regulation
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Colorado’s cost of living soars, ranks third-most expensive in the U.S.
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Colorado is now the third most expensive state to live in, according to a new report by a business group. Released on Thursday, the Colorado Scorecard “presents a mixed outlook,” according to the state chamber’s president and CEO, Loren Furman. While Colorado saw improvements in many areas, including the cost of doing business, GDP and…
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Amend or repeal? Proposals surface to effectively undo AI regulation law in Colorado
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While finding a way to plug an almost $800 million budget hole tops the business for lawmakers at next week’s special session, time is also closing fast for a fix to a 2024 law on artificial intelligence. And so far, four bills seek to modify the law, some of which would effectively repeal the mandates.…
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Colorado Supreme Court green-lights lawsuit over climate change impacts to Boulder County
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The Colorado Supreme Court permitted Boulder County and the city of Boulder on Monday to proceed with their lawsuit against two fossil fuel corporations over alleged local harms caused by the effects of climate change. By 5-2, the Supreme Court concluded federal law did not preclude the local governments from raising state-level claims of nuisance,…
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Colorado justice, law professor discuss uncharted territory for federal regulations in wake of SCOTUS precedent
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Colorado attorneys heard on Tuesday that federal courts are in a “free-for-all” as they interpret recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent shifting power from executive agencies to judges to determine whether regulations are appropriate or not. “One of the dominant theories is that Congress delegates because it simply doesn’t have the time or the expertise to address…
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Colorado credit union’s update of terms, ‘buried’ in email, provided sufficient notice to customers, court says
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A Colorado credit union gave sufficient notice to consumers when it announced a change to customers’ legal rights in two sentences at the bottom of an email that required multiple clicks to see the new policy, the Court of Appeals ruled last week. Although a three-judge panel of the appellate court agreed Ent Credit Union…
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Colorado passes sweeping new regulations for oil, gas development
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The Colorado Air Quality Control Commission this month passed sweeping regulations that officials say will cost oil and gas producers tens of millions of dollars per year in order to comply with the state’s emissions goals. The state Air Pollution Control Division wants the oil and gas industry to reduce its emissions by 36% by…
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Colorado’s road to freedom starts with reducing barriers to work, resisting urge to raise taxes
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In 2018 state lawmakers have an opportunity to make Colorado an even better place to live, and they can do it without having to raise our taxes. Legislators will be lobbied to support pet projects that favor the select few and get behind tax increases to pay for it all, but a better approach would…
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Nevilles: Colorado businesses need regulatory relief
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Ronald Reagan once joked that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” It’s a string of words most businesses may dread even more, given the government’s make-or-break power to tax and regulate. Like many Americans, Statehouse Republicans understand that there was a serious…
