A record number of companies filed to start a business last year, but what does that mean? Plus: More money for rural startups, unemployment issues and the latest labor law poll tally
Colorado Secretary of State’s Office
Posted inEconomy
Colorado sees big increase in new businesses after filing fees drop to $1
But the Secretary of State’s third-quarter data showed more companies dissolving or are late in filing periodic reports, which has economists concerned.
Posted inElection 2022
WATCH: Colorado secretary of state, treasurer candidates debate
Join us as we partner with the Center on American Politics to host the debate
Posted inCrime and Courts
Nebraska man sentenced to 18 months in prison for threats to Colorado secretary of state
The guilty plea and sentencing come in one of the first cases brought by a federal task force devoted to protecting elections workers
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What’s Working: Colorado sees rise in business closures while new business creations go flat
The lowest-paid workers in Denver are getting a 9% pay raise on Jan. 1. When it takes effect, the city’s minimum wage of $17.29 will be one of the highest in the nation — higher than Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., New York City and Chicago. But more on the minimum in a bit. […]
Posted inBusiness, Economy, News
What’s Working: Unpacking Colorado’s “muddled” economy
Colorado may have recovered the 375,000 jobs lost in the first two months of the pandemic, but we’re not back to peak employment yet. And while new business creations remained high so far this year, delinquencies and dissolutions are growing. These and other trends were made clearer after the Secretary of State’s quarterly Business & […]
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Paroled people can vote in Colorado. Why did forms say they couldn’t?
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. By Ilica Mahajan, Andrew Rodriguez Calderón, Alexandra Arriaga, and Weihua Li, The Marshall Project When Anthony Kent was released on parole from a Colorado prison, he was looking forward […]
Posted inNews, Politics and Government
Colorado Democrats, election officials are trying to prevent insider threats to election security
People who tamper with voting equipment or publish confidential voting system information in Colorado could face felony charges punishable by up to three years in prison under a measure introduced Friday by Colorado Democrats and backed by state and local election officials. Senate Bill 153 would also bar those convicted of certain offenses, including attempting […]
Posted inOpinion, Opinion Columns
Nicolais: Tina Peters kicked off her campaign to kill democracy
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters recently kicked a cop as he arrested her for obstructing justice. Last week, she kicked off her campaign for Colorado Secretary of State. It is only a matter of time before Peters sets a new low in her efforts to kill democracy. That is not hyperbole. Peters is […]
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What’s Working: A third-quarter check on Colorado’s economy and more on worker deaths and COVID
Twenty months into a pandemic that changed how people work — or think about what they want out of a job — the stats around Colorado’s economy appear mixed-to-dismal if you don’t have some perspective. But more on that below. This wasn’t meant to be a sequel to last week’s column on worker deaths related […]