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Polis’s auto insurance roadmap is working. It’s also avoiding the hard part.
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Polis’s auto insurance roadmap is working. It’s also avoiding the hard part.

By Shaina Cole | Contributing Writer, Rocky Mountain Voice Last November, Governor Jared Polis stood before cameras and announced a Roadmap to Reduce Auto Insurance Premiums. Colorado had the fifth-highest auto insurance rates in the nation. His administration had a plan. Eight months later, the state has hit most of its targets — and Colorado is still fifth. Polis built the roadmap around enforcement, education and infrastructure — plus legislation he had already signed. What it doesn't do is ask the legislature for anything new. There would be a public dashboard so Coloradans could watch it happen. Most targets were met. The ranking hasn't moved. What the roadmap doesn't address is a separate question, one that insurance industry analysts say explains why Colorado pays more ...
‘Lawsuit inferno’: Tort reform advocate warns Colorado’s legal climate is driving out job creators
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‘Lawsuit inferno’: Tort reform advocate warns Colorado’s legal climate is driving out job creators

By Marissa Ventrelli | Denver Gazette The American Tort Reform Association has labeled Colorado a "lawsuit inferno" in its latest Legislative HeatCheck report, which ranks states based on the number of laws passed each year expanding liability. During the 2025 session, the Colorado legislature introduced 45 bills creating new private rights of action or expanding civil liability. According to the Colorado Civil Justice League, more than half of those bills were signed into law, including measures expanding the definition of damages under the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act and modifying the state's wage and hour enforcement laws.  “Colorado lawmakers seem hell-bent on making it easier and more lucrative to sue, while doing little to help the people who ac...