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Though Colorado unemployment extended benefits won't end early, some still calling for halt Business owners say they're having trouble hiring workers Dalton Ross and last updated 2021-07-20 20:16:18-04 DENVER -- Though Colorado’s governor and labor department have both already said that extended federal unemployment benefits will not end until the Sept. 5 deadline, some business owners in northern Colorado are still clamoring for an earlier end date as they struggle to hire workers. "We've got lots of folks sitting on the sidelines and we just want to get them back into the workforce," ...

New law will mandate Colorado businesses to accept cash A bill headed for Gov. Jared Polis' desk will mandate Colorado businesses to accept cash. and last updated 2021-05-14 01:01:09-04 DENVER — A bill signed by Gov. Jared Polis this week will mandate Colorado businesses accept cash. At the onset of the pandemic, many establishments implemented cashless policies due to COVID-19 transmission concerns. The bill, sponsored by two Democratic lawmakers, Rep. Alex Valdez and Sen. Robert Rodriguez, was seen as a proactive step to ensuring cashless policies didn't become permanent fixtures acro...

CBO report details difficult balance of raising the federal minimum wage Patrick Semansky/AP Light shines on the U.S. Capitol dome Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) and last updated 2021-02-08 20:57:32-05 DENVER — As Democrats continue to push an increase to the federal minimum wage, a new report from an independent agency shows the difficult balance doing so could bring. The report, released Monday by the Congressional Budget Office, found that gradually increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025 could lift 900,000 peopl...

President Biden signs 15 executive orders on his first day in office, from COVID response to climate Carolyn Kaster/AP President-elect Joe Biden announces his climate and energy nominees and appointees at The Queen Theater in Wilmington Del., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) and last updated 2021-01-21 14:09:50-05 DENVER — After a morning filled with ceremony, tradition and a transition of power, newly inaugurated President Joe Biden got straight to work Wednesday, signing 15 executive orders. The executive orders ranged from immigration to COVID response, the climate t...