Two bills are reviving the construction-defects fight at the Colorado Capitol
By Ed Sealover Colorado homebuilders and advocates for increased condominium construction are fighting a two-part battle at the Legislature over the resurrected issue of construction-defects reform — putting them both on the defensive on and the offensive on the long-debated subject. Read More at The Sum & Substance.
Major Colorado universities seek exemption from POWR Act
By Ed Sealover A coalition of most of Colorado’s public colleges and universities has asked sponsors of a bill to redefine harassment in state law either to exempt its members from the proposal or to make a bevy of changes to the bill that’s scheduled for its first committee hearing this week. Read More at […]
Colorado Senate limits use of unemployment-tax revenues
By Ed Sealover Not content just to say they don’t want enforcement of proposed new labor laws funded with unemployment taxes, opponents of the idea convinced the Colorado Senate Monday to strike such funding from a bill and ban similar uses of Employment Support Fund money in the future. Read More at The Sum & […]
Colorado Politics: First of two bills in Jared Polis’ housing package wins committee approval
While the main event — a proposal to impose statewide controls over housing on municipalities — won’t be heard in committee until Thursday, the lesser-known of the two bills in Gov. Jared Polis’ proposed solution to the affordable housing crisis won a 9-2 approval from its first panel on Wednesday. The bill now heads to the […]
The Gazette: EDITORIAL: Rein in construction liability in Colorado
If Gov. Jared Polis really wants to create more affordable housing, he ought to set aside his misguided attempt to override local land-use regulations statewide — and instead demand fellow Democrats in the legislature simply reform construction liability laws. Exposure to runaway litigation over even minor flaws in home construction has chased a lot of […]
What We’re Watching: SB 205, the Universal Scholarship Program
Women’s History Month Feature: Roberta Robinette
In honor of Women’s History Month and the Chamber’s Women’s Forum, the Colorado Chamber is recognizing women business leaders, executives, and job creators who are core to our local Colorado communities. Each of the women featured in the month of March were panelists for the Colorado Chamber’s Women’s Forum which happened on March 15. Today’s […]
Water-quality permitting fees could change more frequently
By Ed Sealover Businesses and governments required to pay water-quality permitting fees may see those fees rise more regularly and with fewer legislative requirements under a bill that is set to be introduced in the coming days in the Colorado Legislature. The proposal, backed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, would remove […]
Cabinet member to legislators: Hands off unemployment-tax revenues
By Ed Sealover A key member of Gov. Jared Polis’ cabinet sent a letter to Colorado legislators Wednesday expressing his “extreme opposition” to their use of unemployment taxes to fund enforcement of proposed new labor laws, and he hinted that any bills trying to do so could face a veto. Read More at The Sum […]