Pinnacol Assurance is worth as much as $374 million to the state, an analysis by financial services firm Morgan Stanley shows. That’s nearly twice the amount Pinnacol, the state-chartered workers’ compensation insurance fund, offered the state under a proposal that would grant the quasi-governmental agency nearly full autonomy, The Denver Post reports.

The House passed a bill on Monday that would tighten the rules on insurance companies that conduct surveillance on workers’ compensation claimants, the Pueblo Chieftain reports. Sponsored by state Rep. Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, HB1012 passed by a vote of 34-28, with three representatives excused. “I think it’s a simple choice when you’re choosing between the people who are covered by an insurer and an insurance company,” Pace said. “I choose people every time.

General Motors and Chrysler have agreed to stop lobbying against a wildly popular bill speeding through the Colorado Legislature that gives help to their terminated dealers after getting a couple of amendments tacked on to lessen the impact of the legislation, both sides said Monday, according to The Denver Business Journal. House Bill 1049, sponsored by Reps. Joe Rice, D-Littleton, and Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, gives the 39 Colorado dealers dropped by the bankrupt American auto makers limited right of first refusal if Chrysler and GM decide to reopen a franchise within a five-mile radius.

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Over the weekend, Amazon e-mailed Colorado affiliates telling them they were being dropped from their commission-driven relationships with the online reseller as a result of passage of HB10-1193. Here’s how local and national media covered the story.

The Denver Post: Amazon.com told many of its Colorado online business affiliates Monday that it would sever its business relationship with them, a move that could slice into the revenues of thousands of Web retailers.
The company blamed state lawmakers for enacting a law requiring it to notify those who purchase Amazon merchandise through a local website that they owe state sales taxes. Lawmakers in turn criticized Amazon’s move as a hostage-taking gambit to force reversal of the measure.

State Bill Colorado: Scores of Twitterers weighed in this morning on Amazon’s decision to fire its Colorado-based associates because of the state’s passage of HB10-1193. Reaction, predictably, was negative, with posters complaining specifically about Colorado’s governor and state legislators who backed the bill.

The Wall Street Journal: Amazon.com Inc. pulled the plug on its marketing affiliates in Colorado after the state imposed new sales-tax regulations on online retailers.

The Colorado Independent: Enormous online retailer Amazon.com reacted to news that it would now be required to voluntarily report Colorado state sales taxes by canceling its relationship with affiliate web sites here– that is, with sites that earn a small fee for each websurfer they send to Amazon through links and ads. In a letter sent over the weekend to its Colorado affiliates, Amazon announced it will continue to do business with residents in Colorado and didn’t elaborate on how canceling the affiliate relationships balances against the new tax. The mystery has led analysts and lawmakers to speculate that the move was done strictly to send a political message. Others suggest the move is part of a larger corporate legal strategy to combat laws already on the books in Colorado, Rhode Island and North Carolina, as well as any future state sales tax laws that might pass around the country.

The Durango Herald: Amazon.com fired hundreds of Coloradans who market the Web site Monday and said it would not go along with a new state law on Internet taxes. The action surprised people who run stay-at-home marketing businesses, angered Democrats and brought calls of “I told you so” from Republicans. Amazon fired its Colorado affiliates in an e-mail sent shortly after 1 a.m. Mountain time Monday. Last month, Gov. Bill Ritter signed a bill that seeks to collect taxes from sales made on Amazon and other big Internet sites.

Associated Press: Amazon, citing a Colorado tax on online sales, is cutting off its Colorado affiliates that help sell products through the online retail site. Affiliates earn money by using their Web sites to link customers to online sellers like Amazon.

Colorado News Agency: Amazon.com, the world’s largest online retailer, retaliated yesterday against the Colorado General Assembly and Gov. Bill Ritter for moving to collect taxes on sales over the Web. House Bill 1193, signed into law by Ritter last month, requires online retailers to inform Colorado residents how much they owe in sales taxes for purchases made via the internet. The bill would also require retailers to provide summary information to the state of people’s web-purchases. Amazon’s retaliation came in the form of closing the accounts of all Colorado sales “associates,” which are people or businesses which advertise Amazon products, and make a commission on all sales that they personally generate. While associates in the state will have their accounts closed, Amazon gave no indication that it would curtail or otherwise end its retailing in Colorado. An earlier version of HB 1193 had sought to force retailers like Amazon to collect taxes on Colorado sales if at least one in-state affiliate solicits on behalf of the retailer. Amazon does collect sales tax for a handful of states, according to www.techflash.com.

KDVR: Here’s reaction from Colorado leaders “in their own words” to Amazon’s decision.

A House committee Monday night approved a bill that would significantly slash interest rates on payday loans, cutting out part of the bill that would have put the issue before Colorado voters, The Denver Post reports. Previous attempts to put stricter limits on payday lenders have failed in recent years amid bipartisan opposition. But with some key opponents now out of the legislature, supporters are girding for battle anew.

