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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 […]

CNBC Lex 18: Businesses, governments scaling back on drug testing

Last year, President Joe Biden signaled a new, softer federal government view of weed as well. “That the federal government currently classifies marijuana as a Schedule I substance, the same as heroin, LSD and more serious than fentanyl, makes no sense,” he said. “I’m asking the secretary of Health and Human Services and the attorney […]

ABC News: Businesses, governments scaling back on drug testing

Since 1996, when California became the first state to legalize medical cannabis, the national landscape of drug use has changed dramatically. Now, medical cannabis is legal in 38 states and the District of Columbia. Last year, President Joe Biden signaled a new, softer federal government view of weed as well. … “Any employer is always […]

Arvada Press: Arvada 7th grader wins Colorado Civics Bee

Local 7th grader Sriram Yalavarthy had an impressive showing at the first-ever Colorado Civics Bee, besting 15 finalists to win first place and win the $1,000 prize at the May 19 Civics Bee finals. District 20 Representative Don Wilson and Metropolitan State University Professor Robert Preuhs were among the judges for the competition, which featured […]