Polis’ signing statement puts guardrails on pollution bill
Gov. Jared Polis late Tuesday signed a significantly pared-down bill seeking to reform air-quality permitting in the state, but not before giving guardrails to state…
Legislative Session
Polis vetoes right-of-first-refusal bill
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed cities and counties to step into pending sales of older apartment complexes and…
Polis signs four workplace regulations into law
Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed into law a bill that redefines harassment in Colorado — the conclusion of a five-day period in which he…
Calls grow for Polis to veto right-of-first-refusal bill
A coalition involving 17 business, construction and real-estate associations is raising pressure on Gov. Jared Polis to veto a bill that would make Colorado the…
Health-care companies get mixed bag in 2023 legislative session
In many ways, the outcome of the 2023 legislative session for the health-care industry mirrored that of business in general: Employers fought off potentially stifling…
Business groups seek vetoes on handful of recently passed bills
Despite the business sector killing or paring down many of the proposals it most opposed during the 2023 legislative session, several groups still are asking…
Polis signs bills committing $70M to workforce development
With employers across Colorado facing continued shortages of talented workers, Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday signed into law a pair of bills that industry leaders…
Green energy law offers new business tax credits while cutting ad-valorem credits
Colorado’s twin pushes for greater adoption of renewable energy and faster reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions now feature a bevy of new incentives, though those come…
After changes, businesses and legislators laud bills that could affect utility rates
At the end of a legislative session uniquely focused on utility companies and their operations, legislators and the state’s two investor-owned utilities may have hit…
Despite push, bills regulating emerging energy sectors still have too many guardrails, industry leaders say
Colorado legislators passed a swath of bills at the end of the 2023 legislative session to set up regulatory frameworks for emerging energy sectors, but…