regulations
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Site selectors praise Colorado workforce — but flag regulatory hurdles | FISCAL ROCKIES
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Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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‘Evolving’ regulatory landscape among Colorado cities is pricey, problematic, small businesses say | FISCAL ROCKIES
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Editor’s Note: Once among the nation’s fastest-growing economies, Colorado today confronts mounting challenges that threaten its momentum. This series reveals how a state once defined by prosperity is navigating economic cliffs and ridges. We explore the impact that increased regulations, tariffs, shifting tax policies, the high cost of living and widening urban–rural divides have on businesses,…
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Regulatory burdens top concerns of Colorado business leaders: Poll
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The primary concern of business leaders in Colorado has shifted from a lack of workers to an excess of regulations, a new poll found. Of 156 business leaders from across the state, 48% identified regulations as their most important issue, according to the Colorado Chamber of Commerce’s 2023 Business Leaders Survey released on Wednesday. Last…
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Industry critics: Proposed legislation threatens to limit oil & gas industry in Colorado
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A new bill just introduced in the Colorado House of Representatives threatens to “functionally prohibit new permitting for most industrial processes in the state,” the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the American Petroleum Institute Colorado asserted on Friday. House Bill 23-1294, introduced by Rep. Jennifer Bacon and Jenny Wilford and co-sponsored by Sen. Faith…
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Colorado Oil and Gas Commission denies drilling permit in Weld County
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The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission has denied an application to drill for oil and gas in Weld County because the proposed drill sites were too close to residences. In 2019, the state legislature adopted sweeping new rules for oil and gas development, including barring drilling within 2,000 feet of homes, schools, child care centers and…
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Colorado Oil & Gas Commission examining industry’s financial obligations to orphan wells
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Colorado’s Oil & Gas Commission this week started the process for changing the rules regarding the financial obligations drilling companies must comply with to clean up “orphan wells.” An orphaned well is one that is no longer operating for whatever reason, and that must be “plugged, remediated and reclaimed” by the state. Often they’ve been…
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"Make Your Voice Heard" returns to Senate for second year
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Borrowing on the success of a similar effort last year, Senate Republicans Wednesday announced another round of “Make Your Voice Heard.” Under the effort, citizens can submit suggestions for legislation they’d like to see changed or repealed. The inaugural “Make Your Voice Heard” in 2017 drew around 1,000 responses, according to spokesman Sage Naumann. “Part…
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Hill: The Future is not near, it’s here
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Mornings are rough. Stop-and go-traffic on I-25 can feel more like a nauseating carnival ride than a highway. It’s no easier in the city. A car just ahead with out-of-state plates slams on its brakes and that cup of morning coffee flies through the air, staining your shirt. The car ahead is now attempting to…
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Tate: Colorado’s hidden $33 billion business tax government will not talk about
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Does Colorado have an invisible $33 billion tax on employers that is holding back economic expansion and job creation? According to a recent report, that amount is the estimated annual cost of compliance imposed on Colorado employers by federal regulations. To get an idea of the magnitude of this compliance cost, consider that it is…
