Press Releases

Denver - The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) launched its first set of consumer-facing rebates through its federally funded Home Energy Rebate Program on Thursday. The rebates will provide up to $14,000 in savings per qualified household to make eligible energy upgrades in single-family and manufactured/mobile homes. Funding for these incentives comes from the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR) program established by the Inflation Reduction Act. These rebates will help Colorado families save money on a number of upgrades from electric heating and appliances to insulation and air sealing to electric panels and wiring.

DENVER — Yesterday, Governor Jared Polis formally requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support ongoing recovery efforts in La Plata, Archuleta, and Mineral Counties following the record-breaking Western Colorado Flooding that occurred from October 10 - 14. This declaration would unlock FEMA Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding to help communities recover from severe flooding, debris flows, infrastructure damage, and long-term watershed impacts.

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis presented a balanced budget proposal to the Joint Budget Committee, focused on ensuring financial stability for Colorado’s budget while protecting critical investments in the issues Coloradans care about most, like education and public safety.

AURORA - Today, Governor Polis visited the Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons to meet with residents who have bravely served their country, and to celebrate the U.S. Marine Corps’ 250th birthday.

DENVER - Today, in an Executive Order, Governor Polis memorialized his verbal disaster emergency declaration from October 12, 2025, made in response to the western Colorado flooding. The disaster declaration activated the State of Colorado Emergency Operations Plan, directed the Office of Emergency Management to take action to support impacted communities, and transferred $6 million to the Disaster Emergency Fund to support response and recovery efforts. Governor Polis also directed state agencies to pursue all available federal funding for response and recovery efforts.

DENVER - Today, with the power vested in him through the Colorado constitution, Governor Polis pardoned Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, two Colorado-raised turkeys from Jodar Farms, saving them from the Thanksgiving dinner table and granting them a full life at Luvin Arms sanctuary. The Governor was joined by First Gentleman Marlon Reis, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg, as well as FFA Colorado State Officers, 4-H Members, and Gold Star families in honor of Veterans Day.

DENVER — Tonight, following an appeal by the Trump administration to block the delivery of full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for the month of November, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration the ability to pause SNAP payments to states, creating more uncertainty for hardworking families and individuals. Earlier today, a federal district court ruled that the Trump administration is obligated to fully fund SNAP to states, and as a result Colorado began processing full payments to program recipients. Prior to the Supreme Court order, approximately 32,000 Colorado SNAP beneficiaries received full benefits. Hours after, the Trump administration continued efforts to take food assistance away from Americans by appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court, which blocked the lower court’s order requiring full payment, leaving millions of Americans, and over 560,000 Coloradans, who have yet to receive payments, in limbo.

DENVER (Nov. 7, 2025) — Today, the State will submit to its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment vendor a request for SNAP participants to receive full payments for November. The vendor will work in the coming hours to get those dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and load payments onto Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. Should this request go through, more than 600,000 Coloradans who rely on SNAP to help purchase healthy food will begin receiving full payments for the month of November, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) announced.