I’m often blown away by the work our business community will do to make Colorado the best place to do business, find a great job and raise a family. Here are two efforts this week that illustrate just that: We stand together as a business community on education. Over 440 business and civic leaders signed … Read Post
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce announced its position on four bills working their way through the Colorado General Assembly. HB15-1323 Changes to Assessments in Public Schools/Rep. John Buckner (D-Aurora) Summary: This bill is a bipartisan effort to implement recommended changes in assessment tests in Colorado schools. The bill implements many of the recommendations from the 1202 … Read Post
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce announced its position on four bills working their way through the Colorado General Assembly. HB15-1306 Business Opportunity Study / Rep. Angela Williams (D-Denver) and Rep. Joe Salazar (D-Thornton) and Sen. Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa) and Sen. Lucia Guzman (D-Denver) Summary: This legislation directs the Department of Personnel to commission a study to … Read Post
During the legislative session, I think our favorite color is grey. When it comes to finding solutions to tough issues that face our state, we certainly favor it over black or white. We know that when we’re open to hearing the other side’s argument and finding common ground, we find better solutions that work for all of Colorado.
Whether you run a business, drive results for a nonprofit or manage a public budget—finances matter. A lot! This week, we’re following two financial issues that can help ensure we are making smart decisions about the financial impact of our ballots and our state budget. The ballot. This week we heard testimony regarding House Bill 1057, which … Read Post
The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce announced its position on one bill working its way through the Colorado General Assembly. HB15-1258 FAMLI Insurance Program Wage Replacement/Rep. Faith Winter (D-Westminster) and Sen. Jessie Ulibarri (D-Commerce City) Summary: The bill creates the family and medical leave insurance (FAMLI) program in the newly created Division of Family and … Read Post
Just over a month ago, the task force created by the legislature to study how to improve testing requirements for Colorado’s students issued its recommendations. This task force was made of 15-members including parents, education experts and business leaders who spent over 50 hours deliberating and received more than 750 comments and feedback from Coloradans across … Read Post
