WESTMINSTER - Today, Governor Polis and cabinet members released the second version of the climate action plan to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution in half by 2030, and make progress toward net-zero GHG pollution in Colorado by 2050. First released in 2021, the original Greenhouse Gas Pollution Reduction Roadmap (‘Roadmap’) laid out a set of near-term commitments to reduce emissions across economic sectors. Having completed more than 95% of the near-term actions from the original Roadmap, ‘Roadmap 2.0’ updates Colorado’s emissions forecast and lays out a new set of bold actions to save Coloradans money and continue making progress toward a clean energy future.
WASHINGTON D.C. - This week Governor Polis led the bipartisan National Governors Association Winter Meeting as Vice-Chair alongside the Chair, Utah Governor Spencer Cox. The Governor met with fellow Governors, President Biden and administration officials, and industry leaders.
DENVER - Today, Governor Polis and the Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced Coal Transition Community funding to establish a Northwest Small Business Development Center (SBDC) satellite office in northwest Colorado. The new office will serve Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt counties, supporting the creation and growth of small businesses as local communities look to diversify their economies and create new jobs.
DENVER - Today, Governor Polis administratively signed the bipartisan HB24-1179, 2023 Property Tax Year Updated Abstract, sponsored by Representatives Chris deGruy Kennedy and Lisa Frizell, and Senators Chris Hansen and Mark Baisley.
DENVER - Governor Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Dan Gibbs were joined by state leaders, legislators, youth corps members, and water providers to announce an additional investment of $6.5 million in grants from Colorado’s Strategic Wildfire Action Program (COSWAP) for on-the-ground forest mitigation work and landscape scale watershed projects throughout Colorado.
DENVER - Today at Maybell Quantum Industries, Governor Jared Polis, Rep. Alex Valdez (D-Denver), Rep. Matt Soper (R-Delta), Senator Jeff Bridges (D-Greenwood Village) and member of the Joint Budget Committee, Senator Mark Baisley (R-Woodland Park), and partners unveiled new details of the Quantum Tax Credit bill announced last month at the Mountain West Elevate Quantum Summit.
