YIMBY News for 5/10

[Eric Budd]

Colorado lawmakers race to counter “right to natural gas” ballot measure

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 19.17. affordable, affordable housing, house, housing, project, rent, transportation, walk

[image: Gas stove] [image: The Unaffiliated — All politics, no agenda.] ------------------------------ Colorado lawmakers say they are launching a last-minute legislative bid on Friday to counter a proposed ballot measure aiming to give consumers in the state a constitutional “right to natural gas.” [image: Colorado Capitol News Alliance] This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. The proposed amendment, known as Initiative 177, is backed by Advance Colorado, a conservative advocacy group that doesn’t disclose its donors. Its appearance has triggered fears of a retu

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What’s Working: Swipe fees, AI and other legislation Colorado businesses are cheering or fearing

Colorado Sun

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KEYWORD SCORE: 18.25. house, housing, mobility, project, rent

------------------------------ *Tamara Chuang* *Business/Technology Reporter* ------------------------------ *Quick links*: Swipe fees on sales tax | The new AI bill | Thieves steal CenturyLink’s copper wire | Another moon rover | NSF awards $45M for weather tech | SBA drought loans A more efficient state government? Who wouldn’t want that? That’s the gist of a bill supported by the Colorado Chamber of Commerce that passed in this legislative session and now awaits Gov. Jared Polis’ signature. Senate Bill 137 faced little opposition, but its passage was meaningful to local organizations repres

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