Rodriguez introduces new AI bill, drawing kudos from business and consumer groups
With less than two weeks remaining in the 2026 legislative session, Colorado Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez introduced one of the most anticipated bills of…
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Once-vetoed social-media regulatory bills are becoming law. Here’s why.
Last year, proponents of a far-reaching bill to make social-media companies rein in crime on their sites rallied on the west steps of the Capitol,…
Working group reaches consensus on fixes to Colorado AI regulations
Five months after Gov. Jared Polis summoned business, education and consumer-rights advocates to break a two-year stalemate over artificial-intelligence regulation, the group has agreed to…
Revived bill to ban individualized price- and wage-setting gets initial approval
One year after a similar bill died in its first committee hearing, a new proposal is advancing in the Colorado Legislature to bar companies from…
Legislators battling again with rideshare companies over driver pay, safety rules
Less than 10 months after Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill to add safety-focused restrictions on transportation-network companies like Uber and Lyft, the issue is…
Proposed social-media regulations go less far than 2025 bills
One year after social-media companies clashed with Colorado legislators seeking to boost regulations on them, the early 2026 bills impacting the sector seem more cooperative,…
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…
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…
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…