Loveland’s Bill McCreary, who served the Thompson School District Board of Education for nearly a decade, hopes to continue representing the region when he vies for a seat serving Colorado House District 51 in the November election, the Loveland Reporter-Herald says. About two weeks ago, McCreary, a Democrat, filed to run for a spot with the House of Representatives, challenging the current first-year GOP Rep. Brian DelGrosso. “I think I can collaborate with all members of the Legislature to get the Colorado economy and jobs moving again,” McCreary said, later adding: “I want to work with all members of the Legislature to improve the state government’s ability to meet the needs and expectations of its citizens.”

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Republican Shawn Rodwell, a school counselor for the Arickaree Liberty school districts, on Friday filed paperwork to run for the Senate District 1 seat held by GOP incumbent Greg Brophy. Rodwell is a resident of Anton. Democrat Michael Bowman previously filed to run in the district.
State Bill Colorado puts SD-1 in the category of seats that are “less than competitive” or “not competitive,” owing to Republicans voter registration there of 51 percent. Unaffiliated voters make up 29 percent of the district, and Democrats trail with 21 percent. Eight of 19 Senate seats up in November are deemed competitive because no party has more than 40 percent of registered voters.
State Bill has updated its 2010 Election Tracker, below, to note Rodwell’s candidacy.

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Scores of Twitterers weighed in this morning on Amazon’s decision to fire its Colorado-based associates because of the state’s passage of HB10-1193. Reaction, predictably, was negative, with posters complaining specifically about Colorado’s governor and state legislators who backed the bill.

