Now that voters have spoken out in favor of paid family and medical leave in Colorado — passing Proposition 118 on Tuesday — the question for businesses that will have to help pay for the $1.2 billion-a-year program is what
Colorado Prop 116 results: Voters could cut residents’ income taxes
Colorado voters will decide Tuesday whether to reduce their state income taxes. Go to live results Conservative groups have led the charge for Proposition 116, which would reduce the state’s income tax rate from 4.63% to 4.55%. And even though
Colorado regulators dismiss cooperatives’ complaint against Tri-State
Rural electric associations that want out of their contracts with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association won’t be getting help from Colorado regulators. The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has dismissed formal complaints by the La Plata Electric Association in Durango and
Colorado Catholic dioceses pay $6.68 million to sex abuse survivors
DENVER — Colorado’s three Catholic dioceses paid $6.68 million to 73 survivors of sexual abuse by priests, a new report said. The state’s Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program issued an update Friday of how much money each survivor should be
Colorado sees 7% rise in new unemployment claims as joblessness increases across the country in early October
New unemployment filings continued to rise in Colorado last week, an indication that the economic recovery from the coronavirus-spurred recession is as uneven at altitude as it has been across the nation as a whole. A combined 8,774 Coloradans filed
WalletHub ranks Colorado as America’s 3rd most politically engaged state
With consistently high voter turnout and a U.S. Senate race that’s one of Democrats’ top 2020 targets, Colorado is America’s third most politically engaged state, a recent WalletHub study found. The personal finance website released a report Tuesday on 2020
Colorado nonprofits anxious about crucial fall fundraising period amid pandemic, recession and political uncertainty – The Denver Post
This is what should have happened Saturday night in a downtown Denver hotel ballroom: More than 600 people, dressed in cocktail dresses and suits, should have paid $250 each to hobnob with a Kennedy, a former Denver Broncos player and
Colorado Amendment B: Repeal the Gallagher Amendment
Amendment B would repeal the Gallagher Amendment, which was passed by Colorado voters in 1982 and ties residential property tax rates to commercial property tax rates. The existing amendment categorizes all properties as either residential or commercial and mandates that
Colorado oil, gas industry ramps up opposition to bigger buffers for fracking sites
The oil and gas industry’s opposition to proposed 2,000-foot well setbacks is heating up, prompting more than 180 companies to send a letter Friday to Gov. Jared Polis that said the rule’s impacts would undermine the industry’s economic recovery. The
Colorado GOP leader suing governor over statewide mask order
Colorado House GOP Minority Leader Patrick Neville and conservative activist Michelle Malkin are suing Gov. Jared Polis over the statewide mask order. Polis required masks to be worn in public beginning in mid-July after initially resisting calls for a statewide