Legislature may backfill unemployment trust fund
The issues are many, but legislators, the governor and many in the business community seem to coalesce around one that will be a priority for the upcoming legislative session, which begins Jan. 12.
That is: backfilling the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.
The discussion on Wednesday about the fund was one part of the Regional Issues Summit, an annual discussion hosted by the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance and the chambers of commerce in Loveland, Fort Collins and Greeley.
The unemployment trust fund, which is generated by taxes placed on employers, was demolished by massive unemployment numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In normal practice, when…
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