TheLeapGuys Amazon has FIRED Colorado! If you live in Colorado and have an affiliate account with Amazon, YOU DON’T ANYMORE. A… http://bit.ly/cnFGUS
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rollerblader RT @mellies: It appears Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
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toddfarmer RT @sunshinetricia: RT @eprussakov: Amazon Removes Colorado Affiliates (and Why) – http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 (via @mellies)
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adogy RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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MarkDavids12 Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates – O’Reilly Radar: I’m not thrilled about Amazon’s reaction but this law that … http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
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LoriOsterberg Amazon no longer offering affiliate links to Colorado peeps b/c of new CO state law http://bit.ly/c354cZ via @radar @abstanfield
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tessatalks Horrible! RT @affiliatetip RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks CO gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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abstanfield Amazon no longer offering affiliate links to Colorado peeps b/c of a new CO state law. http://bit.ly/c354cZ via @radar
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akagorilla RT @milesbaker: Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
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novelrank Colorado Law causes Amazon to remove me as an Affiliate for Amazon.com, destroying the method NovelRank uses to pay… http://fb.me/65MdI5C
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feydakin RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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bobbrinker $AMZN Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates – O’Reilly Radar http://bit.ly/cqGVwe << got this notice today also. Bad decision.
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highfiredanger Wow, Amazon closed all Colorado-based Associates accounts, including mine, because of HB 10-1193. Shittiness all around.
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milesbaker Amazon just dropped me as an affiliate because I live in Colorado. Thanks Amazon and CO gov.! #noadtax
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sunshinetricia RT @eprussakov: Amazon Removes Colorado Affiliates (and Why) – http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 (via @mellies)
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busymoms1 It appears that right now it’s only Amazon who is pulling accounts from Colorado residents. If anyone knows any different can they tweet.
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nicknap RT @AffAdvocacy: Amazon has drops Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
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ClaudiaC Amazon has stopped doing business with it’s Colorado affiliates. I’m guessing everyone else will follow suit.
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dubane RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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riptidegames RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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riptidegames RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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Gallondorn Amazon stops working with Affiliates based in Colorado because of State Law http://bit.ly/a1kjmn
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milesbaker Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
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montana410 Amazon Closes All Colorado Associate Accounts Today! http://tinyurl.com/yggk3vc #amazon
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Warbson @cafepress will you remove colorado affiliates like Amazon? #noadtax
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Warbson i knew it would happen! Amazon terminates colorado affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax
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paulswansen Colorado Affiliate Marketing.: Dear Colorado-based Amazon Associate: We are writing from the Amazon Associates Pro… http://bit.ly/bmwFYc
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twobkumagai RT @affiliatetip: RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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pcnerd37 Amazon terminates Colorado based associates: http://bit.ly/9sI5BB
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OneHourBlogger RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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mekayhonez Colorado legislature raised state unemployment with this: RT @JoeMayo: Amazon.com cutting off affiliate advertising for Colorado
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Lionsdaffiliate RT @mellies: It appears Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
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jakesutton It seems I am no longer an Amazon Associate, thanks to the Colorado legislature or something… Huh. #fb
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globalgeeknews Amazon terminates Colorado based associates: http://bit.ly/9sI5BB
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affiliateagle1 Retweet: affiliatetip Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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buckatspinsix RT @affiliatetip: RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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brucecat Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work! RT @affiliatetip: RT @rosenz
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affiliatetip RT @rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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tmaaz Woke up to find out all Amazon Associates – like myself – In Colorado had their accounts closed today, due to HB 10-1193. Nice job CO gov!
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OEX1 Amazon closes all Colorado based associate accounts because of new tax law http://affiliates-make-money-online.blogspot.com/
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kvwhalen RT @rosenz: Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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AffAdvocacy Amazon has drops Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
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mellies It appears Amazon has dropped Colorado Affiliates http://tinyurl.com/ylc2rs8 #noadtax #affiliatetax
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rosenz Amazon just killed all affiliates in Colorado. Thanks Colorado gov! You just put so many people out of work!
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busymoms1 The state of Colorado has just taken away my right to earn money in affiliate marketing. Amazon shut my account down today.
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SiteShrine Amazon Associates Drops Colorado Affiliates: Due to new sales tax legislation in Colorado Amazon.com is no longer … http://bit.ly/aIaqxK
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sarahw So not surprised, alas. RT @PublishersLunch: #plnws Amazon Said to Eliminate Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
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kgdotin MUST READ: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://www.karangoel.in/amazon-fires-its-colorado-associates/
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RogueUniversity RT @radar: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates by @gnat – http://bit.ly/9P5AkU
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JoeMayo Amazon.com emailed this morning; cutting off affiliate advertising for Colorado
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MycoRant Got an email from Amazon saying my associates account is canceled because of Colorado tax policy. Can this be true?
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patrickswinnea Amazon closes all Colorado affiliate accounts, including mine.
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hayduke Amazon shuts down it’s Associates program for all Colorado-based affiliates.
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JackKrupansky I wonder if Amazon will reinstate my Associates account – I moved from Colorado in 2006 but acct had my old address.
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tybohannon Amazon Affiliate Tax Strikes Colorado. Seems to be rapidly infecting other states! http://ow.ly/1ftgP
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MH_Bonham @PhilippaJane Colorado enacted some BS sales tax law which requires Amazon to collect. I no longer live in Colorado, but Montana.
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markjameslord RT @RSS_OReilly: Amazon Fires Its Colorado Associates http://bit.ly/dlup4k
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PhilippaJane @MH_Bonham What did Colorado do to Amazon??
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MH_Bonham OMFG. Amazon just canceled my associates account because they still think I live in Colorado. They’ve canceled everyone’s who live there.
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digireviews Reading: Amazon shuts down Colorado Affiliates http://bit.ly/9YRoLY
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JD_DenverSW Amazon just yanked the accounts of website affiliates in Colorado over a new Colorado sales tax law.
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Babasfarmlife Colorado legislation just ruined my Amazon acct! Creeps!
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SupAffiliatesTV #SATV Amazon Closes Colorado Associate Accounts as of March 8th Due to HB10-1193: Here is the letter I just receiv… http://bit.ly/bEYKdD
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mpelembe RT @DianaHsieh: I’m going to be sick. Amazon has (justifiably) closed down all associate accounts for Colorado because of a horrid new state law.
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DianaHsieh I’m going to be sick. Amazon has (justifiably) closed down all associate accounts for Colorado because of a horrid new state law.
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stockvalues Amazon reacted to http://bit.ly/HB10-1193 by closing all Colorado-based associates. Gov. Ritter signed a stupid law, now Coloradans suffer.
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InTheoryTV New blog post: Anti-Business Colorado law causes Amazon to stop advertising through Associates based in Colorado http://bit.ly/938QT4
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kvangork Stupid move, Colorado government. Did you really think Amazon.com was going to roll over and start collecting sales tax for you?
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dwiskus No more Amazon Associates accounts for Colorado residents. They’re all being closed effective immediately.
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justincline Gee thanks State of Colorado, looks like Amazon closed my Assiciates account due to your new taxes. If I made money from it, I’d be pissed.
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“Your Associates account has been closed as of March 8, 2010, and we will no longer pay advertising fees for customers you refer to Amazon.com after that date,” the online company said in an e-mail, according to O’Reilly Radar. The company also asserts that it won’t voluntarily collect taxes on sales made in Colorado.

Read other coverage of HB10-1193 here.

The city of Denver wants people to pedal to work and to run errands, instead of drive their cars – so much so that it is working with a group which will soon provide the bicycles for you to do just that, 9News reports. Starting in late April, weather permitting, Denver will have the first city-wide bike sharing program in the country. “The idea is that we want people to take very short trips,” Parry Burnap, Executive Director of Denver Bike Sharing, said. “Forty nine percent of American car trips are under three miles. Just think about that and the impact on health, the environment, the sense of community. We’re trying to get people out of their cars for those short trips and combine a bike trip with a light rail experience or an RTD experience.”