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…
Legislative Session
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…
Polis signs housing bill
Gov. Jared Polis made it official Tuesday that metropolitan districts, controversy or not, will continue to be a part of Colorado’s solution to building more…
Two bills progressing to get workers to sectors that “need them now”
Even as Colorado legislators continue to have significant differences on how to deal with issues ranging from housing to health care, they are coalescing around…
Colorado Senate limits use of unemployment-tax revenues
Not content just to say they don’t want enforcement of proposed new labor laws funded with unemployment taxes, opponents of the idea convinced the Colorado…
Major Colorado universities seek exemption from POWR Act
A coalition of most of Colorado’s public colleges and universities has asked sponsors of a bill to redefine harassment in state law either to exempt…
Two bills are reviving the construction-defects fight at the Colorado Capitol
Colorado homebuilders and advocates for increased condominium construction are fighting a two-part battle at the Legislature over the resurrected issue of construction-defects reform — putting…