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Joint Democrat Leadership Press Release:
December 21, 2020 DENVER, CO – House and Senate Democratic leadership today announced a plan for the beginning of the First Regular Session of the Seventy-third General Assembly. The General Assembly will convene on January 13 and meet for as little time as is necessary to address urgent business and attend to certain constitutional and statutory […]
NCLA Positions on Key 2020 Colorado Ballot Initiatives
Prop 118, Prop 113, and Ref B The NCLA Board of Directors, in deliberation and agreement with the boards of Directors of the Fort Collins, Loveland and Greeley Chambers of Commerce, Upstate Colorado and One NoCo Economic Development recommends positions on three key and critical pending ballot questions on the 2020 Ballot. We strongly urge […]
Approach to Retain Tax Revenue Has Broader Implications; Attorney General Amps Up Transportation Funding Debate
Tax Haven Measure Opposed by Business Community The House is considering a measure to change tax policy in such a manner that economic development and business advocates argue will have a chilling effect on retaining and attracting new corporate headquarters to Colorado. House Bill 16-1275 would place a measure on the November 2016 ballot to […]
Workforce Development Package to Engage Business
Last week, leaders of the Colorado General Assembly set aside partisan differences and rolled out a 10-bill package to tackle lingering unemployment and address lack of available workforce in certain sectors to assure the state’s economic resurgence remains strong. The package is focused upon getting Colorado’s businesses more involved in the process of producing Coloradans […]
Ballot for 2016 Shaping Up to Be Crowded
Colorado voters in November 2016 may be forced to read a ballot pamphlet as long and dense as a political science textbook. While most attention is being payed towards the dramatic 2016 Presidential campaign, 2016 is also shaping up to be a very dramatic and crowded year for statewide ballot questions which tackle a host […]
Equal Pay and Family Leave Proposals Debated in the House
Under the leadership of Speaker Dickie Lee Hullinghorst, equal pay and family leave will receive considerable attention by House Democrats as a legislative priority for 2016. They have introduced a package of bills this year designed to close the gap between how much women and minorities make compared to men and provide leave opportunities for […]
NCLA Board to Meet with Northern Colorado Legislators and Engages in First Bills on Legislative Docket
The NCLA Board of Directors will make its way to the State Capitol to meet with members of the northern Colorado Legislative delegation this week about NCLA’s legislative agenda for 2016. The conversation will focus upon our regional priorities of funding of the north I-25 corridor, water, energy, and workforce. The Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance […]
2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION UNDERWAY
The first day of the 2016 Colorado Legislative Session is officially underway. NCLA is leading the discussion on transportation funding and actively engaged on their priority legislative agenda which encompass critical issues affecting the northern Colorado business community including water, workforce and energy. The first week of the legislative session is traditionally reserved for the […]
Resource Materials Now Available From 2015 Regional Issues Summit
On Friday, December 11, the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance and Leadership Northern Colorado hosted the annual Regional Issues Summit. The 2015 Regional Issues Summit brought attention to some of the larger issues facing Northern Colorado. Key topics included in the Summit are: Regional Transportation Agenda, Water, Energy and Workers. For presentation materials and event recap […]
NCLA to Lead Legislative Effort to Fund I-25 North Expansion April 6, 2015
The NCLA, working with the legislative delegation from Northern Colorado, will introduce legislation next week which proposes to accelerate the funding and completion of the I-25 North Corridor and 30 other economically significant transportation projects across the state. Since last year, the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance and the Fix North I-25 Business Alliance, an organization […]