construction defects

YESTERYEAR: GOP reviles Ritter signed construction defects legislation

Jun 8, 2017

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Rachael Wright

Thirty Years Ago this Week in The Colorado Statesman … Elie Wiesel and Emil Hecht received honorary degrees in Humane Letters from the University of Denver at “A Triumph of Conscience” dinner which was attended by 1,400 distinguished eventgoers. Dr. Dwight Smith, Chancellor of the University of Denver, said the honors were bestowed on “two whose contributions to the welfare…
Colorado Supreme Court sides with builders on arbitration in construction defects case

Jun 5, 2017

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JOEY BUNCH

The Colorado Supreme Court told plaintiffs in a lawsuit over alleged construction defects that they can’t change the rules, because binding arbitration is, well, binding. In a decision announced Monday, the state’s high court ruled 5-2 in favor of Metro Homes, the builder being sued by Vallagio at Inverness Residential Condo Association, the development of…
The 10 biggest takeaways from the Colorado legislature: Traffic jams, pot, shoddy construction & more

May 15, 2017

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ColoradoPolitics.com

The Colorado legislature adjourned on Wednesday, and the afterglow shines a light on what exactly happened in the 120 days that lawmakers quarreled under the gold dome in Denver. Counting down the hits, here are the 10 things you should know about what just happened: 10 – Sanctuary cities, right to rest, no more Columbus DayIn…
Insights: House GOP leader Neville pivots from expectations to be a principled dealmaker

May 14, 2017

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Joey Bunch

When Rep. Patrick Neville won the House Republican leadership last November, most of us in the state Capitol expected the caucus to take a hard slide to the right. Neville had never seen a fight where he thought the odds were against him since he took office in 2015. And it would have been so easy for the Castle Rocker…
Staff picks: 5 Colorado Politics stories worth revisiting

May 7, 2017

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Joey Bunch

Like bubbles in boiling water, things are moving faster at the Colorado Capitol as we move closer to the May 10 adjournment. As lawmakers continue to wrangle with the most important bills that have been at the top of the agenda since January, a pipeline explosion in Firestone and a news out of Washington shook…
Construction defects law heads to the governor, but will Colorado builders deliver on affordable condos?

May 5, 2017

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Joey Bunch

The long fight is over to slow down lawsuits over construction defects in Colorado, which lawmakers were told is the main reason builders aren’t interested in providing affordable condos in an expensive market. Legislators have argued for four sessions over whether the cost of insurance and litigation are really the roadblock, or whether builders are trying…
This week at the Capitol: transportation tax, school budget, coal-rolling and free express lanes

Apr 24, 2017

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Joey Bunch

Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead in the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. MONDAY House Education Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 112 Senate Bill 39 to create a income tax credit for tuition to private schools. House Bill 1347 to require a…
Construction defects litigation voices finally get in Colorado harmony

Apr 22, 2017

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Joey Bunch

The angrier voices in the debate over construction defects litigation are finding a harmony, based on the floor debate of House Bill 1279 Friday. The compromise legislation announced Wednesday was a long-awaited cease in hostilities. One side has argued through multiple legislative sessions that lawsuits are gobbling up the profit margins and eliminating the incentive to build lower-cost…
Noonan: Bipartisanship may set a new high bar with rural sustainability bill

Apr 19, 2017

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Paula Noonan

Gov. John Hickenlooper takes first place, with his signature, as currently the most bipartisan politician in Colorado. He has signed 137 bills in the 2017 General Assembly. Of those, 111 are bipartisan, 15 are Dem-only sponsored and 11 are GOP-only sponsored. He has clearly set a basis that he prefers both chambers to work collaboratively.…
#Coleg Week 15: Legislative suspended animation, candidate tax returns, homeless civil rights, sexting, civil forfeiture

Apr 17, 2017

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John Tomasic

It’s a strange run-up to the home stretch at the Legislature. This week there will be floor votes and committee hearings same as the weeks before, but the whole endeavor seems to be operating in a suspended state, the major legislative projects of the year still hanging in the balance. The state’s $26.8 billion budget…