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Issue Briefs

Colorado's Minimum Wage (17-37)

Subjects

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

10/02/2017

Federal law requires employers to pay their employees a minimum hourly wage. States are allowed to set different pay standards than the federal minimum wage requirement; however, if the state and federal law differ, such as in Colorado, the higher wage prevails. This issue brief provides an overview and history of federal and Colorado minimum wage laws and provides a summary of how other states compare to the federal standard.

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State Procurement and Contracting

The purchase of goods and services by most executive branch agencies in Colorado is generally governed by the state procurement code and rules (code and rules). The code and rules are designed to ensure the fair treatment of people seeking to do business with the state, to foster broad-based...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

05/10/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Capital Construction

State Government

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Public Private Partnerships

Public-private partnerships have become integral to developing infrastructure in Colorado and across the country. This issue brief describes public-private partnerships and summarizes public-private partnership law in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/15/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

State Government

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Other

Department of State Annual Performance Report for Fiscal 2015-16

Presented to the Joint State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/19/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Elections & Redistricting

State Government

Other

Department of State, SMART Act Performance Plan, FY 2016-17

Presented to the Joint State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at is December 16, 2016, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/19/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Elections & Redistricting

State Government

Other

Department of State Strategic Plan Performance Evaluation for Fiscal 2015-16

Presented to the Joint State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/19/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Elections & Redistricting

State Government

Other

2017 Departmental Regulatory Agenda Office of the Secretary of State

Presented to the State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee at its December 16, 2016, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/19/2017

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Elections & Redistricting

State Government

Budget Related Publications

FY 2017-18 Labor & Employment, Unemployment Insurance Mainframe Migration & Modernization Request

FY 2017-18 Information Technology Request.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/17/2017

Subjects:

Labor & Employment

Telecommunications & Information Technology

Issue Briefs

Urban Renewal in Colorado (2016)

Urban renewal provides a set of tools available to local governments to combat slum and blight conditions. This issue brief highlights urban renewal laws and financing in Colorado.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/03/2016

Subjects:

Local Government

Business & Economic Development

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Enterprise Zone Program (2016)

Colorado’s Enterprise Zone Program was created by the General Assembly in 1986. The program provides state income tax credits to business and individuals for investing in economically distressed areas of the state in an effort to encourage economic development. This issue brief describes the...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Local Government

Issue Briefs

Colorado's Unemployment Insurance Program (2016)

Unemployment insurance (UI) provides temporary, partial wage replacement to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. The state program is administered by the Division of Employment and Training within the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). This issue brief...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/01/2016

Subjects:

Business & Economic Development

Labor & Employment

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