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Ark Valley Voice: Essay Submissions are Open for the 2026 National Civics Bee

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce Foundation has announced the opening of essay submissions for the 2026 National Civics Bee. The goal of the initiative is to encourage young Americans to engage in civics and contribute to their communities. The state chamber has partnered with eight regional partners across Colorado to facilitate the program, including in […]



Colorado Politics: Polis should take a page out of Alaska’s playbook | PODIUM

One of the objectives of the recently concluded special session of the Colorado General Assembly was to address an estimated $800 million budget shortfall. Toward accomplishing this, the legislature passed a series of measures including the removal of some business tax credits, elimination of certain corporate deductions and tapping the state’s reserve fund to make […]


Bloomberg Law: T-Mobile Case ‘Sharpens Teeth’ of Colorado’s Taxpayer Rights Law

A Colorado Supreme Court ruling overturning a $1.64 million business and occupation tax imposed on a T-Mobile unit bolsters a state requirement that proposed local tax changes be put on the ballot and provides what practitioners say is needed clarity on the scope of the mandate. … “This landmark case draws a sharp line in […]


Colorado Politics: Colorado Supreme Court finds Lakewood unconstitutionally expanded phone provider tax

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: […]