Restaurants find success and roadblocks while seeking legislative help
Colorado restaurants that are begging state leaders for help during a time of mounting closures came away from two days of intense hearings this week…
Regulatory Issues
Trial lawyers trying again to make it easier to file pricey consumer-protection lawsuits
For the third straight year, legislators are advancing a bill to make it easier to file costly deceptive-trade-practices lawsuits under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act…
New price-gouging regulations pass Colorado House after significant concession from sponsors
Colorado House members passed a bill to boost the state’s price-gouging regulations on Monday — but only after scaling it back significantly so that it…
Bill to aid building owners needing to decarbonize doesn’t help enough, sector leaders say
When Colorado regulators passed emissions-reduction regulations on large commercial buildings in 2023, property managers decried the infeasibility of complying with the rules. A group of…
New bill would boost safety, background-check requirements for TNCs like Lyft, Uber
Seeking to protect Uber and Lyft customers, a group of Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill Friday that would boost steps companies must take to perform…
After one victory, restaurants gear up for battle on a second legislative front
Colorado restaurants are moving forward with two priority bills that sector leaders say are needed to stave off a massive wave of closures — but…
New effort to ban “junk fees” shifts focus to different industry
Colorado Democrats once again are seeking to ban “junk fees” that get added without option onto the advertised prices of goods and services, but their…
Struggling restaurants seek legislative help in rolling back key regulation
A Colorado restaurant industry battered by increasing costs and regulations will ask legislators Thursday to help it in a way that officials believe can make…
Liquor and grocery stores are feuding again over who should get to sell what products
Much like a bar regular returning for happy hour, Colorado’s liquor wars are back at the Capitol, beginning this year with another attempt to limit…
After debate on “corporate greed” versus “overregulation,” legislators advance bill to regulate price-gouging
After a hearing that put into clear view the wildly contrasting ideas on why the prices of consumer goods are so high, a House committee…