Addressing Colorado’s $32 Billion Unfunded Pension Liability The long-awaited public employee pension reform bill has been introduced and is being debated in the legislature. Senate Bill 200 was introduced last week and heard in the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. This issue is of critical importance to the Chamber and a top priority for this … Read Post
Addressing Colorado’s $32 Billion Unfunded Pension Liability This week, the Chamber and its affiliate, the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation (Metro Denver EDC), shared a letter with Gov. John Hickenlooper and legislators outlining the principles and recommendations we believe should be strongly considered when identifying strategies to improve the financial soundness of Colorado’s defined benefit … Read Post
Busy day at the Capitol The Chamber testified on two important bills at the Capitol Tuesday. Senate Bill 88 is a legislative fix to the unintentional drafting error created last session in Senate Bill 267, which removed special districts’ ability to collect sales tax on retail marijuana. We know our special districts depend on and … Read Post
First week of the legislative session. Members of the legislature wasted no time introducing their priorities at the start of the 2018 session last Wednesday. On the first day alone, 125 bills were introduced, ranging from transportation funding to oil and gas regulations to student assessments. The Chamber took positions on 15 of those bills, … Read Post
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce announced positions on 15 bills working their way through the Colorado General Assembly. The Chamber supports: Notice to Students of Postsecondary Courses (HB18-1005) Reclaimed Water Use for Marijuana Cultivation (HB18-1053) Reclaimed Water Use for Toilet Flushing (HB18-1069) Affordable Housing Tax Credit (SB18-007) Reclaimed Water Use on Industrial Hemp (SB18-038) … Read Post
What key issues are businesses watching at the Capitol when the General Assembly reconvenes next week? Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Kelly Brough outlined four items of interest to members at the 5th Annual Business Legislative Preview, starting with the cost of health care. She shared the stories members have shared. “My … Read Post
As we celebrated 150 years of being in business in November, we said we were just getting started. And as we ring in the New Year, you will see that is true with our laser focus on policy issues at the 2018 legislative session. Here are our top priorities for the session and why these … Read Post
