The 2018 Colorado General Assembly started in January with relatively low expectations for major accomplishments given split political control of the legislature in an election year. However, by the time the legislature adjourned last week, major legislation important...
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JCBL Legislative Update: In the closing week of the 2018 session, major priorities still to be resolved by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
With just a week left in Colorado’s 2018 legislative session, many bills dealing with the priorities of the Jefferson County Business Lobby await resolution, but action on those are accelerating as the May 9th adjournment date looms. Maybe the most important example...
JCBL Legislative Update by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
Colorado’s 2019 budget to spend new revenue on transportation, PERA reforms and K-12 Unlike the U.S. Congress, Colorado’s state legislature must pass a balanced budget each year, as required by our state Constitution. Two full weeks of each 16-week legislative session...
JCBL Legislative Update: At the halfway mark, a tentative deal on new transportation funding by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
The 2018 session of Colorado’s state legislature has been a relatively slow one for major business issues so far, but that all changed this week when the state’s economists released their latest forecast for state tax revenue receipts. That number is important because...
JCBL Legislative Update: Four transportation funding measures filed for the November 2018 ballot by Jeff Weist, Jefferson County Business Lobby
The Jefferson County Business Lobby’s top priorities for 2018, as in years past, is increasing the state’s investment in our transportation infrastructure. Colorado is amassing a transportation investment deficit of nearly $1 billion each year, and we are spending...
Jefferson County Business Lobby
The Jefferson County Business Lobby advocates as the unified voice of 3,000 Jefferson County businesses for public policies that strengthen our business climate.