Regulatory review bill heads to governor after another landslide passage
After a six-year period in which Colorado has seen a substantial increase in the number of regulations it imposes, a bill is on its way…
Legislative Session
Legislators advancing bill to clean up plastics regulation Polis signed last month
Roughly one month after Gov. Jared Polis warned while signing a bill regulating disposal of plastic pellets that the new law already needed a critical…
April 27 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Non-attorneys owning law firms
Here’s a trend that you may not realize is happening: More law firms, in some pockets of the country, are becoming owned by non-attorney interests…
State leaders looking to improve workforce-development system
Business leaders who’ve cited a lack of skilled talent as one of the biggest impediments to growing in Colorado could soon get help from an…
Many changes are requested but few are made as PUC sunset bill gets first OK
Colorado legislators took the first step in reauthorizing and updating the increasingly powerful Public Utilities Commission on Thursday, but they’ll have to decide in the…
Bill to limit use of rat poison meets its legislative end
The sponsor of a bill to sought to make it harder for people to use common forms of rat poison killed her effort this week,…
New law offers grants to replace older commercial trucks with newer gas-burning vehicles
Owners of aging and highly polluting diesel commercial trucks soon will be able to get state grants to help them buy newer and less-polluting —…
April 20 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: The housing debate from a business lens
Once again, Gov. Jared Polis and his legislative allies, as well as the housing industry, are pushing a package of bills this session to boost…
House tally on agricultural overtime change comes down to a single vote
Following two days of lengthy and emotional arguments, Colorado House members passed a bill requiring agricultural laborers to work more hours before getting overtime pay…
Legislators advancing two proposals to lower homeowners’ insurance costs
A Senate committee OK’d two bills aiming to get more hail-resistant roofs onto on Colorado homes Tuesday, arguing that both could provide pathways to slowing…