For media inquiries, please contact Teresa Busk at [email protected]. DENVER – Middle school students across Colorado competed in the 2026 National Civics Bee® regional competitions throughout the state in recent weeks, with finalists advancing to the state-level competition hosted by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce Foundation in partnership with the Daniels Fund and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. […]
Fox 21: Lawmakers Advance Legislation Aimed at Protecting Colorado’s Legal System
Let’s Data Science: Colorado Revises Landmark AI Consumer-Protection Law
Colorado lawmakers passed a compromise bill, SB 189, to replace the 2024 Colorado AI Act and take effect in 2027, according to Governing. The measure narrows the original law’s scope and delays implementation after litigation and federal attention; Governing reports that the Department of Justice intervened in a lawsuit by xAI challenging the 2024 law […]
Colorado Chamber Leads on Landmark Regulatory Reform Legislation, Delivers Key Wins for Business in 2026 Legislative Session
For media inquiries, please contact Teresa Busk at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today highlighted key victories for business at the conclusion of the 2026 legislative session, including the passage of bipartisan regulatory reform following the Chamber’s report that Colorado is the sixth most regulated state in the nation. The Chamber also […]
Governing: Colorado Revamps Landmark AI Law
Colorado just ended years of debate over how to revamp its first-in-the-nation artificial intelligence consumer protection law. Although the Colorado AI Act passed in 2024, the legislation was never implemented. Gov. Jared Polis signed it with the understanding that it would be revised before being enacted. But finding an acceptable revision proved elusive, and lawmakers […]
Colorado Legislature Passes HB 1421 to Protect the Integrity of Colorado’s Legal System
For media inquiries, please contact Teresa Busk at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce released the following statement from President and CEO Loren Furman following the passage of House Bill 1421 in the state legislature today: “HB 1421 addresses a growing challenge in our legal system by reinforcing a simple but critical principle […]
Colorado Among Top Five States for Job Vacancy Growth in First Quarter of 2026
For media inquiries, please contact Teresa Busk at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber Foundation and Aspen Technology Labs (Aspen) today released their jobs report for the first quarter (Q1) of 2026. Utilizing Aspen’s database of more than 10 million job vacancies worldwide from over 300,000 companies, the report provides real-time workforce and jobs data to […]
Colorado Politics: Fate of new AI regulation bill in Colorado is now in the hands of Gov. Jared Polis
A revised version of Colorado’s artificial intelligence law — among the first in the country to regulate “consequential” decisions by the new technology — cleared both the House and Senate just one week after its introduction and is now headed to Gov. Jared Polis for his signature. … Last month, the Colorado Chamber Foundation issued […]
HR Dive: Colorado passes bill outlawing wage setting based on AI surveillance
Colorado’s legislature on Thursday passed a bill that would prohibit employers from discriminating against workers by setting individualized wages based on an algorithm that uses statistical modeling, data analytics, artificial intelligence or other data processing techniques to analyze surveillance data. … In March, the Colorado Chamber of Commerce also raised concerns about the bill. “Because […]
