jeff wasden
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Get used to low unemployment rates — thanks to the federal tax cuts
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Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the national unemployment rate is 3.8 percent, the lowest rate this century. Colorado’s is even better at 2.9 percent. Even the best forecasters couldn’t have predicted such a strong labor market six years ago when the unemployment rate was twice this level. Currently there are 6.6 million unfilled jobs across the nation,…
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Colorado tradesmen urge Congress to fix up national park system
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Contractors and trade associations that might well do the work are among the groups nationally asking Congress to get serious about fixing up the National Park System. The public request to Congress is part of National Infrastructure Week, which lasts until next Monday. The nation’s parks have amassed a backlog of deferred maintenance that grew…
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Colorado business group urges Trump to deal fairly and wisely on NAFTA
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A group of Colorado business leaders are urging President Trump to ease up on tariffs and extend exemptions to U.S partners in the North American Free Trade Agreement. “Our markets need to be made secure, and our North American allies are a part of the solution,” Colorado Business Leaders for NAFTA said in the statement…
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Poll shows Trump backers strongly support path to citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ as part of border security deal
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Republican and conservative voters – including President Donald Trump’s base supporters – overwhelmingly approve of providing a path to citizenship for so-called Dreamers in exchange for increased border security, according to a national poll released this week that drew praise from Colorado business groups. The survey found that 86 percent of Trump backers support protecting Dreamers…
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Q&A with Jeff Wasden: Biz community point man talks tax reform — and the ‘advocacy of reason’
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Colorado Business Roundtable President Jeff Wasden isn’t just a prominent advocate for the state’s business community; he’s arguably its all-around go-to guy. And he seems to be everywhere. You’ll find him convening civic summits on pressing policy issues like immigration; you’ll hear him on the radio and via podcast interviewing the state’s policy leaders; you’ll…
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FEEDBACK: The perils of legal pot; thanks for tax reform
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Don’t overlook the hidden costs of legal marijuana For those of us of a certain age, the term “snake-oil-salesman” is common to describe someone who will try to sell us something that will cure all our ills, heal our wounds and generally make our lives better with one simple product. For Coloradans that product is…
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‘DREAMers’ need certainty; so does Colorado’s economy
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Colorado has often been at the forefront of improving lives for everyone. DACA recipients, or DREAMers as they’re also known, should be no exception. From health care to tax reform, this year Congress has focused on large legislation impacting all Americans. Our members of Congress should also remember the many contributions our DREAMers make to…
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DACA talk at Metro State Thursday part of national iMarch on immigration
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Metropolitan State University of Denver is putting on a roundtable Thursday for Colorado business and community leaders to talk about the economic benefit of immigrants covered by DACA. The discussion is part of a broader national campaign to urge Congress to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, passed by President Obama to shielded…
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FEEDBACK: Tax reform, auto addiction, digital divide and more
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U.S. tax code outdated, uncompetitive The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate budget recently, paving the way for tax reform. Markups have begun in House Ways and Means and changes are already being made to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. While the passage of the budget was a significant step forward in advancing…
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Colorado business groups urge Congress to delay insurance tax
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Colorado business groups are asking Congress to delay reinstating a tax on insurers, which could be passed on to small businesses in higher insurance costs. Colorado Politics told you Friday about the Health Insurance Tax that business groups and insurance companies hoped would perish from the Affordable Care Act this year. The Obamacare assessment on…
