Proposals to raise alcohol taxes and fees fall flat in Colorado Legislature
A Colorado House committee rejected two attempts in the past two days to raise taxes or fees on beer, wine and spirits sales, heeding pleas…
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Working group reaches consensus on fixes to Colorado AI regulations
Five months after Gov. Jared Polis summoned business, education and consumer-rights advocates to break a two-year stalemate over artificial-intelligence regulation, the group has agreed to…
Legislators restarting debate on protecting workers in extreme temperatures
Last year, supporters of a bill to protect workers laboring in extreme temperatures brought forth a bill that even sponsoring Rep. Meg Froelich called “incredibly…
Bills seek to make alcohol producers pay more for substance-abuse, mental-health treatment
Alcohol is big business in Colorado. Centennial State breweries are responsible for more than 61,000 jobs. Western Slope wineries help to drive tourism to the…
Revived bill to ban individualized price- and wage-setting gets initial approval
One year after a similar bill died in its first committee hearing, a new proposal is advancing in the Colorado Legislature to bar companies from…
Polis signs law imposing hiring preferences on some coal-transition-area employers
Gov. Jared Polis this week signed into law a bill that will require some employers in coal-transition communities to give hiring preference to workers who…
Legislative leaders introduce far-reaching regulatory-review bill
Amid bipartisan talk of the need for regulatory reform, a bill introduced Wednesday by all four of the legislative caucus leaders would look to put…
“Unholy trinity” of bills raising corporate taxes by $580M pass first committee
Colorado legislative Democrats are pushing forward three tax-break rollbacks that will cost businesses some $580 million annually, boosting tax credits for lower-income families while increasing…
House approves repeat measure to undo requirements of Colorado Labor Peace Act
Proponents of eliminating the second election that is now required for union security in Colorado passed their effort through the Colorado House on Monday, though…
Legislators battling again with rideshare companies over driver pay, safety rules
Less than 10 months after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill to add safety-focused restrictions on transportation-network companies like Uber and Lyft, the issue is…