DENVER - As Colorado is experiencing extreme drought conditions, and farmers and ranchers are facing significant challenges as a result, Gov. Polis is taking action by expanding Phase 2 activation of the Colorado Drought Mitigation and Response Plan for the state’s remaining 24 counties and is calling on the USDA to expedite disaster aid payments to support Colorado producers.
DENVER - Governor Jared Polis today visited the incident command center for the Cameron Peak Fire in Northern Colorado. The Governor met with representatives from Rocky Mountain National Park, Larimer County Sheriff’s Department, Colorado Fire Prevention and Control, and others about how the fire has evolved and current efforts to contain it.
DENVER — The State of Colorado today released a public comment draft of its Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap which details early action steps the state can take toward meeting the near-term goals of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution 26% by 2025 and 50% by 2030 from 2005 levels.
DENVER - Governor Jared Polis today provided an update on the state’s response to COVID-19 and how the pandemic is affecting Colorado students. He was joined by Commissioner of Education, Dr. Katy Anthes, Superintendent of Aurora Public Schools Rico Munn, and Dr. Chris Rogers, Director of Child and Adolescent Services at the Medical Center of Aurora and President of the Colorado Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Society.
DENVER - Governor Jared Polis today signed an Executive Order memorializing a verbal disaster declaration from August 28, 2020, for the East Fork Fire in Las Animas County. The Executive Order enables State agencies to coordinate and makes resources available for fire suppression, response, consequence management, and recovery efforts.
GRAND JUNCTION - Gov. Jared Polis today provided an update on Colorado’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Grand Junction at Colorado Mesa University. The Governor was joined by Senator Kerry Donovan and Representative Janice Rich.
DENVER - Governor Jared Polis yesterday announced that State of Colorado employees, unless considered exempt, will be taking mandatory furlough days based on their salary range. In accordance with this announcement, Gov. Polis issued an Executive Order.
DENVER - Today Governor Polis, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera and the Colorado Behavioral Health Task Force (BHTF) released Behavioral Health in Colorado: Putting People First, a blueprint to reform the state’s behavioral health system. The BHTF, initiated by the Governor and led by the Colorado Department of Human Services, met for more than a year, engaging with communities across the state, to create a blueprint to make substance use and mental health services more accessible and affordable across the state.
DENVER - Gov. Jared Polis provided an update on Colorado’s COVID-19 response and was joined by Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, Dr. Rachel Herlihy, lead epidemiologist at CDPHE, and Adrianne Maddux, Executive Director of Denver Indian Health and Family Services. The Governor, Lt. Governor, and Maddux addressed how the pandemic is affecting Colorado’s American Indian/Alaska Native communities.
