Today, we and a statewide coalition of organizations submitted an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit filed by Colorado Concern and Board member Dan Ritchie that argues Gov. Jared Polis does not have the constitutional authority to allow electronic signature gathering to qualify issues for the November ballot. Gov. Polis issued Executive Order D … Read Post
A statewide coalition of organizations submitted an amicus brief Thursday in support of a lawsuit filed by Colorado Concern and Board member Dan Ritchie that argues Gov. Jared Polis does not have the constitutional authority to allow electronic signature gathering to qualify issues for the November ballot. Gov. Polis issued Executive Order D 2020 065 … Read Post
Reopening to Chamber Staff Three months ago, did you ever think you would be working through the details for how to check your employees’ temperature? That’s where this pandemic has taken us as businesses across the Colorado begin to reopen. Some of the earliest suggestions for temperature checks raised concerns. How would we staff a new intake function? What could we … Read Post
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce released the following statement on Gov. Jared Polis’ issuance of an executive order regarding the gathering of signatures via email and mail for ballot issues. “This executive order is in violation of our constitution. Only we, the voters of Colorado, can amend our state’s constitution and no individual elected … Read Post
We asked what would be most helpful to your businesses and employees at this time, and you answered. In fact, more than 400 of you told us what you needed and there were four priorities that came up consistently: Extend tax deadlines. More than 80% of you said relief from certain taxes, like head taxes, … Read Post
Denver Releases Requirements for Businesses to Reopen Starting Saturday Denver Mayor Michael Hancock announced that businesses can reopen Saturday, but with some detailed requirements to continue social distancing and slow the spread of COVID-19. The rules are in addition to requiring people to wear facemasks in public, an order that went into effect yesterday. The following … Read Post
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure this out (even though we have plenty of them available to ask in Colorado): what an employer needs when there is a Stay-at-Home order and they can’t go into work is access to inexpensive capital to keep the business viable and employees on the payroll. In our … Read Post
