economy
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Colorado joins 2 lawsuits against Trump administration over TANF, tariffs authority
Colorado has joined a coalition of states in filing two new lawsuits against the Trump administration. The first lawsuit alleges the Trump administration’s move to expand the U.S. health department’s oversight of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families would illegally allow the office to share detailed records of recipients’ personal information with other agencies, including…
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Atop taxes, here’s how much each Colorado resident pays in fees
Each Colorado resident paid nearly $5,000 in state-sanctioned fees last year, according to a report by a policy think tank. The report, which analyzed how fees have affected Colorado’s economy, found that fee revenue has more than tripled since 2008 — to $4,692 — and is likely to keep growing. More than 30 years after…
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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…
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‘Expect 2027 revenue to remain flat,’ finance officials warn Denver budget planners
Denver expects little to no revenue growth through 2027. And “flat” growth is a “best-case scenario,” city finance experts told members of the Denver City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee, as preliminary efforts to organize and establish guidance for the 2027 budget planning process kicked off Tuesday. The city anticipates 2027 revenue to remain around…
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Colorado farmers begin spring planting season with soaring fertilizer costs and price-gouging fears
As Colorado farmers prepare their fields for spring planting, many are sounding the alarm over fertilizer prices that have surged far beyond what they say global supply disruptions can explain. With nitrogen costs up 30% in a matter of days, growers and lawmakers are questioning whether the industry is using geopolitical conflict as cover for…
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Democrats want to bar use of consumer data to set Colorado prices, employee wages
A closely divided House committee advanced a bill aimed at curbing the use of personal data to set individualized prices and wages, reviving a proposal that failed last year and setting up a broader debate over how far the state should go in regulating algorithm-driven business practices. Proponents argued that the proposed new regulations are…
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Proposal to levy new fees on alcohol products in Colorado dies
The proposal to collect millions in new fees on alcohol products — dollars to be earmarked for Colorado programs aimed at addressing the behavioral and physical health effects of alcohol abuse — died on Tuesday. House Bill 1271 sought to create three separate “enterprises” and establish fees of $0.05 per gallon of beer and cider,…
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Colorado Democrats pass union fee bill, even after Polis signals another veto
The Colorado House on Monday advanced along party lines legislation repealing a longstanding labor law governing a requirement before a unionized workplace can collect fees on all workers, regardless of whether they are union members. The House voted, 42-22, to send the proposal to repeal that second election requirement under the state’s current laws to…
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Union dues proposal clears first hurdle, but its fate is murky at Colorado Capitol
A proposal to repeal a key requirement of a nearly century-old labor law has cleared its first committee hearing, but its fate remains uncertain, particularly since Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a similar proposal last year and he indicated this year he intends to do so again, unless businesses and unions can secure an agreement. Still,…
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Colorado Democrats introduce bills on pricing, data privacy
Democratic lawmakers have introduced a trio of bills dealing with data privacy and the retail and wholesale prices of goods. Sponsors said the bills would help Colorado consumers and small businesses tackle affordability woes. They are among a slew of proposals that seek to add requirements on companies, even as business leaders have asked legislators…