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…
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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…
As autonomous vehicles proliferate, Colorado officials debate the need for more regulation
Waymo is operating driverless taxis in a handful of U.S. cities. Joby Aviation is testing air taxis that it intends eventually to fly without pilots….
Interim legislative committee rallies around bill to help fleets replace older trucks
After a month of deliberation, a Colorado interim legislative committee voted Tuesday to draft a bill that would allow an underutilized enterprise to offer grants…
Oct. 20 Business Buzz: Transportation-funding proposal
On the second of two 9News Business Buzz episodes from Oct. 20, 2025, Ed Sealover, editor of The Sum & Substance and vice president of…
Advancing ballot initiative seeks boost for road funding
For the first time in half a decade, Coloradans may engage in debate next year about what the state’s transportation funding priorities should be, as…
Legislators mull incentives, rather than mandates, to cut highway emissions
Colorado legislators may consider creating a program that helps owners of the oldest, most-polluting commercial trucks to trade them in for new vehicles — a…
Polis vetoes attempt to boost safety regulations on Uber, Lyft drivers
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed a bill that sought to ramp up driver safety regulations on rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft, demonstrating in…
Proposed new safety regulations for Uber, Lyft could cause rideshare to exit Colorado
Despite a bevy of amendments added by sponsors over the legislative session’s final two days to try to temper opposition, Colorado’s largest rideshare company is…
Potential gubernatorial candidates suggest new approaches to transportation
Two of Colorado’s leading potential gubernatorial candidates suggested Wednesday that the state should focus more attention on maintaining and upgrading highway infrastructure, signaling a potential…