The Sum & Substance

09/24/2026

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is developing rules for a sector in which only one company operates in this state. Here's why:

Only one company operates a petroleum refinery in Colorado, but regulators are crafting rules the refinery sector.

09/23/2026

I always enjoy my conversations with Jon Caldara of the Independence Institute. This one felt particularly insightful:

On the podcast/tv show, host Jon Caldara talks ongoing workforce-development efforts with Ed Sealover of The Colorado Chamber of Commerce.

09/22/2026

Colorado becomes the first state to adopt local methane rules to conform to 2024 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines:

The new rules require more frequent monitoring and reporting on equipment designed to prevent fugitive methane emissions.

09/21/2026

This week's podcast dives into an important study that warns Colorado must do more to preserve its national leadership in the aerospace industry:

Colorado must take steps to sure up its aerospace sector as other states offer more incentives and efforts to steal away company expansions.

09/18/2026

This could throw a huge wrench into the debate around income-tax rates slated for the November ballot:

The lawsuit argues that 69 petitioners collecting signatures for the graduated-income-tax proposal were unregistered or untrained.

09/16/2026

Thanks to the Denver Summit leaders for taking the time to show the Leadership Colorado class around your facilities on Monday and explain how to build a world-class sports team from scratch — an incredible lesson in entrepreneurship and organizational structure.

09/15/2026

Should the next AG work harder against a "lawless administration" or tone down an office that's become "very politicized"?

Colorado's attorney general handles enforcement of environmental violations and consumer-protection actions, among other things.

09/14/2026

Forty years of being involved with presidential campaigns gives Donna Brazile a unique perspective on how national candidates — and parties — view Colorado:

In this episode, Donna Brazile discusses Colorado's place in the political landscape and how she feels Democrats should talk about business.

09/11/2026

This report is a wakeup call that if we continue to rest on our laurels, Colorado also will continue to lose aerospace jobs to more aggressive competitor states:

The aerospace sector remains a big contributor to Colorado's economy but needs more promotion and incentives to compete with other states.

09/10/2026

Yes, the Secretary of State oversees Colorado elections, and the candidates should be talking about that. But they also oversee the state business-registration system, so this article looks at how they would do that:

One candidate for Colorado Secretary of State wants to offer automatic business registration renewal. The other wants to offer more help to non-English-speaking business owners.