ADA enforcement proposal could spur more lawsuits
Individuals with disabilities could file legal actions against businesses more easily and receive greater monetary awards under a legislative proposal that advocates say is long…
Legislative Session
Legislators grill utility leaders over rising rates
A special legislative committee probing rising utility costs questioned several long-standing aspects of Colorado’s rate-setting model Tuesday, including whether for-profit utilities like Xcel Energy should…
Polis, legislators unveil workforce bill package
Seeking to alleviate the labor shortage that continues to plague multiple industries, Gov. Jared Polis and a bipartisan group of legislators announced Tuesday that they…
Unemployment taxes could fund new labor regulations
Colorado legislators are seeking to use a fund that is seeded by unemployment-tax payments from employers to pay for enforcement of several regulatory bills this…
Right to repair could spread to more equipment in Colorado
Colorado’s right-to-repair movement, which began last year with wheelchair equipment, could spread this year to agricultural equipment — a decision that will lie with the…
Special committee questions justification for utility rate hikes
Colorado legislators on the Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates pressed witnesses during the panel’s first meeting Tuesday on how regulators might determine when…
Polis unveils clean-energy incentive package
During a legislative session in which energy and environmental legislation is expected to come in the form of both carrots and sticks, Gov. Jared Polis…
House modifies, passes right-of-first-refusal bill
A bill to allow local governments the right of first refusal on most apartment complexes that go up for sale passed the Colorado House on…
New bill seeks again to change definition of harassment
Once again, the Colorado Legislature will consider changing the definition of harassment — and whether that will lead to increased lawsuits — following introduction this…
Businesses poised to get relief from retail delivery fee
Supporters of Colorado’s 2021 transportation-funding law have made it clear that they don’t intend to repeal any of the fees that generated much of its…