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politics2 months ago•6 min saved

Colorado eyes curb on price gouging with captive-audience and surveillance-pricing bills

Democrats in Colorado are pushing three bills to curb consumer costs: requiring delivery apps to display in-store prices, banning price hikes in captive-audience settings (stadiums, hospitals, airports) to match local averages, and prohibiting differential pricing by producers to favor large retailers, with enforcement by the attorney general. The measures face opposition from business groups and Republicans, and are expected to be introduced in the coming weeks as lawmakers seek to curb what they see as price manipulation in the market.

via coloradosun.com|

#captive-audience #colorado-legislature #politics

politics2 months ago•18 min saved

Colorado’s 2026 Legislature Tackles Housing, Health Care and AI Rules Amid Budget Gap

Colorado’s 2026 session opens with an $850 million budget shortfall as Democrats push an affordability agenda—from affordable housing measures like the HOME Act and casita expansions to price transparency and health-insurance relief—while also pursuing AI regulation, data-center oversight, energy policies for low-income customers, and labor and public-safety reforms, all amid local-government pushback and partisan dynamics.

via The Colorado Sun|

#artificial-intelligence #budget-shortfall #colorado

education2 years ago•4 min saved

Controversy over wearing cultural sashes at graduation ceremonies.

Naomi Peña Villasano wore a sash honoring her Mexican-American heritage at her high school graduation ceremony, despite violating the school district's policy. After a month-long dispute and a court decision against her, Peña Villasano was allowed to wear the sash and received applause from her family and a fist-bump from the principal. The controversy over cultural regalia at graduation ceremonies has made headlines and even reached a federal courtroom. Peña Villasano hopes to advocate for changes to future policy and expand rights for students to wear cultural regalia at graduation ceremonies through state legislation.

via Colorado Public Radio|

#advocacy #colorado-legislature #cultural-regalia

business3 years ago•7 min saved

Colorado Property Taxes Soaring: Assessors Warn of Major Spike in Denver and Larimer County.

Property taxes owed in the Denver area may increase by as much as 50% due to skyrocketing home values, county assessors warned. The Colorado legislature is rushing to ease the financial burden before the 2023 lawmaking term ends May 8. The median increase in assessed home values was 33% in Denver, 36.5% in Jefferson County, and 40% to 50% in Douglas County. The legislature last year passed a measure reducing the residential assessment rate through the 2024 tax year for taxes owed in 2025. However, no proposal has been unveiled yet to decrease the tax burden even more.

via The Colorado Sun|

#business #colorado-legislature #financial-burden