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Gov. Jared Polis vetoes pro-union bill backed by Democratic lawmakers, repeating his hope for compromise
He’d privately told SB-5 supporters for months that he would reject the proposal unless the business community signed off on ...
Gov. Jared Polis signs laws ordering universal health care study, emergency abortion protections
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed a pair of health care bills that will enshrine federal protections for emergency care in ...
Colorado adds voting protections to law, reforms vacancy elections under bills signed by Gov. Jared Polis
Gov. Jared Polis signed new laws Monday that codify federal voting protections in Colorado’s election laws and reform the ...
Gov. Jared Polis signs law that will bring more single-stair apartment buildings to Denver
Single-stair reform has come to Colorado as Gov. Jared Polis signed a law requiring cities of at least 100,000 residents to ...
RTD must create 10-year plan, face accountability committee under new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis
The agency that oversees metro Denver’s train and bus system will need to create a 10-year master plan and face a new ...
Gov. Jared Polis vetoes bill addressing sentencing disparities between Colorado’s state and municipal courts
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday vetoed a bill that would have mandated Colorado’s municipal courts conform to state sentencing guidelines.
Polis’ Senate Bill 5 veto maintains the Labor Peace Act, until compromise can be met (Editorial)
Polis’ decision is one of the most controversial vetoes in recent history. We had joined Polis in calling for a compromise ...
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Gov. Polis will shut off millions in state grants to cities and counties that don’t comply with state housing policies
The governor issued an executive order Friday requiring local governments to show they’re enacting policies to encourage more ...
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Gov. Polis signs executive order addressing housing costs
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Friday that prioritizes funding for municipalities that comply with ...
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Jared Polis vetoes Colorado labor movement’s priority bill. Union leaders say they’ll be back
Senate Bill 5 would have made it easier for unions to charge fees on all employees in a workplace to pay the costs of their ...
Colorado governor threatens to withhold grants from cities that don't comply with housing laws
The governor say, either city's in the state must comply with state housing laws, or they risk losing at least $100 million a ...
Gov keeps promise to biz, angering labor
Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) didn’t care for our characterization in January that he was handing his veto pen to the business community on labor’s top issue.