Labor Peace Act overhaul passes Colorado Senate
A significant change to Colorado’s 82-year-old Labor Peace Act is now halfway to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk, as Senate Democrats approved it along party lines…
Legislative Session
For the first time, Colorado legislators push forward a bill to boost nuclear energy
After years of dismissing the idea of promoting nuclear-energy development in Colorado, some legislative Democrats are coming around on it — and late Thursday, they…
Liquor and grocery stores are feuding again over who should get to sell what products
Much like a bar regular returning for happy hour, Colorado’s liquor wars are back at the Capitol, beginning this year with another attempt to limit…
State could grant telecom industry’s wish to speed local review of cell phone towers
As cell-phone service has moved from being a nicety to a critical business need, wireless providers are investing $30 billion annually to grow national infrastructure….
After debate on “corporate greed” versus “overregulation,” legislators advance bill to regulate price-gouging
After a hearing that put into clear view the wildly contrasting ideas on why the prices of consumer goods are so high, a House committee…
Polis administration proposes cap on some insurance payments to hospitals
Gov. Jared Polis’ office and a group of Democratic legislators want to cap the prices that hospitals can charge Coloradans insured by the state or…
Is a 10% consumer-goods price hike gouging? A Colorado bill would define it so.
Five years after Colorado banned price-gouging on certain items during declared emergencies — and ran into no business opposition in doing so — legislators will…
Supporters of single-payer health care hope third time is charm for advancing study bill
For the third year in a row, Colorado Democratic legislators have begun to advance a bill to study the impact of implementing a single-payer health-care…
Despite concern over specific provisions, legislators advance wage-theft bill without changes
Sponsors of a bill to ramp up penalties for businesses committing wage theft promised to make changes to it Thursday but weren’t yet ready to…
Incentives to attract Sundance Film Festival win bipartisan legislative applause
Colorado’s film-incentive program has generated division among legislators since its inception. The state’s effort to attract the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder, however, is getting…