Colorado budget director details $3B in potential cuts from property-tax-cut initiatives
Colorado’s budget director on Friday laid out a list of actions the state could have to take — including higher-education funding cuts that could lead…
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Legislators OK bill to raise malpractice damage caps — despite trial attorneys’ opposition
As business and trial-attorney groups continue their staredown over a potential ballot battle on lawsuit damage caps, Colorado legislators are advancing a bill that would…
Study: Removing lawsuit caps will cost Colorado $2 billion
Eliminating caps on noneconomic damages for lawsuits involving catastrophic injury and death, as a proposed ballot initiative aims to do, could cost Colorado $2.1 billion…
New Colorado House rule could limit debate on controversial bills at end of session
Colorado House Democrats pushed through a rule change Friday that could limit debates on certain motions at the end of each legislative session — a…
Colorado House Republicans choose business advocate as new leader
Colorado House Republicans on Thursday chose a business advocate and longtime oil-and-gas industry supporter to serve as their new House leader in an election that…
Attorney group, business leaders file dueling ballot measures on damage awards in lawsuits
Colorado trial lawyers and business leaders have filed a quartet of ballot initiatives over the past week that are likely to lead to a big-money…
Colorado Legislative Preview: Business will play both defense and offense
Business leaders prepared for a seemingly unrelenting stream of proposed regulations, limits on fossil-fuel production and added costs to employers as the 2023 legislative session…
Prop HH and its effect on commercial property taxes leaves business groups torn
Proposition HH offers Colorado commercial property owners a chance of subtracting billions of dollars from escalating property-tax bills over the next decade. But in a…
In sometimes-raucous meeting, Colorado Senate Democrats select new leaders
In a tense meeting that featured both surprises and an accusation of intraparty backroom dealing, Colorado Senate Democrats on Friday chose Sen. Robert Rodriguez of…
Senate majority leader resigning, setting off tussle to replace him
Colorado Senate Majority Leader Dominick Moreno is leaving the Legislature to become a high-ranking official in new Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration, and his exit…