Briefly | Polis orders flags at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Jimmy Carter
Welcome to Briefly, Colorado Politics’ daily news briefing. Here’s what’s happening today:
Polis orders flags at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Jimmy Carter
Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days, as ordered by President Biden, to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday.
“Today, as America begins to mourn the death of Former President Jimmy Carter I encourage Coloradans to join in honoring his 100 remarkable years of life, service, and leadership,” said Polis. “We must continue to further the ideals that Former President Carter believed in, including deep compassion and protecting human rights and dignity.”
Carter served as President from 1977 to 1981.
Polis, Div. of Criminal Justice launch “Strength in Community: Stronger Together” initiative
Gov. Polis and the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) have launched a video campaign called “Strength in Community: Stronger Together” that features video stories about initiatives around the state funded by the DJC.
Earlier today, Polis visited the Arvada Police Department, which received the DJC’s Crime Prevention Through Safer Streets grant, which it plans to use to improve public safety. According to the DJC, the grant was given to local governments to “evaluate and design safer streets and neighborhood models that discourage crime, revitalize community image, and establish place-specific crime prevention strategies that account for geographic, cultural, economic, and social characteristics of the target areas”.
“We are committed to making Colorado one of the ten safest states and this builds on our work to reduce crime and make our communities safer by inspiring more action,” Polis said. “Colorado has seen violent and property crime go down over the last two years, but we have to do a lot more. I look forward to building on this work with this new initiative, as well as our budget proposals that we call on the legislature to pass this year.”
Briefly | Polis orders flags at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Jimmy Carter
Welcome to Briefly, Colorado Politics’ daily news briefing. Here’s what’s happening today:
Polis orders flags at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Jimmy Carter
Gov. Jared Polis has ordered flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days, as ordered by President Biden, to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Sunday.
“Today, as America begins to mourn the death of Former President Jimmy Carter I encourage Coloradans to join in honoring his 100 remarkable years of life, service, and leadership,” said Polis. “We must continue to further the ideals that Former President Carter believed in, including deep compassion and protecting human rights and dignity.”
Carter served as President from 1977 to 1981.
Polis, Div. of Criminal Justice launch “Strength in Community: Stronger Together” initiative
Gov. Polis and the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) have launched a video campaign called “Strength in Community: Stronger Together” that features video stories about initiatives around the state funded by the DJC.
Earlier today, Polis visited the Arvada Police Department, which received the DJC’s Crime Prevention Through Safer Streets grant, which it plans to use to improve public safety. According to the DJC, the grant was given to local governments to “evaluate and design safer streets and neighborhood models that discourage crime, revitalize community image, and establish place-specific crime prevention strategies that account for geographic, cultural, economic, and social characteristics of the target areas”.
“We are committed to making Colorado one of the ten safest states and this builds on our work to reduce crime and make our communities safer by inspiring more action,” Polis said. “Colorado has seen violent and property crime go down over the last two years, but we have to do a lot more. I look forward to building on this work with this new initiative, as well as our budget proposals that we call on the legislature to pass this year.”