Press Releases

  • Friday, March 1, 2024

    State Leaders Unveil President Biden Portrait

    DENVER - Today, Governor Polis, Senate President Steve Fenberg, House Speaker Julie McCluskie, and Colorado Democratic Party Chair Shad Murib unveiled the portrait of President Joseph R. Biden Jr. As has been done for all United States Presidents, this portrait will hang in the rotunda of the Colorado State Capitol building alongside all 45 previous Presidents.
  • Friday, March 1, 2024

    Governor Polis and Governor Lujan Grisham Urge the Department of Commerce to Fund the Regional Quantum Partnership with Phase 2 Implementation Grant

    ALBUQUERQUE, NM & DENVER, CO - Today, Governor Jared Polis of Colorado and Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico shared a letter encouraging the Department of Commerce to award a Phase 2 Implementation Grant to the Tech Hub of Elevate Quantum (EQ) in Quantum information science and technology (QIS). The letter highlighted the particular strengths of Colorado and New Mexico in the EQ consortium, which consists of more than 118 organizations in the Mountain West.
  • Thursday, February 29, 2024

    Governor Polis, State Legislators & Educators Celebrate Historic Education Funding

    DENVER - Today, Governor Polis, Speaker Julie McCluskie, Senate President Steve Fenberg, Representatives Jennifer Bacon and Barbara McLachlan, and Senators Rachel Zenzinger and Janet Buckner, joined educators and students to celebrate this year’s historic proposal to fully fund Colorado schools and eliminate the Budget Stabilization Factor. In November 2023, Governor Polis unveiled a budget that fully funds Colorado schools for the first time since 2009, providing teachers with the resources they need to ensure student success.
  • Thursday, February 29, 2024

    Growing Colorado’s Aerospace and Defense Industry: Polis Administration Secures Cyber Security Leader for Expansion in Colorado Springs

    COLORADO SPRINGS – Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that Invictus International Consulting, a Veteran-owned cybersecurity and technology integrator, has selected Colorado Springs for expansion. Invictus will provide cybersecurity and Internet Service Provider (ISP) engineering and operations support for government agencies, defense organizations, and private sector clients.
  • Wednesday, February 28, 2024

    Office of Saving People Money on Health Care Releases Second Annual Report on Long COVID

    DENVER — The Office of Saving People Money on Health Care, directed by Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, has released its second annual report on Long COVID in Colorado which synthesizes state-specific data, highlights recent work, outlines next steps, and shares first-hand accounts from Coloradans living with Long COVID.
  • Tuesday, February 27, 2024

    Governor Polis Takes Action to Provide Election Security

    DENVER - Today, Governor Polis issued an Executive Order to activate the Colorado National Guard to assist with Election Cybersecurity Defense efforts. This Executive Order activates no less than six and up to nine members of the Colorado National Guard Cyber Operations Element to provide election cybersecurity defense assistance during the 2024 Presidential Primary Election beginning February 27, 2024, for up to thirty days.