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Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill into law last week which creates a new state agency to mange behavioral health services.
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Gov. Jared Polis declared Saturday, March 20 MeatOut Day, encouraging Coloradans to go one day without eating meat. The proclamation spurred backlash across state lines from some in the meat industry and allied politicians. Having heard from diametrically opposed politicians for weeks on the matter, we wanted to see where actual meat and meat alternative producers in Colorado stand on the matter. Do they feel as opposed as the predominant narrative suggests?
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No governor expects they'll have to lead their state through a global pandemic when they take office, but the last year has thrust them all into the spotlight, including Gov. Jared Polis of Colorado.
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Pressure has been building on Colorado power companies in the weeks following the state's deep freeze to reconsider passing a natural gas price spike on to customers. The PUC officially launched its investigation into the utilities’ buying decisions last month.
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Starting March 5, the state will start offering doses to grocery store workers, Coloradans ages 60-64, agriculture workers and all residents over 16 who have two or more pre-existing conditions that put them at higher risk from the virus.
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Gov. Jared Polis told lawmakers during his third annual state of the state that Colorado has been “bruised, battered, and shaken to its core” over the last year. But with vaccines being rolled out — and case numbers dropping — he sounded optimistic about what lies ahead.
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As the crisis has dragged on, the governor and his administration have been defending themselves against a steady stream of lawsuits coming from churches, businesses and others questioning everything from mask mandates to capacity restrictions.
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Gov. Jared Polis has made hundreds of decisions this year that have affected millions of Coloradans. He's the one deciding where we can eat, whether we have to wear masks and most recently, who is first in line to get the vaccine. Capitol Coverage reporter Scott Franz recently spoke with Polis about his coronavirus response.
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A couple convicted of criminal charges in the so-called balloon boy hoax that fascinated the country more than a decade ago were pardoned Wednesday by Gov. Jared Polis.
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Gov. Jared Polis has tested positive for the coronavirus. Polis and his partner, Marlon Reis, both have COVID-19 and are asymptomatic, the governor said in a statement Saturday night.