March 16 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: Alcohol tax and fee proposals
Two bills set for their first hearings at the Colorado Legislature this week would increase taxes or fees on beer, wine and spirits sales to fund…
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Bills seek to make alcohol producers pay more for substance-abuse, mental-health treatment
Alcohol is big business in Colorado. Centennial State breweries are responsible for more than 61,000 jobs. Western Slope wineries help to drive tourism to the…
“Unholy trinity” of bills raising corporate taxes by $580M pass first committee
Colorado legislative Democrats are pushing forward three tax-break rollbacks that will cost businesses some $580 million annually, boosting tax credits for lower-income families while increasing…
Legislators give bipartisan backing to extending Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit
Even in the midst of another significant budget shortfall, legislators overwhelmingly took the first step Monday to approving an extension of a corporate income-tax credit…
“Huge deal” tax-bill package seeks to roll back and decouple tax breaks
Democratic legislators are poised to unveil a quartet of bills next week that could decouple Colorado law from hundreds of millions of dollars in new…
Committee kills vacancy-tax proposal, but more housing debates are coming
While legislators continue to consider numerous ways to fund affordable housing this session, one potential solution that won’t advance is a proposal to let local…
Feb. 9 “Colorado Chamber Office Hours”: The vacancy tax debate
Is the idea of allowing local governments to charge a vacancy tax to owners of residences left empty for much of the year a new…
For third time, state board approves ballot title for progressive income tax
A Colorado election board gave proponents of a graduated income tax the OK for a third time Wednesday to move ahead with an initiative that’s…
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…
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…