March 9 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Extreme temperature oversight
For the second year in a row, the Legislature is primed to debate whether the state should boost protections for employees who are working outside…
Legislative Session
Hospitals win first healthcare battle of session, but providers and insurers gearing up for more
Colorado healthcare providers who remain under financial stress dodged what they called a bullet when a Senate committee rejected a bill Thursday to boost state…
New bill reshapes how Colorado higher education, workforce training operate together
With more than 20 divisions of state government overseeing 110 programs promoting postsecondary education and workforce training, the average Colorado employer or student would need…
Pesticide regulations escalate legislative battle with agriculture industry
Colorado farmers and ranchers are finding themselves in increasing legislative conflicts with environmental and animal-advocacy groups, including two bills introduced this year that have sought…
Legislators reject effort to rein in airport, ballgame food prices
Legislators who’ve backed efforts to hold down housing or utility costs in the name of affordability declined to do the same for Denver International Airport…
Debate set for bill that would consider high stadium costs to be price-gouging
Colorado legislators who took a small step in 2025 to boosting state regulation of price-gouging will consider Tuesday whether to go after the problem in…
Committee kills bill dealing with emissions reporting
A bill that sought to make Colorado companies post their reportable emissions on their websites died in a bipartisan vote Thursday, as legislators questioned the…
Legislators move to give state new oversight of workplace-safety rules
Frustrated with a proposed rollback of federal workplace safety laws, legislative Democrats want to give the state enforcement authority in this area— and took the…
Colorado seeks to take control of injection-well permitting away from EPA
Colorado regulators want to oversee now-federalized permitting for the growing number of underground injection control wells — an idea that appeals to some geothermal and…
Legislators give bipartisan backing to extending Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit
Even in the midst of another significant budget shortfall, legislators overwhelmingly took the first step Monday to approving an extension of a corporate income-tax credit…