A headline from this week’s national news says it all: “Entrepreneurs flocked to Colorado. Now, red tape is driving some away.” The article’s opening lines make you wince: “A vocal band of Colorado software engineers and venture capitalists are increasingly grumbling that their tech haven in the Rocky Mountains is devolving into the place of […]
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Common Sense Institute: Colorado Lost Workplaces at One of the Country’s Highest Rates in 2024
Last month, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce published a report on corporate relocation, expansion, and site selection that identifies 98 firms and 13,607 known jobs lost to businesses choosing against operating in Colorado since 2019.[i] Other sources, like Business Employment Dynamics (BDM) data from the BLS, also demonstrate the severity of corporate flight from Colorado, […]
Axios: Colorado’s new AI bill wins support from key players
The new artificial intelligence legislation in Colorado is drawing strange political bedfellows. Why it matters: For supporters, that’s a symptom of good policy. For critics, it’s a warning sign about legislation crafted behind closed doors. Driving the news: In the bill’s first hearing on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union and Colorado Chamber of Commerce […]
Colorado Newsline: ‘Massive amounts of money’ doomed Colorado’s landmark 2024 AI law, sponsor says
Colorado’s landmark 2024 legislation to protect consumers from discrimination by artificial intelligence systems couldn’t withstand the “massive amounts of money” being spent by technology companies to influence AI policymaking, the law’s architect told fellow lawmakers Tuesday. … With one exception, SB-189 is virtually identical to a draft measure released in March by an AI policy […]
Competition Policy International: Colorado Lawmakers Advance Revisions to Landmark AI Regulations
Colorado lawmakers are moving to substantially rewrite the state’s landmark 2024 artificial intelligence law, advancing a compromise bill that would both scale back and clarify some of the nation’s most stringent AI compliance requirements. … Business stakeholders appear to view the measure as a workable middle ground. Loren Furman, head of the Colorado Chamber of […]
Daily Mail: Western state branded ‘new California’ as tech companies flee amid rising regulation
Tech bros used to call Colorado ‘silicon mountain’ in a nod to its laid-back legal code, but efforts to regulate artificial intelligence are tarnishing the state’s business friendly reputation. … Some businesses are already leaving the state, according to a report published by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce last month that found a decline in […]
Colorado Politics: Colorado lawmakers advance rewrite of 2024 law to regulate artificial intelligence
With just nine days left in the 2026 legislative session, a revised proposal to amend the 2024 artificial‑intelligence law is finally advancing — even though it’s not the bill Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez had hoped for. Senate Bill 189, which largely mirrors a draft bill written by a governor-appointed task force, was introduced in […]
Colorado Sun: Key labor bill clears Colorado legislature, faces Polis veto for second year in a row
The Colorado legislature passed a pro-union bill Friday, setting up a potential veto by Gov. Jared Polis after he rejected an identical measure last year. House Bill 26-1005, named the Worker Protection Act by supporters, has been a top priority for legislative Democrats and the state’s labor unions for the past two years. Republicans and […]
Colorado Newsline: New bill would narrow scope of Colorado’s landmark 2024 AI law
After months of closed-door negotiations over changes to a 2024 law that aims to protect consumers from discrimination by artificial intelligence systems, top Democrats in the Colorado Legislature in the final days of the legislative session are backing a proposal to dramatically narrow the law’s scope. Senate Bill 26-189, introduced Friday evening, closely resembles a […]
Daily Sentinel: Middle school students compete in Civics Bee
Grand Valley middle school students competed in the National Civics Bee regional competition Saturday, facing off in a live quiz event testing their civics knowledge. Three finalists earned the chance to participate in the state-level competition, hosted in Denver by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce on July 24. The state champion from that event will […]