How Colorado lawmakers and the governor want to incentivize the construction of affordable condos
House Bill 1272 would rewrite the so-called construction defect liability rules for condos sold for up to $1.2 million. The measure’s sponsors are hoping to find a sweet spot where everyone is a little unhappy.
The billion-dollar budget hole
How did state finances end up in such bad shape, and how far will lawmakers go to get back in balance?
Colorado budget crisis imperils state worker raises, threatening to break union contract
If the Joint Budget Committee — and the rest of the state legislature — doesn’t fund the raises, it would force the union back to the bargaining table.
In Colorado’s war against NIMBYism, Democrats want to give churches the right to build housing
This week, Colorado Democrats introduced legislation to become one of the first states in the country to allow religious institutions to build housing on their land — whether it’s zoned for residential construction or not.
With Biden-era consumer protections in jeopardy, Colorado Democrats look to crack down on rental housing fees
The effort got a boost last week from a top Federal Trade Commission official, who sent a letter to Gov. Jared Polis urging the state to target so-called “junk fees.”
