The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his economic agenda. The 6-3 decision centers on tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law, including the sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs he levied on nearly every other country. … The Colorado Chamber of […]
Colorado Chamber Statement U.S. Supreme Court Tariff Decision
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce today released the following statement from President and CEO Loren Furman following the U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding tariffs: “Many of our members across various sectors experienced significant impacts to their operations due to the tariffs imposed last year, […]
City Journal: Californication Catches Up with Colorado
Migration from California has helped change Colorado from a libertarian-inflected reddish state into a solid-blue one. And now blue Colorado is starting to turn into California. … Instead, Colorado is shedding companies. TIAA is closing its large Denver office and moving 1,000 employees to Frisco, Texas. Call-center company TTEC has moved its headquarters from Colorado […]
Gazette: EDITORIAL: Another back-door tax hike on Coloradans?
Ruling Democrats at Colorado’s legislature have a reflexive urge to raise taxes. Think of it as a collective case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Problem is, they can’t act on their urge without voters’ permission — thanks to the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights in our state constitution. Asking voters to raise taxes is of course risky; they’re […]
Colorado Ranks 12th Nationally for Highest Median Salary, 15th for Strongest Job Vacancy Performance in 2025
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber Foundation and Aspen Technology Labs (Aspen) today released their jobs report for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025. 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 […]
Roll Call: State politics color reception to Trump’s AI ‘framework’ order
The Trump administration plans to sue states for their artificial intelligence laws, but how the push is affecting work on future legislation depends on a state’s politics. … Loren Furman is CEO of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce and represents industry in the working group negotiations. She said she hasn’t seen “a lot of attention […]
Denver Post: Colorado Democrats propose tax reforms steering impact of federal tax cuts to families
Colorado Democrats unveiled a suite of bills Tuesday that aim to divorce the state tax code from recent federal changes — generating extra state revenue that would be used to provide at least some money to low and middle-income families with children. … But in the business community, people worry about the proposals hamstringing Colorado’s competitiveness […]
Colorado Politics: Democrats want to decouple Colorado from federal tax breaks
Democratic members of Colorado’s House and Senate on Tuesday announced the introduction of a slew of bills that would reduce corporate tax deductions and sever Colorado’s tax regime from recent federal changes to the tax code. … Rhonda Sparlin, Colorado partner-in-charge for tax and financial-consulting firm RubinBrown, earlier told The Sum and Substance, the news […]
Steamboat Pilot: Democrats propose bills to decouple Colorado businesses from new tax breaks, revive tax credit for low-income families
Democratic state lawmakers are preparing to roll out a package of bills that would end a suite of tax breaks for businesses and direct that money to a new child tax credit for lower-income families. … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce has not yet taken a position on the bills, but President and CEO Loren […]
Heart of the Rockies Radio: Deadline Today for Upper Arkansas Valley Students to Enter Civics Bee
Today is the final day for Upper Arkansas Valley middle school students to apply for the National Civics Bee, a nonpartisan competition organized locally by the League of Women Voters and the Buena Vista Chamber of Commerce. Students enter by submitting a four-paragraph essay proposing a creative idea to improve their community. The top-scoring essay […]
