Denver Gazette: Colorado leaders, businesses brace for fallout from Trump tariffs
“We’re concerned with any policy that disrupts predictability in the market or increases the cost of doing business — whether that comes from the state or federal government,” said Colorado Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Loren Furman in a news release. “We’ve heard a range of feedback from our members statewide on tariffs, from uncertainty about the future to outrage over detrimental financial impacts.
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Colorado Sun: Future of union organizing in Colorado remains fuzzy as legislative session enters home stretch
Loren Furman, president and CEO of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, said the business community has offered three proposals to labor that would reduce the 75% threshold required for the union security vote and compress the timeframe between the simple majority vote to form a union and the vote over whether to begin negotiations over union security.
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Denver Post: Gov. Polis, lawmakers consider plan to accelerate Colorado’s clean energy transition
“This is moving the goal posts, no matter how you slice it,” said Meghan Dollar, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s senior vice president of governmental affairs.
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Colorado Politics: Colorado utilities voice concerns over accelerated carbon emissions reduction targets
Meghan Dollar of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce said that many of her members from the utility sector expressed frustration that they weren’t included in the stakeholder process on the bill to the same extent as they had wished.
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Axios: Colorado braces for Trump tariff fallout
“Specifically for Colorado, which is already one of the most expensive states to live and do business, tariffs could seriously interfere with our work to improve competitiveness and the broader economy,” Colorado Chamber president and CEO Loren Furman said in a statement.
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