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 | Aug 16, 2016 | Economy, Government & Policy
Increasing mandatory government-imposed minimum wages is all the rage this year, especially this election season. It’s the perfect political wedge issue, right? It appeals to Americans’ generosity, sense of charity and fairness. Though it is absolutely a...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jun 21, 2016 | Economy, Government & Policy
If you’ve followed this blog over the years or interacted with me you know I’m an unapologetic advocate of free market capitalism. My predilection is based on a long-term study of history and at least some basic understanding of human nature. While acknowledging the...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Dec 15, 2015 | Economy, Government & Policy
Last week I wrote about the progress being made toward getting I-25 widened. Since then we had the Regional Issues Summit last Friday at the Embassy Suites in Loveland. The Summit was hosted by the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance (NCLA, www.ncla.biz), which is...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Oct 20, 2015 | Economy, Government & Policy
To keep you in the loop on efforts to widen I-25, here’s the latest. First, to quickly restate the issue, the 26 mile stretch between Highway 14 (Mulberry) in Fort Collins to Highway 66 north of Longmont is increasingly congested. This is especially true between...
by Fort Collins Chamber | Jul 28, 2015 | Economy, Government & Policy
You may have seen the soapbox in the newspaper recently proposing that the Chamber of Commerce merge with city government. The new entity would be called the “City of Commerce.” It was a little hard to follow, but it appears the writer thinks that city...
