Denver 7: Colorado Chamber outlines 2026 priorities ahead of legislative session
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has released its legislative agenda for the upcoming session, outlining priorities it says are meant to improve the state’s business climate. The agenda focuses on reducing regulatory burdens, understanding costs, protecting the workforce and examining how new laws could impact businesses across Colorado.
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Denver 7: Rising homeowners insurance costs add new pressure to Colorado housing market
People shopping for a home usually focus on location, price and interest rates. Now, experts say insurance premiums are playing a much bigger role in the homeowning process. Colorado Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Loren Furman said the state is facing growing affordability challenges on multiple fronts.
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Compete Colorado: Colorado Chamber urges legislature to ‘do no harm’
The Chamber last year released a study counting over 200,000 regulations, making Colorado the sixth most regulated state in the nation. Colorado also ranks among the most expensive states, as homeownership, cost of living, businesses, and employment suffer.
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Ark Valley Voice: 2026 National Civics Bee Application Deadline is February 3
The 2026 National Civics Bee application deadline is approaching soon. The essay application portal will close at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, February 3.
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Gazette: EDITORIAL: Underlying Colorado’s rocky economic terrain — overregulation
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce ranked Colorado the sixth most regulated state for business in its 2024 report. Nearly 45% of those rules are duplicative or redundant, yet businesses must sift through them all to ensure compliance.
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Colorado Sun: Colorado’s talent pipeline report identifies 163 “top jobs”
Colorado Chamber of Commerce officials said it complements the organization’s own work with business members, partly because it gets government officials’ and educators’ attention.
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Vail Daily: Colorado’s business competitiveness shows cracks as investment drifts out of state
According to the chamber’s Colorado Scorecard for 2025, a dashboard that annually tracks metrics related to the state’s economy and key industries, Colorado’s “best economy” ranking fell from fourth to sixth, pushing the state out of the top five in the nation.
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