by Fort Collins Chamber | Jan 15, 2019 | Economy, Government & Policy
The Colorado General Assembly session opened January 4, and Governor Jared Polis has been sworn in and has delivered his first ‘State of the State’ address. A few minor partisan jabs have been made by various members of the legislature, but for the most part comity...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Nov 13, 2018 | Economy, Elections
Last Tuesday voters in Colorado said ‘no’ to both ballot measures to fund transportation. Both Proposition 109 (Fix Our Damn Roads, a $3.5B bonding program, no tax increase) and Proposition 110 (Let’s Go, Colorado, a 0.62% state sales tax increase with a bonding...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 30, 2018 | Economy, Elections
Elections are a week from today. For the Chamber’s view on key election issues and candidates, go here for a two-page summary overview and here for the Election Page on our website. In an earlier blog I wrote about Amendment 73, the huge tax increase for public...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 16, 2018 | Economy, Elections
While the Chamber does not endorse candidates for governor, we do get questions about where they stand on business-related issues. To help answer those questions, below is a summary assembled by the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, a chamber affiliate. The info...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 25, 2018 | Economy, Elections
The Colorado 2018 General Election ballots will be mailed out starting October 15. That gives voters just about three weeks to review, learn and make educated decisions on who and what to vote for. There are some weighty issues on the ballot including anti-fracking...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Sep 18, 2018 | Business & Economy, Business-Friendly Environment, Economy, Talent
Finding workers is a big challenge for many employers in the area. In that regard, we’re not unique as this is a national problem. As you know, to meet this challenge we launched Talent 2.0 in conjunction with other community partners. You can find more at...
