Author: Sum & Substance
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Coalition of business groups ask Polis to veto wage-theft bill
A dozen contractors and business organizations have mounted an effort to ask Gov. Jared Polis to veto a recently passed bill that would ramp up enforcement of wage theft in the construction industry by placing new liability onto general contractors. Coordinated by the Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the push acknowledges that theft of wages…
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Should Colorado establish national precedent in setting rules for artificial intelligence?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis, a longtime supporter of disruptive industries and technologies, must decide in the coming weeks whether Colorado wants to go it alone and become the first state to regulate artificial intelligence in a comprehensive manner. On the final day of the legislative session…
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In shift, appointed commission proposes cap on property-tax revenue increases
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Faced with the increasing likelihood of having to contend with a tax-revenue cap initiative on the November ballot, the appointed Commission on Property Tax pivoted after five months of talks Friday and decided to recommend its own, slightly higher cap. Days after Sen. Chris Hansen…