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Polis to deliver State of the State address in Colorado Springs
Gov. Jared Polis will deliver a local version of his State of the State address next month in Colorado Springs. Polis will speak at 3 p.m. June 15 at Weidner Field, 111 W. Cimarron St. in southwest downtown. The event, sponsored by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce & EDC, will feature a recap by…
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OEDIT welcomes new executive director
The Office of Economic Development and International Trade this January welcomed a new executive director in Eve Lieberman, Gov. Jared Polis’ chief policy advisor and legislative counsel. Lieberman took over the role from Patrick Meyers on Jan. 1. Lieberman has served in legislative and policy departments, in addition to federal affairs work for Polis in…
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Lafayette gains new aerospace startup ThinkOrbital’s headquarters
Colorado’s aerospace industry just grew Thursday with the announcement of a new company that will create new jobs around the greater Denver area with economic development incentives from the state. Space infrastructure startup ThinkOrbital chose Lafayette for its headquarters, according to a news release from Gov. Jared Polis and the Global Business Development Division of…
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4 years later: Polis’ inaugural promises revisited
Jared Polis was sworn in for his second term as governor of Colorado on Tuesday, marking four years since he entered office with the promise of creating a “Colorado for all.” Far from being the state’s most prominent leader as he is today, Polis stood in front of the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2019 and…
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Colorado spends $550,000 in campaign to promote electric vehicle sales
A Colorado state agency spent more than half a million dollars to tout the benefits of electric vehicles in an educational campaign that promotes the EV industry. The campaign, which the state launched Monday, seeks to inform Coloradans about how, among other things, “seamlessly EVs can fit into your life and find answers to all…
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Gov. Jared Polis tests positive for COVID-19
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday morning, his office announced. Polis, who is fully vaccinated, is currently asymptomatic, according to the announcement. Polis had been testing for COVID-19 regularly after being exposed to someone who had the virus. “The governor … will be working from home with his full schedule until he is…
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Governor Polis kicks off $700 million in I-70 improvement projects on Floyd Hill
Motorists frustrated with I-70’s famed bottleneck-causing Floyd Hill corridor are about to get relief by way of a $700-million Colorado Department of Transportation improvement project. Gov. Jared Polis, accompanied by U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and other state and local officials, met at the Floyd Hill Open Space Trails parking…
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Metro Denver to pay more at the gas pump – unless Polis persuades EPA to delay air quality downgrade
Denver metro and northern Front Range Coloradans will be paying for more expensive gasoline – unless Gov. Jared Polis decides to ask the federal government to reconsider a pending downgrade of the regional air quality compliance rating. Polis faced a similar situation in 2019, when the Environmental Protection Agency also downgraded the region’s air quality…
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Polis elected as new chair of Western Governors’ Association
Gov. Jared Polis has been elected as the new chair of the Western Governors’ Association, chosen to lead the bipartisan coalition of 22 governors from the western half of the United States. Polis, who has served as vice chair of the association for the last year, was selected by his fellow governors to replace Idaho…
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U.S. Supreme Court overturns EPA Clean Power Plan, Polis says ruling won’t affect Colorado
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse emissions from power plants, concluding that an anti-pollution law does not grant broad new powers to the agency. But Gov. Jared Polis said the ruling would not have any effect in Colorado. “Colorado has already locked in the closure of…