Legislature gives final approval to digital electronics right-to-repair bill
Colorado legislators on Tuesday sent to Gov. Jared Polis a slightly tightened bill that will add to the state’s growing right-to-repair law the ability for…
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Agreement axes air-quality bills, ballot measures for new drilling fee, other regulations
Oil and gas companies, environmental groups and Gov. Jared Polis announced an agreement Monday that will jettison the most industry-opposed portions of three air-quality bills…
Medicaid, many private insurers could soon be forced to cover new anti-obesity drugs
Colorado senators are poised to pass a mandate for state-regulated public and private insurance plans to cover new anti-obesity drugs that could cost the state…
Wage-theft bill hangs in balance in Colorado Senate
Colorado legislators have 10 days left to decide whether to seek to add financial liability to construction-industry general contractors in order to deter wage theft…
In shift, appointed commission proposes cap on property-tax revenue increases
Faced with the increasing likelihood of having to contend with a tax-revenue cap initiative on the November ballot, the appointed Commission on Property Tax pivoted…
Legislators find consensus on “orphan drugs,” even as prescription-drug board faces lawsuit
Supporters and critics of a Colorado board’s decision to consider price caps on life-sustaining drugs for patients with rare diseases have reached a détente after…
Legislators give first nod to precedent-setting artificial intelligence regulation bill
Colorado took a step Wednesday toward becoming the first state to create standards for development and use of artificial intelligence, as a Senate committee advanced…
Details of property-tax cut proposal revealed
Commercial properties would receive gradually increasing tax breaks over the next eight years, homeowners would get breaks based on property values and the Legislature would…
Single-payer, take two: House again approves study
For the second year in a row, Colorado House members on Monday passed a bill to study what it would take to create a single-payer…
A battle over Colorado railroad regulations is about safety, costs
A storied part of Colorado’s history, railroads continue to serve as key infrastructure for its present too, hauling durable goods, consumer items and oil and…