A bill modifying a 2021 law requiring collection of delivery fees in Colorado passed unanimously out of the Senate Finance Committee and is headed to the Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 23-143 would create an exemption for new businesses and small businesses with $500,000 or less in retail sales annually.
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Glenn Minnis The Center Square With the labor force participation rate down to one of its lowest levels in decades at 62.4%, businesses in some states are still finding it challenging to hire workers in the aftermath of the lingering COVID-19 pandemic. At the height of the pandemic, millions of Americans lost their jobs amid stay-at-home orders.
Elliott Wenzler The Colorado Sun It’s almost wine-o-clock. As Coloradans browse the aisles of their local grocery and convenience stores in March, looking for the right loaf of bread or reasonably priced eggs, they will soon have a new option for soothing their inflationsqueezed shopping experience: wine.
Colorado Democrats announced the filing of four firearm bills on Thursday and Republicans vowed to oppose the measures. The Democratic lawmakers say the bills will strengthen Colorado’s “red flag law,” raise the minimum age to purchase firearms from 18 to 21, institute a three-day waiting period, and remove legal protections for firearm sellers and manufacturers.
The Division of Family and Medical Leave Insurance of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment will host a town hall for Coloradans to learn more about the program this week. “What is paid family leave? What does it cover? Who can get it? And how are businesses going to pay for it? Those are just some of the questions Coloradans can get answered,” CDLE said in a release.
Trinidad officials are asking the public to ensure number placards on residential and commercial buildings comply with city code, after Trinidad City Council amended the municipal ordinance, in an effort to increase public safety.
Penalties for improper animal ownership have increased within the City of Trinidad, tightening up regulations on at-large dogs and vicious dogs. The ordinance amendments, which received unanimous approval from Trinidad City Council, increase the fines for having a “vicious dog” and add responsibility to more people for at-large dogs.
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel unanimously voted to recommend the agency approve Narcan, a life-saving drug for opioid overdoses, be made available to purchase over the counter without a prescription.
Trinidad City Council approved another expenditure to address the city’s aging vehicle fleet, most recently approving a $150,000 expenditure to secure a new bucket truck for the Trinidad Power & Light Department.