Colorado lands coveted Tech Hub designation to boost quantum sector
Colorado leaders’ big bet to make the state a focal point for the rapidly growing quantum-computing sector has garnered its first major payout —designation as…
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Polis signs final bills in substantial portfolio of technology regulations passed in 2024
In acknowledgement of the growing presence of technology in everyday life, the Legislature this year weighed into more areas affecting innovative Colorado companies than at…
Polis inks new or expanded tax credits to boost jobs in two sectors
Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a pair of tax credits Tuesday that are aimed at growing two specific Colorado industries — one that the…
“With reservations,” Polis signs landmark AI regulation bill
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law the nation’s first comprehensive attempt to regulate the development and deployment of artificial intelligence — but with…
Should Colorado establish national precedent in setting rules for artificial intelligence?
Gov. Jared Polis, a longtime supporter of disruptive industries and technologies, must decide in the coming weeks whether Colorado wants to go it alone and…
Four business-opposed bills, including single-payer health study, die on Tuesday
Colorado legislators allowed the clock to run out on four bills Tuesday that critics warned would raise the already high cost of living, including another…
Colorado leaders push incentives that could leverage significant federal technology funds
As legislators try to squeeze new programs into a tight budget hole this year, state economic-development leaders are working similarly to leverage limited resources to…
Bills to boost regulations on Uber, DoorDash and others appear headed to Polis’ desk
Companies from DoorDash to Uber to Lyft that use gig workers to deliver people and goods throughout Colorado largely have reached agreement — even if…
Legislators decide right-of-way access will come at annual cost to telecom firms
The Colorado Department of Transportation will be able to charge both initial and annual fees to telecommunications firms laying broadband fiber in highway right-of-way areas,…
Legislature gives final approval to digital electronics right-to-repair bill
Colorado legislators on Tuesday sent to Gov. Jared Polis a slightly tightened bill that will add to the state’s growing right-to-repair law the ability for…