme temperatures
Last year, supporters of a bill to protect workers laboring in extreme temperatures brought forth a bill that even sponsoring Rep. Meg Froelich called “incredibly…
March 16 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Alcohol tax and fee proposals
Two bills set for their first hearings at the Colorado Legislature this week would increase taxes or fees on beer, wine and spirits sales to fund…
Bills seek to make alcohol producers pay more for substance-abuse, mental-health treatment
Alcohol is big business in Colorado. Centennial State breweries are responsible for more than 61,000 jobs. Western Slope wineries help to drive tourism to the…
Revived bill to ban individualized price- and wage-setting gets initial approval
One year after a similar bill died in its first committee hearing, a new proposal is advancing in the Colorado Legislature to bar companies from…
Polis signs law imposing hiring preferences on some coal-transition-area employers
Gov. Jared Polis this week signed into law a bill that will require some employers in coal-transition communities to give hiring preference to workers who…