In a letter to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans raised concerns he says he’s hearing from small-business owners about the effects of the continued increase in state regulations. … According to the letter, small businesses make up 99.5% of all Colorado firms and employ 48.6% of the state’s employees. […]
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Colorado Sun Opinion: Colorado’s AI-regulation missteps offer lessons for state and federal lawmakers
In 2024, Colorado passed a sweeping AI regulation bill: Senate Bill 205, also known as the Consumer Protections for Artificial Intelligence bill. Its supporters hailed it as a groundbreaking move to rein in AI. But numerous observers, myself included, voiced concern that the law’s vague, sweeping language would create widespread uncertainty over who the new law applied to. … A 2026 report from […]
Center Square: Two Democrats seek GOP congressman’s seat in Colorado
(The Center Square) – Two state Democratic officials are nipping at the heels of the Republican incumbent in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in what has been deemed one of the nation’s fiercest battleground races. … According to the Colorado Chamber of Commerce, the state is the sixth-most regulated in the U.S. for business restrictions. Read […]
Gazette EDITORIAL: Will feds spare Colorado from its own electrification agenda?
The war on affordable energy in Colorado has taken many forms — from attempts to strangle our vital oil and gas industry to edicts that impose costly and unattainable emissions standards. … Colorado already ranks 48th for housing affordability, per the Colorado Chamber of Commerce. A Gazette analysis found the median single-family home in February […]
SoCo Digest: Colorado Chamber Reports Progress for Business in 2026
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce successfully opposed legislation in the 2026 session that could have cost businesses more than $468 million and more than $2,300 per employee in additional fees, according to the Chamber’s 2026 annual report released June 22. … The Chamber targeted 15 “job killer” and “wallet watchdog” bills that threatened the state’s […]
Colorado Politics: Colorado Chamber: 2026 Legislative Session Marked ‘Significant Progress’ for Business
This year’s legislative session produced some big wins for the state’s business environment, according to the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s annual report. The report measured the progress in the chamber’s legislative agenda across policy areas like labor and employment, technology and health care. Among the chamber’s top priorities for this year’s legislative session was Senate […]