By Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics
State lawmakers from both parties are pledging to pass legislation aimed at saving Coloradans money — whether by eliminating fines they deem unnecessary or regulating practices they believe exploit working-class families.
Democrats are setting their sights on major corporations, which they say have taken advantage of inflation to boost profits while working families bear the brunt. They’re banking on a pair of recent lawsuits against the nation’s largest property management companies to drum up support for legislation they say will save Coloradans more than $1,500 a year.
Republicans, on the other hand, have repeatedly referred to the state’s high number of regulations, the sixth-most in the country, as the problem. They’ve drafted several bills aimed at rolling back those regulations and repealing certain fees, which they say will save Coloradans thousands of dollars a year.