Officials from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday spoke to the Colorado Chamber’s Energy and Environment Council about new data on chemical releases from facilities in Colorado, highlighting a reduction in pollution and an increase in recycling among the Colorado business community. Overall, total on and off-site chemical releases from 242 Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) […]
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WATCH: Mayors talk transportation, health care, growth at Colorado Business Day
On January 30th, 2020, the Colorado Chamber hosted Colorado Business Day, an annual event in which the business community comes together to discuss the legislative session and other key policy issues. Five mayors participated for a panel discussion titled “Mayors Mean Business for Colorado,” including Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet, […]
Costly Energy Use Tax Bill Revived, Moving to Finance Committee
House Bill 1025, which would make it more difficult for businesses to take the industrial energy use tax exemption, was approved yesterday by a 6-5 vote in the House Energy and Environment Committee after it was amended in an attempt to address concerns from its last committee hearing. The Colorado Chamber is opposed to the […]
Lawmakers Unanimously Reject Bill Preventing Employers from Implementing Zero-Tolerance Policies
The House Committee on Business Affairs and Labor yesterday voted 10-0 against House Bill 1089, which would have prohibited employers from terminating employees for marijuana use off-duty. The bill would have created logistical and administrative problems for employers, contradicted agreements many businesses have with the federal government, and presented many legal issues at the state […]
Colorado Chamber Announces Support for Immunization Legislation
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Meyer at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber’s Health Care Council today voted to support Senate Bill 163, the Colorado Healthy Communities Act. The bill, by Sen. Julie Gonzales, Sen. Kevin Priola, and Rep. Kyle Mullica, seeks to improve the rate of vaccinations in schools and advance public health. […]
Costly Tax Bill Stalled in Committee After Strong Business Opposition
House Bill 1025: “A Solution Seeking a Problem” The Colorado Chamber and members of the business community testified in opposition to House Bill 1025 at the state capitol yesterday evening, successfully stalling the bill for the time being. The bill would make it significantly more difficult for businesses to take the industrial energy use tax […]
Failure of State Employee Paid Family Leave Proposal Demonstrates Complexity of Statewide Program
As legislative leadership works behind the scenes to draft a bill that would create a statewide paid family and medical leave program in Colorado, lawmakers have rejected a proposal to do the same for state workers. The proposal for state employee family and medical leave is a push from Gov. Jared Polis as a way […]
Colorado Business Day: Mayors from Across the State Talk Transportation, Growth, Health Care
(Left to Right) Mayors John Suthers, Jackie Millet, Michael B. Hancock, Rick Taggart, and Wade Troxell. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber today hosted Colorado Business Day, an annual event in which the business community comes together to discuss the legislative session and other key policy issues. Five mayors participated for a panel discussion titled “Mayors […]
Colorado Chamber: USMCA Will Have Strong Positive Impact on Colorado Businesses, Workers
DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce released the following statement from Chuck Berry, Colorado Chamber President, in response to President Donald Trump signing the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) today: “The importance of trade with Canada and Mexico to Colorado businesses and workers cannot be overstated. Our members overwhelmingly support USMCA and we applaud the dedication […]
Colorado Chamber Statement on Proposed Family and Medical Leave Ballot Initiatives
For media inquiries, please contact Cynthia Meyer at [email protected]. DENVER – The Colorado Chamber of Commerce released the following statement from Loren Furman, Senior Vice President of State and Federal Relations, on the ballot initiatives filed yesterday on a family and medical leave program: “Five legislative sessions and an interim task force have demonstrated that […]