Press Releases

STATEWIDE — Today, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment updated its COVID-19 vaccination reporting to incorporate more accurate vaccination data from federal agencies. Based on this change and the most recent vaccine administration data, 80% of all Coloradans ages 5 and up have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

DENVER — CDOT closed out 2021 with significant progress on the department’s 10-Year Plan as well as two back-to-back years of paving the greatest number of rural road miles in years. Meanwhile, the agency completed a slew of projects — including some major jobs — ahead of schedule and under budget.

DENVER - Governor Polis took action in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Marshall Fire.

DENVER — Today, the U.S. Green Business Council recognized the Polis Administration’s leadership in moving Colorado towards a more sustainable future in building construction, naming Colorado fourth nationally in development of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified buildings in 2021. The Green Business Council’s annual ranking of Top States for LEED recognizes states with the greatest increase in gross square footage of LEED-certified space over the past year.

DENVER - The Polis administration’s free mental health program for any youth, I Matter, has provided more than 1,300 therapy sessions with hundreds more appointments scheduled.

DENVER (Jan. 25, 2022)— Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) are excited to announce that as of today, they have delivered more than 1.7 million free KN95 and surgical grade masks to 386 distribution points across the state. Due to inclement weather in parts of the state today, the state encourages Coloradans to call ahead to a distribution site in their area or check their website or social media for weather impacts. 

DENVER, CO – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Global Business Development (GBD) division announced today that Humanitix, an Australian non-profit ticketing platform, has selected Denver as its U.S. Headquarters.

DENVER, CO – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Global Business Development (GBD) division announced today that Humanitix, an Australian non-profit ticketing platform, has selected Denver as its U.S. Headquarters. 

DENVER — Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced today that Colorado’s unemployment rate has declined to 4.8%, marking the first time since March 2020 that the unemployment rate has dropped below 5% and the seventh consecutive month of decline. Colorado continues to out-perform the majority of states with one of the fastest recovery rates in the nation. December marked the fourth straight month with Colorado adding at least 9,000 payroll jobs.

DENVER — Today, the Polis administration and the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) in a shared effort to help keep and return parents to the workforce and move Colorado forward, opened the noncompetitive application for Child Care Stabilization Grants, funded by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA).