We’re here to help you stay up to speed with what’s happening in the business community. The Chamber works hard on behalf of the business community at the Capitol to advance policies that make our state a great place to work and live. Here’s what we’re reading this week at the end of the legislative session:
Sending a strong message: The Chamber shared the frustration and disappointment of the business community after a legislative session filled with stalemates and lack of compromise. Read what Chamber President and CEO Kelly Brough and Gov. John Hickenlooper said at our State of the State luncheon.
Ending without a bang: This year’s session of the General Assembly will go down as a study in partisan gridlock and legislative sloth, wrote the Colorado Springs Gazette’s editorial board. Read the full editorial.
No action in packed two weeks: In the final days of the legislative session the Chamber saw two of its key priorities, addressing construction defects and reenacting the hospital provider fee as an enterprise fund, fail to advance. Read more.
Former Chamber chair sworn in as lieutenant governor: Former Kaiser executive and former Chamber board of directors’ chair Donna Lynne was sworn in as Colorado’s lieutenant governor last week. Read about her pledge to Coloradans.
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