Commission discussion signals likely property-tax special session
Colorado legislators appear headed for another debate about lowering property taxes after an influential commission largely backed a compromise plan Monday to cut taxes further…
Legislative Session
Colorado alcohol-sales laws are changing in August; here’s a primer
Next month, Colorado alcohol-sales law will undergo some 30 changes affecting everyone from liquor stores to distilleries to caterers. But after a final month of…
Colorado is opening professional licensing to more residents with criminal records
Beginning next month, employers could have a wider pool of licensed professionals to consider for openings, as a new state law will make it easier…
New Colorado PFAS law will affect range of product makers come 2026
Environmental advocates this week celebrated a new law that got overshadowed by debate on air-quality regulations this past legislative session — a measure expanding the…
Colorado legislative primaries represent “turning point” for both parties due to ideological battles
After years of steady Democratic gains in the Legislature, both parties see the 2024 Colorado election as a pivotal moment for state policy — but…
With a final pen stroke, Polis enacts historic workforce-development package
With in-migration of workers to Colorado slowing substantially and more students choosing to end their educational journey with a high-school diploma, state employers are struggling…
Polis signs final bills in substantial portfolio of technology regulations passed in 2024
In acknowledgement of the growing presence of technology in everyday life, the Legislature this year weighed into more areas affecting innovative Colorado companies than at…
New laws aim to simplify Colorado’s “insane” sales-and-use-tax system
Small Colorado retailers got a boost from state-government leaders this week, as Gov. Jared Polis signed into law the last of five 2024 bills aimed…
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…
Bills battle an overlooked cause of talent shortages — lack of childcare
If getting workers trained with needed skills is the direct solution to addressing Colorado’s labor shortage, providing workers with tools to be able to maintain…