Press Releases

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced the CHIPS Refundable Tax Credits Program to aid Colorado companies in securing federal funding available through the CHIPS and Science Act. This funding will support the development of the semiconductor and advanced manufacturing industries within Colorado, creating new good-paying jobs and contributing to a strong, diversified economy.

DENVER – Today, the Polis administration and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced that the state is cutting its Bustang fares in half for most routes in August and September, providing a lower-cost alternative to driving and helping to support statewide efforts to mitigate ground-level ozone pollution. 

COLORADO SPRINGS – Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that Meyer Burger, an industrial manufacturer of solar cells and solar modules headquartered in Switzerland, has selected Colorado Springs, Colorado for expansion. 

DENVER- Today, Governor Polis issued an Executive Order memorializing his verbal orders on June 22, 2023 and July 18, 2023, declaring and extending a disaster emergency following severe weather and flooding in June. The disaster emergency enabled state agencies to activate the State Emergency Operations Plan and appropriately respond to the weather events and damage. The Executive Order also allocates funding for response, consequence management, mitigation, and recovery efforts related to the June 2023 extreme weather and flooding.

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor (CDLE) announced Colorado’s unemployment rate remained at 2.8 percent for the month of June and continues to remain well below the national unemployment rate of 3.6 percent. 

DENVER- Today, Governor Polis wished Team USA Women’s Soccer team luck in the first game of the Women’s World Cup. 

DENVER – Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) are providing more than $42 million in grants to 37 entities across the state as part of its Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), which funds projects that expand travel options, enhance safety for vulnerable users, improves the local economy, and protects the environment. 

DENVER- Today, Governor Polis released a statement announcing the retirement of Anthony (Tony) Neal-Graves, the Chief Information Officer and Executive Director of the Office of Information (OIT), and thanked him for his leadership and dedication to serving Colorado. 

DENVER– Today, Governor Jared Polis, in partnership with the Colorado Community College System, announced the launch of Career Advance Colorado, a workforce development initiative providing free training for in-demand jobs through the state’s 19 community and technical colleges. The program aims to prepare more than 20,000 Coloradans for high-skill careers while responding to the state’s most critical workforce shortages.

Assessment Appeals Board

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

for term expiring June 30, 2024:

• Monte Mullins of Alamosa, Colorado, reappointed;

• John DeRungs of Denver, Colorado, reappointed;

• Claudia Crane of Crestone, Colorado, reappointed;