Business-backed bill to review regulations clears committee on unanimous vote
Colorado legislators across the ideological spectrum agreed Tuesday that the state needs to more thoroughly review the efficacy of its more than 200,000 regulations —…
Legislative Session
Polis signs environmental regulation into law — and immediately asks for changes
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Monday a bill that would prohibit companies from discharging plastic pellets into state waters and many landfills — and…
Employers, legislative leaders seeking change in business atmosphere with bill
Shortly after Steve Swinney and his partners founded Kodiak Building Partners in 2011, they acquired two local companies that they viewed as core to the…
March 30 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Another attempt at arbitration reform
Six years after Colorado legislators last attempted to pass arbitration reform, the subject is back up for debate at the General Assembly. And to frame…
Can new laws solve the housing crisis? Gov. Polis bets his signature on it.
Legislative efforts to increase Colorado’s housing supply, particularly workforce housing, are moving quickly during Gov. Jared Polis’ final year in office, with the governor signing…
Senate votes to ease agriculture overtime laws; battle now turns to House
Sponsors of a bill to raise the threshold for agriculture workers to receive overtime pay lowered that threshold slightly but otherwise held strong against an…
Legislators back bill to make large employers help fund Medicaid benefits
Staring down a $740 million budget shortfall, Colorado legislators are starting to think creatively about new ways to pay for high-cost programs like Medicaid. On…
March 23 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Time to review state regulations
Regulatory reform is a topic that’s long been on the minds of business leaders, judging by the way it’s been their top concern for several…
Bill to help workers in extreme temperatures passes its first committee
Backers of a bill to protect workers laboring in extreme temperatures amended the already heavily changed proposal further this week — rendering it a “carcass,”…
Struggling farm industry gets legislative boost on issue of overtime thresholds
Given the choice between requiring agricultural employers to start paying overtime at 40 hours or 60 hours a week, a Colorado Senate committee opted for…