Business Issues Aplenty Addressed–and Accomplished–During 2018 Legislative Session
The Colorado Chamber’s Loren Furman said the bill that approved a plan to close the $32 billion unfunded liability in the public-pension system may have been the biggest of the session because of its broad effect. Read the complete article by Ed Sealover in the Denver Business Journal.
Major Transportation Funding Bill Headed to Governor
The Colorado Chamber-Opposed Health-Insurance “Reinsurance” Bill Dies in Senate Committee
Once Again, Colorado Pay-Equity Measures Fail to Advance
“Employers are starting to move in this direction,” testified Loren Furman, senior VP of State & Federal Relations for The Colorado Chamber, to the House Finance Committee. “Even if this piece of legislation does not make it through the process, this will become the norm. But I think this is a pretty punitive approach.” Read […]
Local Minimum-Wage Bill Dies in Senate Committee
Democrats Propose Scrapping Bonding for Transportation Improvements
Twenty-Four business groups — ranging from the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry to the Colorado Bankers Association — emphasized that SB 1 had passed unanimously out of the Senate with a 2019 bonding initiative as a key part of the bill. Read the complete article by Ed Sealover in the Denver Business Journal.
Senate Committee Kills House Democrats’ Paid Family Medical-Leave Insurance Bill
Colorado Legislative Committee Kills 4th Attempt to Pass Family-Leave Bill
The Colorado Chamber’s Loren Furman stated. “Each employee’s needs are different. The best solution is to continue to allow employers and employees work out leave agreements that work best for both parties.” Read the complete article by Ed Sealover in the Denver Business Journal.