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Gov. Jared Polis vetoes pro-union bill backed by Democratic lawmakers
Gov. Jared Polis made good Friday on his threat to veto a pro-union bill backed by every legislative Democrat and the state’s ...
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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 ...
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.
As expected, Gov. Polis vetoes bill changing unionization requirements
Senate Bill 5 would have eliminated a decades-old requirement in Colorado labor law that forces workers to vote twice before ...
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 ...
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Gov. Polis shutting 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 ...
Gov. Jared Polis’ coming labor bill veto will strain Democrat’s labor ties — and set stage for ballot fight
The governor has said he wouldn’t sign SB-5 unless business groups were comfortable with its provisions. But those groups ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 housing in order to qualify for transportation and energy funds.