Jared Polis

Reps. Chris deGruy Kennedy, left, and Jenny Willford, right, clasp hands as votes come in supporting HB24-1311 during the final day of the 2024 legislative session at the Colorado Capitol in Denver on May 8, 2024. HB24-1311 is the Family Affordability Tax Credit bill. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Polis: We cut taxes and funded schools this session but that’s not all

May 12, 2024 at 1:21 p.m.

It hasn鈥檛 always been easy, but by bringing people to the table -- people who don鈥檛 often agree -- and finding innovative solutions to our most complex challenges, we got...

A few homes are scattered throughout the blocks in Hasty, Colorado, on June 21, 2017. Bent County is among the rural Colorado communities like Castilla, Otero, Pitkin, Routt, San Juan, San Miguel and Otero, where the median value of a home has doubled in just two years. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post)

Polis: I just signed a law to reduce property taxes. Ask your local elected officials to do the same.

November 30, 2023 at 9:59 a.m.

"Now that I have urged our local elected leaders to reduce their mill levy as much as possible, I encourage you to reach out to your local taxing districts as...

Xcel has launched a plan that addresses renewable energy goals and also involves testing new technology that will pave the way for an interactive, intelligent and efficient grid. (Denver Post file)

Polis: Utilities must protect consumers from natural gas prices

February 6, 2023 at 8:24 a.m.

I鈥檓 directing the Public Utilities Commission to improve long-term price stability and reduce customer exposure to spikes. Our utilities must be held accountable to ratepayers.

GREELEY, COLORADO - JUNE 10: Fairacres Manor resident Sharon Peterson, inside, has a visit through the window and shares lunch with her sister Kat Nelson, left, and her nephew Brandon Branan, right, at Fairacres Manor on June 10, 2020 in Greeley, Colorado. The story examines why nursing homes have been so susceptible to Covid-19 outbreaks and the challenges involved with keeping patients and staff safe. Fairacres Manor, a senior living facility, has been an active part of the Greeley community since 1964 and is the only locally owned nursing and rehabilitation facility in Greeley. The facility helps those needing transitional care between the hospital and home. They have a subacute unit provides specialized, coordinated treatments for complex medical issues. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Polis: One year later, let抖阴ap honor those we鈥檝e lost by protecting Coloradans

March 7, 2021 at 2:17 p.m.

Last week, Colorado marked the one-year anniversary of the very first confirmed COVID-19 case in our state. When each of us woke up on March 5, 2020, we couldn鈥檛 have...

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Polis: Vaccines are the path back to the Colorado we know and love

February 9, 2021 at 8:25 a.m.

Safe and highly effective COVID-19 vaccines are making their way into Colorado, and with every dose administered, we take one step closer to that light at the end of the...

Polis: As Congress still works on a relief package, Colorado’s work is already helping the hurting

December 21, 2020 at 11:53 a.m.

As months went by without action from the federal government, we knew that in Colorado we had to come together and do what we could to provide urgent support for...

Elizabeth Blackwell, a school nurse at Boulder's Fairview High School, is seen with confiscated vaping paraphernalia at the school on Monday December 10, 2018.

Jared Polis: Proposition EE will help our schools, economy and public health

November 2, 2020 at 3:35 p.m.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis writes that Prop EE will provide free preschool access to every four-year-old in Colorado.

Polis: Coloradans have done a great job. Now comes the hard part. | 抖阴ap

May 7, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

We all need to continue to take this seriously and do right by our fellow Coloradans. If we don鈥檛, we鈥檒l have to tighten restrictions again. Nobody wants that.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis addresses the ...

Polis: Share how you are #DoingMyPartCO to slow the spread of the new coronavirus

March 17, 2020 at 6:00 a.m.

As governor, I am in constant consultation with public health experts as we study and implement effective, science-based responses and policies so we can keep Coloradans safe -- especially populations...

Hundreds of Americorps volunteers, volunteers for ...

Polis: Coloradans have a proud tradition of giving back, keep it going

December 25, 2019 at 7:00 a.m.

This December, I want to acknowledge Coloradans who have gone above and beyond to give back, and I want to challenge my fellow Coloradans to spread joy this holiday season.

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