By Jason Wesoky and Loren Furman Private-equity profits should not influence legal decisions between Coloradans and their attorneys. This principle is the driving force behind House Bill 1421, a piece of bipartisan legislation designed to protect Coloradans and maintain trust in our justice system. Colorado has long prohibited non-lawyer ownership of law firms and fee-sharing […]
Steamboat Pilot & Today: Two Steamboat Springs Middle School students advance to Colorado civics bee competition
Students from Steamboat Springs Middle School competed in the National Civics Bee regional competition on April 30 in Carbondale, with two students advancing to the state-level competition set to take place later this summer, according to a Tuesday statement from the district. At the event — hosted by the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and Colorado […]
CPR: Plan to curb rising energy rates faces stiff resistance from Xcel Energy, organized labor
A bill to reauthorize a state regulatory agency is running into opposition from Xcel Energy over provisions that could lower electricity bills — and cut into the company’s profits. That section is just one part of HB26-1326, a bill to reauthorize the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, which oversees thousands of businesses. Those include monopoly utilities, […]
Colorado Sun: What’s Working: Swipe fees, AI and other legislation Colorado businesses are cheering or fearing
A more efficient state government? Who wouldn’t want that? That’s the gist of a bill supported by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce that passed in this legislative session and now awaits Gov. Jared Polis’ signature. Senate Bill 137 faced little opposition, but its passage was meaningful to local organizations representing small businesses after years of […]
Denver Gazette: Recent studies warn about businesses packing to leave Colorado
A growing body of research is warning about businesses packing to leave Colorado at a moment when major cities on both coasts are making headlines over departures of corporations and high earners. The studies’ conclusion sits at a crosscurrents with state data, perennially touted by officials, that new business filings are up over last year. […]
Wall Street Journal: Entrepreneurs Flocked to Colorado. Now Red Tape Is Driving Some Away.
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 […]