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The Center Square: Colorado Senate panel OKs bills on overregulation, electrical service, child care

The Colorado Senate Appropriations Committee passed a series of bills Friday for the Senate to consider, including legislation on electrical service, child care and bureaucratic bloat.

The bills aim to establish a cheaper energy program for low-income residents, simplify the state’s child care provider system and create more checks to minimize unnecessary regulations.

Colorado has been criticized as an overregulated state in recent years, with a report by the Colorado Chamber Foundation finding the state to be the sixth-most regulated in the country.

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