For years, U.S. Space Command was based in Colorado Springs at Peterson Space Force Base. The command oversees American military operations in space — everything from protecting satellites to supporting GPS navigation and military communications. Its presence in Colorado was central to the state’s role as a national aerospace and defense leader. … The move […]
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Denver Post: Colorado lawmakers aim to ‘assert state authority’ amid federal gaps on vaccines, worker safety and other issues
For months, Monument mom Ashley Sutton has waited for the federal government to help her daughter access the education she legally deserves. Dr. Edwin Asturias, an infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado, has tried to help patients navigate shifting federal guidance on vaccines. … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce contends that the bill would […]
Complete Colorado: Colorado companies aren’t just leaving, they’re fleeing
At this point, if you hear beeping downtown, it’s not a construction crew. It’s a company backing out. And look, I get it. Businesses relocate for all sorts of reasons: taxes, regulations, labor costs, office space, crime, commute times, the haunting feeling your chief executive is one city council meeting away from being declared a […]
Colorado Politics: The real impact of regulations on businesses, employees and Colorado’s way of life
Every day in Colorado, business owners are faced with decisions most people never see, shaped by rising costs and a regulatory environment that has grown more complex over time. Those choices eventually reveal themselves across our local communities when longstanding businesses close, housing projects stall, or job opportunities become harder to find. For years, employers across […]
Denver Gazette: Are Colorado businesses leaving or evacuating?
At this point, if you hear beeping downtown, it’s not a construction crew. It’s a company backing out. And look, I get it. Businesses relocate for all sorts of reasons: taxes, regulations, labor costs, office space, crime, commute times, the haunting feeling your chief executive is one City Council meeting away from being declared a […]
Colorado Politics: Colorado lawmakers mull competing bills on data centers
A Colorado coalition of data center developers and operators is urging lawmakers to pass a proposal that offers tax breaks to attract large facilities, while calling a competing bill a major obstacle to new investment. Meanwhile, proponents of the latter proposal have maintained they don’t intend to ban, via regulation, the building of new data […]
CPR: Approved but unfunded study on universal health care in Colorado finds financial support
Proponents of universal health care say they’ve raised the money needed to pay for a study about whether it’s doable, and what the tradeoffs might be, in Colorado. In May, the governor signed a law to have the Colorado School of Public Health analyze the potential impacts on stakeholders of legislation for a single-payer universal […]
CBS Colorado: Colorado Chamber Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Decision
Colorado Sun: Colorado has 12th highest median salary in help-wanted ads
And it comes out to $65,000, according to an analysis by Aspen Technology Labs and the Colorado Chamber Foundation. Aspen, which tracks job postings and how much they pay, said the pay rate ranked the state 12th in the nation for highest median salaries last year, up from 14th in 2024. The number of open […]
Colorado Sun: Colorado companies look at implications after US Supreme Court rules against Trump’s tariffs
While the Supreme Court ruling Friday striking down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs is seen as a good thing for small businesses in Colorado, it is too soon to know whether the extra import fees they paid last year will be refunded. … Colorado Chamber of Commerce officials called the court’s decision “a good […]