DENVER - Yesterday, Governor Polis delivered his 2024 State of the State Address to the Colorado General Assembly, outlining his goals and focuses for the upcoming year.
WINTER PARK - Following his 2024 State of the State address, which focused on the bold vision of creating more housing now and expanding transit across Colorado, Governor Polis rode the inaugural 2024 season Amtrak Winter Park Express train from Denver to Winter Park. After arriving, Governor Polis’s day focuses on highlighting these two important goals in the Winter Park area and the greater western slope.
DENVER - This afternoon, Governor Jared Polis verbally issued a disaster declaration authorizing use of the Colorado National Guard to ensure people can access the resources they need to stay safe during the winter cold snap and storm. The order activates the Colorado State Emergency Operations Plan and directs the Department of Public Safety and its Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to take all necessary and appropriate state actions to assist the affected jurisdictions with their response, recovery, and mitigation efforts. Temperatures are projected to drop into single digits with wind chills below zero.
DENVER — Governor Polis delivered his 2024 State of the State address today, focusing on the issues that matter most to Coloradans like reducing housing costs, expanding access to transit and making Colorado one of the ten safest states.
DENVER- Today, Governor Polis celebrated Brigadier General Laura Clellan’s Promotion to the Rank of Major General and highlighted her dedication to serving her state and country.
DENVER- Today, Governor Polis appointed Jeffrey D. Ruff to the 17th Judicial District Court. This vacancy was created by the retirement of the Honorable Roberto Ramírez and is effective January 6, 2024.
COLORADO SPRINGS – Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) will join Microchip, a leading producer of semiconductor devices, and the U.S. Department of Commerce, to announce a historic preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) resulting in $90 million to modernize and expand a Microchip fabrication facility in Colorado Springs as part of $162 million in overall direct funding to support the company's semiconductor supply chain.
DENVER - Today, Governor Polis announced the first of multiple investments using stimulus funding from the U.S. Treasury’s Capital Projects Fund (CPF) program. The Polis administration will use $113 million from CPF to make major, long-term improvements, including expanding the state’s broadband infrastructure and connecting Colorado homes without internet access.