WATCH: An interview with Colorado Gov.-elect Jared Polis
Jared Polis is going from Congress to the Colorado governor’s mansion.
He sat down with Kyle Clark Wednesday to discuss his win and what we can expect from him as governor – including what he’d like to do with the death penalty, oil and gas regulations and requests from President Trump to send national guard troops abroad.
WATCH the interview below.
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Jon Gambrell
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Hal Bidlack
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Colorado Politics
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Colorado Politics
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Colorado Politics
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kyla.pearce@gazette.com
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Marissa Ventrelli
marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 14 hours ago
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Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
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Marianne Goodland
marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com
Updated 13 hours ago
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