Special session opens with legislators advancing competing AI bills
While the first day of the 2025 special session was marked largely by the advancement of Democratic bills over Republican alternatives on many issues Wednesday,…
Legislative Session
Special session “a first pass” at reconsidering Colorado tax and spending policy
Over the next three to seven days, the Colorado General Assembly will take steps to roll back tax credits, cut spending and dip into its…
Two bills will attempt to regulate AI in Colorado — and they are very different
The truncated special session that begins Thursday will feature discussion of one of the most complex topics in recent legislative history — precedent-setting artificial-intelligence regulation…
Take two: Sponsors nix planned fee hikes as way to boost insurance subsidies
An effort to raise fees on nearly every health-insurance policy sold in Colorado is finished even before Thursday’s special legislative session begins, replaced by an…
Special session could bring big changes to insurers’ taxes
Colorado legislators who tried unsuccessfully during the regular session to raise the bar for insurers to receive a substantial tax reduction related to their workforce…
Legislators looking again at raising health-insurance fees
In an effort to try and stop a massive exodus of individuals from the private insurance market, Colorado legislators are looking again at raising fees…
Does new law boost consumer protection or turn Colorado into “sippy-cup state”?
Any company selling Colorado consumers online goods and services via subscriptions or ongoing agreements must offer them an electronic way to cancel automatic-renewal contracts just…
Polis calls special session; here is what legislators will debate
Colorado legislators will be returning to the state Capitol on Aug. 21 for a special session to patch a massive hole in the state budget,…
Officials: Federal tax changes create $955 million state budget shortfall
Colorado’s budget now stands $955 million short of being able to cover expenses that legislators approved for this fiscal year — a hole created by…
Hotel, tourism industries watching for potential lodging-tax increases
As tourism-dependent Colorado communities face headwinds from economic uncertainty and federal trade policies, they also face a choice: Whether to ask voters to raise lodging…