Author: Tony Gagliardi
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Climate lawsuits threaten small business success
The attack against Colorado’s oil and gas industry, and the small businesses around the state which support it, continue in various forms. One of the most pernicious comes by way of certain local governments going so far as to sue energy companies over climate change. This has not only been attempted by the major coastal…
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If only Prop 118 were the end of it
Of all the election night tallies ominously gnawing at small-business owners, the eventual, 57% to 43% passage of Proposition 118 was arguably the most worrisome. Although this will cause Main Street enterprises considerable disruption and headaches, the people have spoken. If only that were the end of it, however. Money to fund the new family…
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Op-ed: State on a course to hit Gallagher’s iceberg
How much more property tax burden can Colorado load on the backs of businesses, especially small businesses, before breaking those backs? We will know next year if Amendment B on the November ballot fails to pass. The Gallagher Amendment in the state’s constitution needs to be repealed, and Amendment B would do that. Put in…
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OPINION: Aurora dodges a $20-an-hour bullet
Cooler heads prevailed. Calmer reason won the day. The Aurora City Council voted 6-4 this week against using a power it never should have been granted to establish its own minimum-wage rate. So far, Denver is the only city in Colorado to have used a new authority given all local governments by state legislative passage…