By Ed Sealover for the Denver Business Journal At the end of March, Colorado owed $1 billion to the federal government for loans that allowed it to continue paying unemployment insurance benefits after the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund went broke in August. Also, the state expected to receive $3.9 billion in new stimulus payments from […]
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News Roundup: $1.8 Billion in New Taxes & Regulations Per Year for Colorado Businesses
The Denver Post: Colorado business community asks legislature for a timeout on new regulations and higher taxes A coalition of business groups pleaded with Colorado lawmakers Tuesday to avoid passing any legislation, however well-intentioned, that would make it more complicated or costly to do business in the state. “We need our state leaders to simply […]
Center Square: Cutting health care budgets will make this recession worse for working women
Op-Ed by Simon Lomax for Center Square One of the biggest challenges in politics and public policy is that people spend most of their time working in silos. That is, they work on a narrow range of issues or even just one issue. Reporters have beats. Lawmakers have committee assignments. Subject matter experts usually work […]
OP-ED: Don’t Block Business’ Recovery
Op-ed by Loren Furman and Rachel Beck for Colorado Politics When it comes to an economic recovery from the pandemic, recent data has shed light on where Colorado stands compared to other states — and it doesn’t look good. While neighboring states have regained nearly all of the jobs lost last year, Colorado’s unemployment rate is […]
In the News: Five Organizations Working to Strengthen Local Economies
Prevailing ideology holds that companies and entrepreneurs drive a region’s economic development by creating new jobs and boosting tourism. In some circumstances, these entities can contribute to a community’s growth. In no particular order, here are a few organizations committed to supporting local businesses and boosting their success. … Next up at #2 is the […]
DBJ: Some $7.4B in annual Colorado tax breaks affect every sector. Can business leaders protect them?
By Ed Sealover for the Denver Business Journal Colorado law offers 236 different tax exemptions, deductions and credits totaling some $7.4 billion in any given year, ranging from broad breaks on energy used in manufacturing to narrowly targeted credits that the state has not recorded anyone taking in years. And as the 2021 legislative session […]
DBJ: Why Colorado business leaders have mixed reactions to special legislative session
By Ed Sealover for the Denver Business Journal Following a three-day special session in which Colorado legislators passed 10 bills, including eight with stimulus money for various sectors, business leaders said they are grateful for any aid but see it only offering marginal help to small firms reeling from coronavirus restrictions. Four of the 10 […]
CBS4 News Gives Prop 118 Ad a Reality Check
CBS4 News’ Shaun Boyd broke gave an ad from Proposition 118 supporters a reality check, finding that many of its assertions relating to cost and affordability are not based on facts. Watch the video on denver.cbslocal.com.
DBJ: What’s at stake for business in Colorado’s state Senate races
By Ed Sealover for the Denver Business Journal. Colorado’s House and Senate chambers, both held by Democrats the past two years, aren’t flipping to Republicans in the November election, political observers say. But the margin by which Democrats control them — particularly the Senate — could have a big impact on business issues. While a […]
FOX 31: Paid family and medical leave on the ballot for Colorado voters
The Colorado Chamber’s Loren Furman spoke with Fox 31 News about Prop 118 this week: “The way it’s proposed, through the ballot initiative, is not sustainable. This tax, the more people that use the program, the more expensive it becomes. That’s the dilemma, really, that proponents have right now,” Loren Furman of the Colorado Chamber […]