DENVER — Each year, in partnership with Governor Jared Polis and all living Colorado governors, CiviCO, a nonprofit that cultivates civic-minded leaders, honors those who inspire excellence and public service with the Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medals. The Governor announced eight recipients for 2021 who will be honored in January 2022 as part of Colorado Leadership Month.
DENVER - Governor Jared Polis today ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on all public buildings from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, as proclaimed by President Biden. This order stacks on the December 6, 2021, order lowering flags to honor the life and legacy of Senator Bob Dole. Flags should remain lowered through Thursday, December 9, 2021.
EAGLE COUNTY — Gov. Jared Polis joined officials from the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado Motor Carriers Association Monday afternoon to open a new emergency truck ramp along westbound I-70 at the bottom of Vail Pass. This truck ramp is the first of several safety improvements being made as part of the $164.2 million I-70 West Vail Pass Auxiliary Lanes project. Please click here for photos and video from the event.
DENVER - Governor Jared Polis ordered flags to be immediately lowered to half-staff on all public buildings from sunrise until sunset until December 9, 2021, to honor the life and legacy of Senator Bob Dole as proclaimed by President Biden.
DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis presented his FY 2022- 2023 budget to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) of the General Assembly. Governor Polis was joined by Director of the Office of State Planning and Budgeting Lauren Larson.
DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis appointed Justin B. Haenlein to the 13th Judicial District Court. The vacancy is created by the retirement of the Honorable Michael K. Singer and is effective January 1, 2022.
DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis and Dr. Rachel Herlihy, State Epidemiologist provided an update on the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the state’s first reported case of the omicron variant and efforts Colorado is taking to get more people vaccinated and boosted, as well as efforts to deploy monoclonal treatment.
DENVER- Governor Jared Polis, Education Commissioner Katy Anthes, and the Imagination Library of Colorado joined American icon Dolly Parton to announce the Colorado statewide expansion of her namesake Imagination Library book-gifting program. Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books to children (0- 5 yrs old), free of charge through funding shared by the state and local community partners.
DENVER - The Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI) and eHealth Commission released the refreshed state health information technology strategy, the 2021 Colorado Health Information Technology (IT) Roadmap. This Roadmap incorporated extensive outreach to Coloradans, and input through webinars and in-person and virtual meetings across the state.
