The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Lakewood improperly expanded the scope of a 1969 tax ordinance twice to encompass cell phone providers without holding the popular vote the state constitution requires. … “Lakewood did not merely clarify the meaning of the statute,” countered the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. “Instead, the Ordinances expanded the […]
KUNC: With thousands of factory jobs unfilled, Colorado companies train up teens
In high school, Genesis Gomez took one manufacturing class and loved it, especially when she got to tear apart an engine and rebuild it. “We spray painted it purple and it was shiny, so it looked pretty and it ran,” Gomez said with a laugh. … These types of jobs can be hard to fill: […]
Essay Submissions Open for the 2026 National Civics Bee
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Eveleth-Havens at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce Foundation today announced the opening of essay submissions for the fourth annual 2026 National Civics Bee. The initiative encourages young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. The state chamber has partnered with eight regional partners across Colorado […]
Colorado Politics: From pause to possibility — Colorado can lead on AI
The recent delay of Colorado’s AI Act (Senate Bill 205) is not a setback. It is an opportunity to get AI right in Colorado. Rather than starting over, this pause gives lawmakers, businesses and consumer advocates a chance to build on existing progress, broaden the conversation and design a framework that protects people while encouraging […]
Colorado Sun: Trump tariffs on Colorado businesses are effectively “7 to 8 times higher” than last year, state report says
A new report from the governor’s office not too surprisingly found that this year’s tariff wars between the U.S. and the rest of the world “will likely lead to worse economic outcomes” for Coloradans and the state’s economy … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce was still reviewing the report and pointed to a statement that […]
Complete Colorado: Politicians have no business influencing 9News sale
I haven’t watched broadcast news, or broadcast anything, since the last Broncos season, when I sometimes caught a few minutes of news after a game. My little antenna shows a beautiful picture, but, except for live sports, I just can’t get past the idea of having to watch something exactly the moment it broadcasts. That […]
PBS 12: Colorado’s Budget Deficit, Social Policy Bills, DIA Nuclear Proposal & Local Leaders’ Influence
Right off the top this week, I asked our Insiders to assess where Colorado stands financially after the special legislative session which was called to find a path towards correcting the state’s $800 million deficit. Lawmakers voted to roll back tax breaks for businesses. Governor Polis signed off on those (and other bills) and then […]
Daily Camera: Colorado lawmakers hit a familiar wall — Big Tech’s influence — in effort to rewrite AI regulations
A group of Democratic lawmakers announced the breakthrough to their colleagues four days into the recent special session — a tentative agreement struck to rewrite the state’s much-contested artificial intelligence regulations that would put an end to more than a year of protracted debate. … Other lawmakers and negotiators, though, argued that the technology companies […]
Colorado Sun: There are 140,000 job openings in Colorado. Here are a handful of them.
If you’re looking for a job in Colorado, don’t look at the data. Prospects may be depressing. The data shows the number of job openings in the state is half what it was three years ago, when the post-pandemic labor shortage reached a peak, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The situation is very […]
Gazette: The big winner of the special session? Big Tech
If you are looking for winners and losers from the recent legislative special session, the biggest winner has to be the tech industry, which showed itself to be a force to be reckoned with in the fight over the AI bill. … Colorado’s tech sector is booming, according to the Colorado Chamber: • Tech accounts […]