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DBJ: Report: Colorado businesses avoided costly programs, policies in 2023 legislative session

Colorado’s business climate “did not further deteriorate” during the 2023 legislative session, thanks in large part to business groups who fought regulations and policies that could have hurt the bottom line — that according to an annual report recently published by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber’s 2023 Annual Report highlights the organization’s accomplishments […]


Denver Gazette: Colorado Chamber of Commerce assesses 2023 legislative session

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce Monday released its review of the 2023 legislative session, and while they raised concerns about the deterioration of Colorado’s economic competitiveness, “the number of bills that made their way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk that significantly bother business leaders were surprisingly few.” “We are seeing a direct correlation of the […]


Colorado Politics: Colorado Chamber of Commerce assesses 2023 legislative session

The Colorado Chamber of Commerce Monday released its review of the 2023 legislative session, and while they raised concerns about the deterioration of Colorado’s economic competitiveness, “the number of bills that made their way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk that significantly bother business leaders were surprisingly few.” “We are seeing a direct correlation of the […]


DBJ: Critics say Colorado’s new workplace harassment law could backfire

Gov. Jared Polis earlier this week signed into law one of the more controversial bills of the 2023 Colorado legislative session. Known as the POWR (for Protecting Opportunities and Workers) Act, Senate Bill 23-172 updates the definition of harassment and specifies that harassment does not need to be “severe or pervasive” to constitute a discriminatory […]


CPR: Polis signs workplace harassment bill, removing ‘severe or pervasive’ requirement

After years of negotiations and failed attempts, Colorado is making it easier for people to file workplace harassment claims. Gov. Jared Polis signed into law Tuesday a bill that loosens the legal standard for harassment, so people will no longer have to prove that the behavior has been severe or pervasive. The measure’s passage was […]


TaxNotes: Colorado Enacts Income Tax Reporting Changes

Newly enacted Colorado legislation makes changes to the state’s income tax reporting requirements for passthrough entities and extends filing deadlines for C corporations. H.B. 23-1277 was signed by Gov. Jared Polis (D) on June 1. It consolidates two of the income tax reporting options for S corporations and partnerships with nonresident owners, restores a 30-day […]


Yahoo: There’s a New Contender for the Title of Most Dangerous Lawn Game

The manufacturers of Beer Darts call it “an unforgettable experience” and, after testing the product, I am forced to agree. Of course, they had me sold from the name “Beer Darts” and a PR email promising “a fun and exciting drinking game.” To be honest, the only words adjacent to beer that would have gotten […]



Sentinel: First-ever Colorado civics bee hopes to turn around loss of civics savy

Even at 12 years old, Sriram Yalavarthy sees the unbreakable thread between history and the current moment, something he’s long loved learning about in social studies classes going back to the founding of the United States. “Learning that the past actually happened” is what Sriram said fascinates him the most. “It’s not just a story […]


DBJ: Business groups are rooting for Gov. Polis to veto these bills

Fresh from the 2023 legislative session, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has embarked on a bill-signing tour over the past few weeks. Last week alone, he approved measures that would expand the state’s vehicle-charging infrastructure as well as a controversial proposal to reign in rising property taxes by using part of the surplus from the Taxpayers […]