This past legislative session, Colorado legislators passed a bill making changes to the state’s citizen ballot initiative process.
House Bill 25-1327 (Modify Statewide Ballot Measure Process), sponsored by Reps. Emily...more
Congress has passed the budget reconciliation package known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (H.R.1) without the controversial moratorium on state and local artificial intelligence (AI) laws originally included in the House...more
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Colorado’s 2025 regular state lawmaking period ended just over a month ago on May 7 and now policymakers’ attention is turning towards their traditional interim work before the 2026 session begins on Jan. 14. Yet, between...more
It typically takes weeks for counties in California to process and count all of the ballots. Elections officials have approximately one month to complete their extensive tallying, auditing and certification work. The...more
With the 2024 election only two weeks away and most Colorado voters already having their ballots in hand, a flurry of federal, state and local candidate and ballot measure races are vying for attention. Here, we preview all...more
The election is upon us. Colorado’s ballots were placed in the mail this past Friday. This follows the mailing of the Colorado Blue Book. This booklet, which is filled with information regarding the questions and ballot...more
Three and a half days after it convened, the Colorado Legislature ended its special session on property tax. The session was called in response to a dramatic increase in property taxes that both residential and commercial...more
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston gave his first State of the City address today. Referring to Denver as the capital of the “New West,” he detailed a comprehensive vision for Denver, focusing on solutions to homelessness, public...more
Colorado wrapped up its primary elections on Tuesday, June 25. Although voter turnout was reportedly lower for this year’s primary elections across the state, the results could still portend shifts in the trajectory of...more
Six land use bills passed the Colorado legislature before it adjourned, five of which Gov. Jared Polis has signed into law as of the date of publication. These bills will bring changes to housing development in Colorado with...more
Although the Denver City Council’s power in shaping the city’s budget is limited, it still plays a critical role in identifying and advocating for priorities for each neighborhood, district and the city as a whole....more
Entering the second regular session of Colorado’s 74th General Assembly, most Capitol observers were expecting more of the same—the same being the acrimony, contentiousness and rancor that characterized the end of the 2023...more
Legislature Gives Local Governments Right of First Refusal on Affordable Housing and Right of First Offer on Certain Market Rate Multifamily Properties -
On the final day of the legislative session, the state legislature...more
With Gov. Jared Polis’ signature on SB 81, Colorado has broadened its restrictions on products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) to include a wide range of consumer products. Colorado...more
The recently enacted HB24-1098 in Colorado introduces significant shifts in the dynamics of landlord-tenant relationships, prompting a need for careful understanding of the new regulations and procedures regarding evictions....more
With less than three weeks left until sine die, there are several key bills currently under consideration in or that have made their way through Colorado's legislature. These proposals span a variety of sectors including...more
Counties in Colorado may soon have a new way to take advantage of tax increment financing (“TIF”). Currently, there are only two ways to leverage TIF in Colorado: establishment of an urban renewal authority (“URA”) or...more
Colorado’s state legislature is close to 50 days in of its 120-day lawmaking period and while legislators have introduced over 486 bills addressing myriad issues, this year’s session has perceptibly been colored by the...more
On Nov. 14, 2023, the Colorado Apartment Association (“CAA”) and Apartment Association of Metro Denver (“AAMD”), which represent thousands of apartment owners, filed a lawsuit against the Colorado Air Quality Control...more
During this year’s November election, Coloradans clearly rejected Proposition HH, the ballot measure Democrats in the state legislature referred to the voters in the waning days of the 2023 regular session to address severe...more
In this off-year election, voters across Colorado decided two statewide ballot measures and determined local races for mayors, city councils, school boards and local ballot measures. Below is a rundown of the results of the...more
The November 2023 election is quickly approaching and brings with it another round of tax—particularly property tax measures—that will soon be put to Colorado voters. And, if what has already been filed is any indication,...more
On Aug. 25, Colorado’s Legislative Interim Committee on Ozone Air Quality convened for its first of five planned meetings, primarily to discuss background information on Colorado’s ozone air quality issues. As defined by...more
Colorado’s new comprehensive consumer privacy law, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), will take effect on July 1, 2023. Earlier this year, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office (“AG”) finalized its yearlong rulemaking process,...more
The Colorado state legislature recently approved a bill that would prohibit “governmental entities” from enforcing existing or enacting new local anti-growth laws that would limit housing supply, development applications or...more