regulatory relief act of 2017
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Advocate for small businesses gives Colorado General Assembly a grade of B- for session
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Colorado’s largest association of small businesses gave the General Assembly’s just-completed session a grade of B- in a legislative report card issued this week. Split control of the House and Senate led to missed opportunities, said Tony Gagliardi, Colorado director for the National Federation of Independent Business, which counts 7,000 members in the state. He…
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Republican legislative leaders say solutions, ‘red meat’ on tap for session
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Leading Republican lawmakers told a group of GOP donors last week to expect some solutions to longstanding problems from the divided Colorado Legislature but said the party won’t be shy about waging a no-holds battle in the messaging war with an eye toward next year’s election. Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, and his House counterpart,…
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Democrats say devil in details of Nevilles’ regulatory reform bill
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Leading Democratic lawmakers said Tuesday they’re in agreement with the broad intentions behind a key Senate bill aimed at easing regulatory burdens on small businesses but cautioned that they aren’t sold yet on the legislation’s particulars. Senate Bill 1, dubbed the “Regulatory Relief Act of 2017,” is sponsored by Sen. Tim Neville, R-Littleton, and his…
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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…