11 News: Gov. Polis ‘cuts away’ more than 200 Colorado Executive Orders in government efficiency effort
As governor, I can do this with Executive Orders, but for the legislature to get rid of old laws, it takes them passing it through both chambers,” Polis explained. “So, we are looking to forward to working with the Colorado Chamber of Commerce and others to find old and obsolete regulations and laws, so hopefully we can do a similar thing with laws in addition to with Executive Orders.
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Denver 7: Colorado’s economic growth fell from 5th in the nation to 41st, according to new report
The chamber released a report of its own on Tuesday, showing Colorado ranks sixth in the nation for regulations on businesses. The report said there were nearly 200,000 restrictions on businesses in Colorado.
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Denver Gazette: Colorado Chamber of Commerce report finds state’s regulations to be excessive for businesses
A new study by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce has found that the state is the sixth-most regulated in the country, with 45% of its regulations deemed “excessive or duplicative.”
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Fox 31: Colorado Chamber Announces New Regulatory Affairs Policy Council
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KOAA News 5: Colorado Chamber Releases Comprehensive Study on the State’s Regulatory Climate
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2 Prime News: New Colorado Chamber Regulatory Council in Response to New Report
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Colorado Politics: Colorado is 6th most regulated state in America, chamber report says
Colorado is the sixth-most regulated state in the country and nearly half of its roughly 200,000 regulations are “excessive or duplicative,” a finding that poses negative ramifications on economic growth, on productivity and, ultimately, on residents, according to a new study from the state’s chamber of commerce.
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Gazette: EDITORIAL: Colorado’s race toward overregulation
A day after a new economic forecast told Coloradans to lower their expectations for growth and prosperity, a study released by the state’s chamber of commerce offered insights as to why that might be.
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