Colorado Chamber Applauds House Business Committee for Striking Down Restrictive Scheduling Bill
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Meyer at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce released the following statement from President and CEO Loren Furman regarding HB 1118 failing in the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee today in an 8-2 bipartisan vote: “The restrictive scheduling bill was one of the worst bills for […]
Housing Discussions Ramping Up
BY: ED SEALOVER It’s been a big week for affordable-housing bills at the Colorado Capitol, even for a session where the subject will dominate debates this year. House members passed a much-publicized bill that would end the state’s 42-year-old prohibition against cities and counties enacting rent-stabilization or rent-control ordinances — a bill that is not likely […]
A look at two diverging approaches to affordable housing this session
BY: ED SEALOVER As Colorado legislators seek solutions to the state’s affordable-housing crisis, the contrast between two proposals that played out Monday at the Capitol shows how wide a gulf there is between market- and government-centered proposals. Read More at The Sum & Substance.com
Colorado governments could insert themselves into apartment sales to preserve affordable housing
BY: ED SEALOVER Colorado could become the first state to require that local governments get a first crack at buying any substantially sized multifamily housing complex that goes up for sale — a proposal that both proponents and opponents said could have major impacts on housing affordability. Read More at The Sum & Substance.com
Sponsors resist requests to lighten equal pay regulations
BY: ED SEALOVER A bill that would boost regulations on employers surrounding interviewing and hiring procedures in the name of pay equity cleared its first legislative committee Tuesday without the addition of any of a slew of amendments that had been requested by business leaders. Read More at The Sum & Substance.com
Women’s History Month Feature: Maria Demaree
In honor of Women’s History Month and our upcoming 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 are panelists for the Colorado Chamber’s Women’s Forum on March 15. Today’s feature is […]
Colorado Chamber Supports Employee Home-Buying Tax Credit Legislation
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Meyer at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today announced its support of House Bill 1189, which would create a state income tax credit for businesses that financially assist with an employee’s purchase of a primary residence. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Shannon Bird, Rep. Ron Weinberg […]
A look at two diverging approaches to affordable housing this session
BY: ED SEALOVER As Colorado legislators seek solutions to the state’s affordable-housing crisis, the contrast between two proposals that played out Monday at the Capitol shows how wide a gulf there is between market- and government-centered proposals. In the morning, the House, as expected, passed HB 1115, which would repeal the state’s 42-year-old ban on […]
More requirements could be coming on equal pay law
BY: ED SEALOVER Colorado employers who have been operating under increased transparency rules regarding how they post and interview for new jobs may have to work under even more requirements going forward if a bill coming for its first committee vote on Tuesday passes. Senate Bill 105, sponsored by Democratic Sens. Jessie Danielson of Wheat […]