This week in policy: With the days dwindling down to the end of the legislative session, we are still seeing some major bills launch. One piece of legislation introduced just this week is Senate Bill 238, which could reshape the next few years of Colorado property taxes. This bill was unveiled on Monday by Gov. Jared … Read Post
This week in policy: With less than two weeks remaining in the legislative session, a lot of work remains to be done before legislators leave the Capitol, with some saying this is the most backed-up they’ve ever seen the system. Some major legislation has been introduced in the past week, and there’s still a lot to accomplish … Read Post
This week in policy: The Chamber’s Legal Advisory Committee (LAC) works throughout the session to collaborate with bill sponsors and other stakeholders on complex legislation that might need amendments or changes to make the legislation more friendly to Colorado’s business community. Recently, our LAC team has been incredibly successful in providing feedback to legislators that … Read Post
Access to affordable housing has been a growing issue for the Denver area, with metro Denver now being named the fifth least affordable housing market in the country by OJO labs. The lack of available affordable and workforce housing is an issue that needs immediate attention and action. The Chamber and its Prosper Colorado initiative support efforts to increase the … Read Post
This week in policy: While this legislative session has already covered an array of topics ranging from transportation and taxes to pollution and COVID-19 vaccines, the legislature has a limited number of tools to sway those impacted by certain bills. As a business community, the tools we pay the most attention to are the incentives and … Read Post
House Speaker Alec Garnett (D-Denver), Rep. Mike Lynch (R-Larimer, Weld), Sen. Brittany Pettersen (D-Jefferson) and Sen. John Cooke (R-Weld) introduced House Bill 1326 last Friday, prompting a critical statewide discussion about fentanyl use in Colorado and the best way to curb its proliferation. Colorado Public Radio reported in February that fentanyl fatalities in Colorado are rising faster than … Read Post
The Colorado Joint Budget Committee is starting to plan next year’s state budget, and while initial predictions look promising, war and inflation could put a damper on this outlook. Currently, Colorado is projected to go into this next fiscal year with a 20.7% surplus over this fiscal year’s budget, and over $1.6 billion will be … Read Post
