A vocal band of Colorado software engineers and venture capitalists are increasingly grumbling that their tech haven in the Rocky Mountains is devolving into the place of their nightmares: California. During the 2010s, the stretch from Boulder to Colorado Springs, dubbed “Silicon Mountain” for its concentration of founders, was minting a new startup every 72 […]
Berthoud Weekly Surveyor: Gabe Evans pushes to cut red tape, boost energy and build bipartisan solutions
Building productive relationships, bolstering American energy dominance and eliminating the “stranglehold” regulations on the U.S. economy. Those are the goals of freshman Republican Congressman Gabe Evans, Colorado’s representative of the 8th congressional district (CD8), which includes Berthoud, during his first term in Congress. … In his view, “Colorado is strangling its economy and replacing it […]
Rocky Mountain Voice: Big business taxes, small family credits, and a permanent tax on overtime
Rep. Yara Zokaie stood before the House Finance Committee on March 9 and made the case for HB26-1221, a bill targeting executive pay deductions and corporate loss carry-forwards. “Our families are struggling to juggle their rent, groceries, and utilities,” she said. The legislature had a choice. It could “choose to protect tax breaks for millionaire […]
Gazette: Proposed law could have unintended consequences
We know that companies collect data. It’s a frequent practice. The question in Colorado has become whether that data will be used to serve people or exploit them. HB26-1210, now before the Colorado legislature, aligns with a broader national debate over artificial intelligence, consumer privacy, and worker rights. The bill would designate certain types of individualized price or wage setting as deceptive trade practices under Colorado’s Consumer […]
Denver Gazette: EDITORIAL: Bad press — and a bad brand — for Colorado
A headline from this week’s national news says it all: “Entrepreneurs flocked to Colorado. Now, red tape is driving some away.” The article’s opening lines make you wince: “A vocal band of Colorado software engineers and venture capitalists are increasingly grumbling that their tech haven in the Rocky Mountains is devolving into the place of […]
Common Sense Institute: Colorado Lost Workplaces at One of the Country’s Highest Rates in 2024
Last month, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce published a report on corporate relocation, expansion, and site selection that identifies 98 firms and 13,607 known jobs lost to businesses choosing against operating in Colorado since 2019.[i] Other sources, like Business Employment Dynamics (BDM) data from the BLS, also demonstrate the severity of corporate flight from Colorado, […]
Axios: Colorado’s new AI bill wins support from key players
The new artificial intelligence legislation in Colorado is drawing strange political bedfellows. Why it matters: For supporters, that’s a symptom of good policy. For critics, it’s a warning sign about legislation crafted behind closed doors. Driving the news: In the bill’s first hearing on Tuesday, the American Civil Liberties Union and Colorado Chamber of Commerce […]
Colorado Newsline: ‘Massive amounts of money’ doomed Colorado’s landmark 2024 AI law, sponsor says
Colorado’s landmark 2024 legislation to protect consumers from discrimination by artificial intelligence systems couldn’t withstand the “massive amounts of money” being spent by technology companies to influence AI policymaking, the law’s architect told fellow lawmakers Tuesday. … With one exception, SB-189 is virtually identical to a draft measure released in March by an AI policy […]
Competition Policy International: Colorado Lawmakers Advance Revisions to Landmark AI Regulations
Colorado lawmakers are moving to substantially rewrite the state’s landmark 2024 artificial intelligence law, advancing a compromise bill that would both scale back and clarify some of the nation’s most stringent AI compliance requirements. … Business stakeholders appear to view the measure as a workable middle ground. Loren Furman, head of the Colorado Chamber of […]
Daily Mail: Western state branded ‘new California’ as tech companies flee amid rising regulation
Tech bros used to call Colorado ‘silicon mountain’ in a nod to its laid-back legal code, but efforts to regulate artificial intelligence are tarnishing the state’s business friendly reputation. … Some businesses are already leaving the state, according to a report published by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce last month that found a decline in […]