Construction-defects reform decisively clears major hurdle
Given the choice between very different approaches to addressing construction-defects law, Colorado legislators on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a bill to make it harder for condo…
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New effort to ban “junk fees” shifts focus to different industry
Colorado Democrats once again are seeking to ban “junk fees” that get added without option onto the advertised prices of goods and services, but their…
Legislators introduce divergent bills addressing construction defects
Gov. Jared Polis and a bipartisan group of lawmakers rolled out the latest effort to reform construction-defects laws and jumpstart the condominium market Wednesday —…
In State of State Address, Polis seeks regulatory reform and caution in potential Labor Peace Act changes
Gov. Jared Polis used his State of the State Address on Thursday to call out several major business priorities, including asking legislators to undertake regulatory…
Opening-day bills tackle unionization, wage theft, price gouging, Ozempic and more
Colorado legislative Democrats stormed out of the gate Wednesday by introducing two major pro-labor efforts as well as several cost-of-living bills that are likely to…
Legislative session opens with calls to address affordability crisis
Leaders of all four of Colorado’s legislative caucuses called for new laws that will help to bring down the cost of living during Wednesday’s opening…
2025 Colorado Legislative Preview: An enormous amount for business to watch
In terms of resets, Colorado’s November legislative election results were negligible compared to what happened nationally. Republicans flipped three districts in the 65-member state House…
Voters opt for middle ground in Democratic, Republican legislative primaries
Moderate and pragmatic candidates won big in both parties’ legislative primaries Tuesday, with Democrats appearing to oust progressive Reps. Elisabeth Epps and Tim Hernandez and…
A year makes a big difference for first-refusal, housing-study efforts
One year after Gov. Jared Polis saw local-government backers block his land-use reform bill and then vetoed his party’s efforts to give cities and counties…
Here’s what Polis’ affordable-housing package, now in law, does
Gov. Jared Polis today signed the last two pieces of legislation in his four-bill affordable-housing package, finalizing an incentive-laden effort one year after a proposal…