Press Releases

  • Wednesday, September 8, 2021

    Polis Administration Announces Tipico Sportsbook Chooses Colorado

    New technology hub will create 441 new Colorado jobs

    DENVER, CO – The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that Tipico, one of the largest online sports betting companies in the world, has selected Colorado as home to its new technology hub.

  • Tuesday, September 7, 2021

    Biden Administration, CMS Provides Additional Funding of Nearly $50M for Colorado Reinsurance Program

    DENVER - Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), announced that it is providing additional funding to 13 states, including Colorado, in support of the Affordable Care Act Section 1332 reinsurance waivers. This additional funding of nearly $50 million for Colorado’s Reinsurance Program is a result of expanded subsidies for people buying health insurance from the individual market (meaning not from an employer) provided under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). 
  • Thursday, September 2, 2021

    Governor Polis Provides Update on COVID-19, Announces new Primary Care Provider Vaccine Program & Testing Incentives for Students

    WESTMINSTER - Today, Governor Polis was flanked by pediatricians at Partners in Health Family Medicine in Westminster as he provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and announced the state’s new COVID-19 Primary Care Providers Grant and School Testing Initiative programs to make it easier for more Coloradans to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Governor Polis was joined by Dr. Aaron Shupp, Family Medicine Specialist with Rocky Mountain Primary Care, and Dr. Marc Moss, Head of Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine-Anschutz.
  • Wednesday, September 1, 2021

    Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments

    Board of Assessment Appeals

    The Board of Assessment Appeals hears appeals filed by real and personal property owners on the valuation placed on their property.  

    for terms expiring June 30, 2022:

    • Valerie Bartell of Longmont, Colorado, reappointed;

    • John DeRungs of Denver, Colorado, reappointed;

  • Wednesday, September 1, 2021

    Governor Polis Statement on Result of Grand Jury Investigation Regarding Elijah McClain’s Death

    DENVER - Governor Jared Polis released the following statement following the announcement from Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on the Grand Jury investigation into the death of Elijah McClain. Governor Polis designated AG Weiser as the State’s prosecutor to investigate Elijah McClain’s death by Executive Order in June 2020. The Grand Jury returned a 32 count criminal indictment against three Aurora officers and two paramedics. 
  • Tuesday, August 31, 2021

    Inaugural Governor’s Plate Opens at Colorado State Fair

    PUEBLO -  Receiving the highest praise and the first-ever Governor’s Plate award, the Papa Mario’s Grilled Cheese Food Truck was crowned the winner at the Colorado State Fair’s inaugural Colorado-sourced food competition. The Governor’s Plate winner was the Panfili grilled cheese, prepared with ingredients from Colorado Proud producers, including Musso Farms and Springside Cheese.