Legislators beginning data centers debate: Incentivize them or add major rules?
Colorado legislators will be asked this session to choose between two bills on data centers that approach the burgeoning industry sector in starkly different ways…
Legislative Session
Jan. 19 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: A business lobbyist previews the session
On this week’s episode of the “Colorado Chamber Office Hours” podcast, host Ed Sealover sits down with Meghan Dollar, senior vice president of governmental affairs…
Polis’ final State of the State: Broad calls, plus specifics on housing, workforce
Gov. Jared Polis offered his final State of the State Address Thursday, calling for legislators to make additional progress on clean energy, workforce development and…
First-day bills seek to expand price-gouging prohibitions, incentivize data centers
The 94 bills introduced on the first day of the 2026 legislative session include wide-ranging efforts to incentivize data centers, create an enterprise to boost…
On opening day, Democrat and Republican legislators call for affordability — with different paths to that goal
With affordability topping their priorities, Colorado House and Senate Democratic leaders further narrowed their focus to housing and healthcare costs in opening-day speeches Wednesday —…
Bipartisan bill seeks to extend emissions-reduction deadlines for public utilities
Just days in advance of a legislative session where debates over energy costs are expected to take center stage, a bipartisan group of southern Colorado…
Jan. 12 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours” with House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell
In this week’s episode of the “Colorado Chamber Office Hours” podcast, host Ed Sealover sits down with Colorado House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell to discuss…
Jan. 9 Colorado Inside Out: Legislative preview, minimum-wage laws
Ed Sealover, editor of The Sum & Substance and vice president of strategic initiatives for the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, joined the PBS 12 program…
2026 Colorado Legislative Preview: A tale of affordability, regulations and regulatory reform
For several years, Colorado legislators from both parties have vowed to tackle the state’s affordability crisis, only to butt heads over how to do that…
Democrats will reintroduce bill to do away with second unionization vote
Colorado legislative Democrats will try once more this year to nix the second-election-for-unionization requirement in the Labor Peace Act, emphasizing at a news conference Thursday…