Two bills revive battle over Colorado unemployment-fund solvency
Once again, Colorado’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund is the subject of major debate. After a month of discussions around the potential use of unemployment-tax revenue…
Legislative Session
Bill seeks to rein in utility rates by limiting several current practices
After more than a month of hearings and discussions about rising utility rates, legislative Democrats introduced a bill to require greater justification for future rate…
Affordable-housing package advances, but with a major concession
Gov. Jared Polis’ package of bills seeking to ease Colorado’s affordable-housing crisis by ramping up new construction has passed its first key tests — albeit…
Health-care bills look to expand programs that aren’t fully implemented
During Gov. Jared Polis’ first term, Colorado legislators passed significant health-care reform in areas ranging from prescription-drug pricing to lower-cost insurance offerings. Now, in the…
“Ambitious” climate bill affecting utilities, PERA and lawn equipment clears Senate
An “ambitious” climate bill that would speed up Colorado’s decarbonization efforts, incentivize the purchase of electric lawn equipment and streamline the regulation of carbon-sequestration wells…
Senate Democrats reject attempts to amend equal-pay proposal
Sponsors rejected a handful of amendments — including one requested by Gov. Jared Polis’ office — during Colorado Senate debate over the past two days…
Coming bill could further ramp up regulation of oil-and-gas permitting
A bill that is expected to be introduced this week would raise the permitting requirements for all new oil and gas operations in Colorado —…
Sponsor of ADA-lawsuits bill makes major changes
The sponsor of a bill to increase the damages that Colorado businesses could be forced to pay for Americans with Disabilities Act violations bumped the…
Green-energy bill offers both tax credits and tax burdens for businesses
The centerpiece bill of Gov. Jared Polis’ green-energy incentives package includes both carrots and sticks for businesses, offering new tax credits to industrial facilities reducing…
Harassment bill passes first test with changes and questions
A second legislative attempt to redefine harassment in Colorado law took its first step forward Wednesday — but with changes to its own new definition…