Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order on Thursday to rescind more than 200 executive orders, almost all of which had been issued before he took office. He said this move would make the government more efficient. From 2019 through Thursday, Polis has issued 586 executive orders, not including clemency orders, which are another form […]
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Center Square: Polis takes a table saw to hundreds of executive orders
Gov. Jared Polis this week took executive action to reverse over 200 executive orders that he argues are obsolete. “Today, I took a table saw to outdated and wasteful Executive Orders, cutting away at bureaucracy to make our government more efficient,” the governor said in a statement. … Another report released this week by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce […]
11 News: Gov. Polis ‘cuts away’ more than 200 Colorado Executive Orders in government efficiency effort
Governor Jared Polis signed an Executive Order Thursday rescinding more than 200 outdated Executive Orders in what he said is an effort to make Colorado’s government more efficient. To symbolically accompany the action, he also cut away physical copies of those orders. With a table saw. … “As governor, I can do this with Executive […]
Gazette: EDITORIAL: Colorado’s race toward overregulation
A day after a new economic forecast told Coloradans to lower their expectations for growth and prosperity, a study released by the state’s chamber of commerce offered insights as to why that might be. As reported by The Gazette, a study commissioned by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce found that ours is the sixth-most regulated […]
Colorado Politics: Colorado is 6th most regulated state in America, chamber report says
Colorado is the sixth-most regulated state in the country and nearly half of its roughly 200,000 regulations are “excessive or duplicative,” a finding that poses negative ramifications on economic growth, on productivity and, ultimately, on residents, according to a new study from the state’s chamber of commerce. The study commissioned by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce is the latest […]
Denver 7: Colorado’s economic growth fell from 5th in the nation to 41st, according to new report
Two new reports are shedding light on the state of Colorado’s economy. The University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business released its 60th Annual Colorado Business Economic Outlook on Monday. While it shows Colorado’s economy is still growing, it’s doing so at a slower pace. … The Colorado Chamber of Commerce said there’s another reason […]
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Denver Gazette: Colorado Chamber of Commerce report finds state’s regulations to be excessive for businesses
A new study by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce has found that the state is the sixth-most regulated in the country, with 45% of its regulations deemed “excessive or duplicative.” “Colorado’s regulations are consistently the top concern in every business survey we’ve conducted in recent years,” said Chamber President and CEO Loren Furman. “If we don’t get […]