Press Releases

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis today announced the appointment of Vincente G. Vigil as a district court judge in the 19th Judicial District to fill a vacancy created by Senate Bill 19-043.

DENVER — Tuesday, July 2, 2019 — Serve Colorado is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Governor’s Service Awards. Nominations will be accepted now through Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 11:59 pm MT.

DENVER - Following reports that the 2020 census will move forward without the inclusion of a citizenship question, Gov. Polis issued the following statement:

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis today announced the appointment of Matthew D. Barrett as a district court judge in the 21st Judicial District to fill a vacancy created by Senate Bill 19-043.

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis today announced the Governor’s Dashboard, a tool that provides transparency and accountability on key goals set by the administration to move Colorado forward. The Dashboard will provide a summary of progress on goals set around the Governor’s Bold Four initiatives, as well as other high-priority areas. The Bold Four initiatives include: Tax Reform & Economic Development, Energy & Renewables, Health, and Education & Workforce. Data for the dashboard will be updated monthly on the goals that include data gathering.

DENVER - Governor Jared Polis released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision today in the partisan gerrymandering cases: “Partisan political gerrymandering erodes confidence in our elections and is destructive to our democracy. Colorado has made progress on this issue and should serve as a model for other states in protecting the integrity of our representative form of government. Colorado has stepped up and done the right thing by making sure that politicians don’t draw their own districts and we are ready to help any state who would follow our lead.”

DENVER - Gov. Polis and Attorney General Weiser sent the following statements on the United States Supreme Court’s decision to not include a citizenship question in the 2020 census.

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis today announced the appointment of Amiel J. Markenson as a district court judge in the 10th Judicial District to fill a position created pursuant to Senate Bill 19-043.

DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis today announced that Colorado will receive $12 million from the U.S. Department of Labor (Department) to scale 5,000 health care apprenticeships in Colorado’s higher education system. The state has also secured $4.2 million in matching funds from health care partners across the state.

Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments