Colorado is the birthplace of short-term rentals. And the state is ground-zero for local regulation of the booming industry. After several years of reactive, defensive responses to increased regulation and taxation legislation,…
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Governor, lawmakers are already planning big revisions to Colorado’s first-in-the nation artificial intelligence law
Four weeks after a contentious Colorado bill regulating artificial intelligence systems to prevent harm to consumers was signed into law, the governor, attorney general and lawmakers are already vowing to revise the…
Colorado lawmakers reach last-minute bipartisan property tax deal that averts cuts to K-12 funding
Colorado’s property tax code would be reimagined — with long-term rate cuts for homeowners and businesses and a local revenue cap — under a fiercely negotiated, last-minute bipartisan bill introduced in the legislature…
Colorado lawmakers reject push to prevent local short-term rental rules from applying to backcountry huts and cabins
The Colorado legislature on Saturday, amid growing opposition from counties worried about losing their ability to make rules around construction and lodging, killed a bill that would have prevented local governments from…
Colorado lawmakers reject proposed ban on new oil and gas drilling after 2030
A bill to ban new oil and gas drilling in Colorado after 2030 — which sparked a spate of industry TV ads with dire warnings — was rejected Thursday by a bipartisan…
Colorado lawmakers will push even harder in 2024 to replace lawns. Here are the other water bills on tap.
Colorado lawmakers will be asked to weigh in on more than a half-dozen proposed water bills this year that will likely include support for improving the water quality in Grand Lake, significant…
Lawmakers, environmental advocates fear northern Colorado utility is falling behind on climate targets
Lawmakers and environmental advocates have issued a sharply worded attack on the Platte River Power Authority’s efforts to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets, demanding to know whether the northern Colorado utility plans…