Summit Daily: To help close budget hole, Colorado Democrats eliminate a tax benefit for small businesses
Small businesses in Colorado will no longer be able to recoup a percentage of the sales tax they collect and send to the state under a bill approved by state Democrats in the ongoing special legislative session.
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DBJ: Legislators vote to delay Colorado AI law
“The Colorado Chamber of Commerce, its members, and the Colorado Technology Association worked in good faith to find a compromise with Sen. Rodriguez, consumer groups and labor representatives,” on reform proposals being circulated for the special legislative session, a statement from Colorado Chamber of Commerce CEO Loren Furman said. “However, the changes certain groups were seeking would have made Colorado the only state in the country with a liability system that would result in higher legal risks for all businesses, fewer opportunities for AI development, and serious harm to Colorado’s business climate and competitiveness.”
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Denver Gazette: These are 2025’s 10 ‘coolest’ things made in Colorado
For the past four years, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce has hosted a competition to celebrate inventions made in the state.
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Colorado Politics: Artificial intelligence bill clears first Senate special session committee
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s Rachel Beck told the committee AI has great potential, noting 58% of small businesses now use some form of AI. As a result, it’s difficult to overstate the implications of the legislation, she said. The scope of the bill — to prevent discrimination — rests largely on defining key terms so that businesses have a clear path to compliance, she added.
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Colorado Sun: Colorado lawmakers abandon special session effort to tweak AI law, will push back start date to June 2026
Colorado lawmakers Monday abandoned an effort to tweak Colorado’s first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence law after it became clear that five days of intense negotiations between Democrats, the tech industry, consumer advocacy groups and unions wouldn’t yield any results.
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Denver Gazette: Artificial intelligence bill gutted by Colorado Senate as possible deal collapses
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce — which was negotiating on behalf of small businesses, hospitals, large tech companies outside of the state and Colorado based-tech companies — pulled the plug on its efforts and told its members early Monday to contact senators to vote against the bill.
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Axios: Big Tech wins in delay of Colorado’s AI transparency bill
“We thank Sen. Rodriguez for amending his bill and allowing Colorado businesses more time to work on the current AI law instead of pushing bad policy through a rushed special session process,” Colorado Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Loren Furman said in a statement.
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