A look at some of the other bills coming in this week’s special legislative session
A legislative session called by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to pass a specific brokered property-tax-cut bill is likely to include consideration of at least a…
Legislative Session
Employer trip reduction, indirect-source regulations back on legislators’ radar
Colorado legislators once again are discussing how to move office workers and other commuters out of single-occupancy vehicles, setting up another potential confrontation on the…
Legislators looking to offer better breaks on business personal property tax
Few employers are taking advantage of a business personal property tax credit enacted by Colorado five years ago, leading legislators to consider whether they should…
Legislature going into special session to try to pass further property-tax breaks
It’s official: Gov. Jared Polis announced on Thursday morning that he is calling the Colorado Legislature back for a special session in 11 days to…
Commission discussion signals likely property-tax special session
Colorado legislators appear headed for another debate about lowering property taxes after an influential commission largely backed a compromise plan Monday to cut taxes further…
Colorado alcohol-sales laws are changing in August; here’s a primer
Next month, Colorado alcohol-sales law will undergo some 30 changes affecting everyone from liquor stores to distilleries to caterers. But after a final month of…
Colorado is opening professional licensing to more residents with criminal records
Beginning next month, employers could have a wider pool of licensed professionals to consider for openings, as a new state law will make it easier…
New Colorado PFAS law will affect range of product makers come 2026
Environmental advocates this week celebrated a new law that got overshadowed by debate on air-quality regulations this past legislative session — a measure expanding the…
Colorado legislative primaries represent “turning point” for both parties due to ideological battles
After years of steady Democratic gains in the Legislature, both parties see the 2024 Colorado election as a pivotal moment for state policy — but…
With a final pen stroke, Polis enacts historic workforce-development package
With in-migration of workers to Colorado slowing substantially and more students choosing to end their educational journey with a high-school diploma, state employers are struggling…