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Bill to save restaurants $$ goes into effect today

A bill introduced and passed by Rep. Dylan Roberts of Avon during this year’s state legislative session to allow restaurants to retain sales tax revenue collected instead of remitting it to the state went into...

Two proposed bills would change liquor laws in Colorado for better or worse, depending who you ask To-go sales and expanded licenses being debated The first bill would extend to-go alcohol sales for five more years. The second bill would allow liquor stores to open multiple stores. and last updated 2021-03-16 08:50:37-04 DENVER — If there’s been an upside at all to the pandemic for small businesses, it may be alcohol sales. “People were consuming at home more,” said Jim Archibald, owner of Morgans Liquors in Denver’s Platte Park neighborhood. Liquor stores like Morgan...

During call with Colorado Sen. Bennet, officials talk about struggles with workforce Rick Carroll, Aspen Times Western Slope leaders from mountain and ski towns met virtually on Friday with Sen. Michael Bennet, a day after President Trump issued a proclamation extending the visa restrictions on those including J-1 and H-2B workers. (Chris Dillmann, cdillmann@vaildaily.com) Leaders from mountain and ski towns on the Western Slope told Sen. Michael Bennet on Friday the Trump administration’s extended ban on visas for immigrant employees through the end of March will only exacerbate the pandem...

Diners stay warm outside at Mountain Tap Brewery as restaurants get creative with the outdoor-only dining restrictions. (Photo by Kari Dequine Harden) STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — With the onset of colder weather, tightening restrictions due to COVID-19 and no help from the federal government since the spring, the restaurant industry is in peril. According to the National Restaurant Association, more than 110,000 restaurants nationwide have closed due to the pandemic, and a list of restaurants in the Denver Metro area reveals more than 100 have closed permanently and about 70 temporarily. “That’...