Democrats and environmental justice advocates Thursday unveiled an ambitious package of ozone-fighting bills that would “pause” oil and gas drilling in summer months, set caps on miles driven in gasoline-powered cars and increase pollution fines for “repeat offenders” like the Suncor refinery. A bill with some similar ozone-fighting provisions was gutted in the 2023 legislative […]
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Fox 31: Drilling pauses, pollution fines proposed in suite of Colorado air quality bills
Colorado lawmakers rolled out new bills on Thursday with the goal of reducing pollution in the state, but business chambers and oil and gas companies are already pushing back, fearing businesses would be harmed if the measures become law. Lawmakers and community members say something needs to be done now to improve Colorado’s air for […]
Colorado Sun: What’s Working: Colorado ranked as one of the top states for protecting consumer data, but it still gets a C+
Colorado has the second strongest law in the land that protects consumer privacy and data, according to a new report card from a consumer public interest group. But the state also scored a mere C+ for its efforts. … Business groups like the Colorado Chamber of Commerce opposed efforts to roll out a universal opt-out […]
Colorado Politics: Colorado House committee revives single-payer healthcare system discussions
Some of Colorado’s lawmakers want to explore anew the possibility of implementing a single-payer health care system in Colorado roughly eight years after voters soundly rejected the idea. The bill, House Bill 1075, received approval on Wednesday from the House Health and Human Services Committee. … Meghan Dollar of the Colorado Chamber of Commerce echoed the […]
Colorado Sun: What’s Working | How the pandemic helped provide permanent funding for rural Colorado’s economic development
COVID may have harmed us in a thousand different ways, but one place it’s had a beneficial impact is rural Colorado, which is getting permanent economic attention. … Throughout 2023, the number of job vacancies in Colorado dropped 7.3% between January and December, according to a new report from Aspen Technology Labs, an Aspen firm […]
The Falcon Herald: Chamber sponsors Civics Bee — extended deadline
The Eastern Plains Chamber of Commerce is calling all middle school students — sixth, seventh and eighth graders — to participate in the National Civics Bee. See Community Calendar for more information. The first round of the contest is an essay competition. Judges will then select 20 finalists who will go to the final round, […]
9 News: Business Brief: Education to Employment Alliance
Denver 7: Icelantic Shaman 2.0 Skis One of the Coolest Thing Made in Colorado
The Colorado Sun: Colorado short-term rental owners opposed to effort to quadruple their taxes plan to descend upon Capitol in protest
The fight over a bill that would quadruple property taxes for Colorado vacation homes rented for more than 90 days a year is about to get noisy. Next week, hundreds of property owners and small business owners — many from mountain towns — are planning to visit the state Capitol to voice opposition to Senate […]
KOA: Colorado has fallen behind in economic growth
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