Briefly | Polis administration announces 2025-2027 operational agenda
Welcome to Briefly, Colorado Politics’ daily news briefing. Here’s what’s happening today:
Gov. Polis announces 2025-2027 operational agenda
The Polis administration has launched its 2025-2027 operational agenda, which it calls “a roadmap to advance and transform state government to deliver even better services to Coloradans and make state government more efficient.”
The agenda includes five focus areas:
- Providing high-quality digital services
- Delivering personalized and efficient one-to-one customer support through contact centers
- Focusing on skills-based hiring and work-based learning opportunities
- Investing in electric vehicles and reducing emissions and water use
- Optimizing space utilization across agencies, cutting a total of 800,000 square feet by 2027
“In Colorado, we are committed to making government more efficient, sustainable, and responsive to the needs of all Coloradans,” said Polis. “This operational agenda outlines our goals and how we will achieve them. As we deliver on this agenda we will ensure Coloradans have access to high-quality services and leave our state better than we found it.”
The agenda represents a combination of new initiatives and ongoing efforts, including the Digital Government Strategic Plan and executive orders related to environmental sustainability and growing the state’s workforce.
Lincoln Club to host Colorado Inaugural Ball
The 2025 Colorado Presidential Inaugural Ball will be held on Jan. 20, Inauguration Day, at Denver Tech Center.
The Lincoln Club, Colorado’s oldest Republican organization, will host the event, which will feature a three-course meal, dancing, and live feeds from the Inaugural Balls in Washington, D.C. Radio host and Republican activist Deborah Flora will emcee.
“This will be a formal event to celebrate Republican victories and look ahead to a bright 2025 with an evening of fine dining, dancing, and camaraderie,” said Lincoln Club president Drew Bolin. “We encourage Republicans and conservatives to get tickets now and be part of this historic celebration.”
State releases “microgrid roadmap” to support grid resiliency and reliability projects in Colorado
The Polis Administration, Colorado Energy Office (CEO), and Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) have released their microgrid roadmap, outlining opportunities to improve power grid resilience in Colorado with the use of microgrids.
Microgrids work by exchanging power with a traditional utility grid while also receiving power from local sources like wind and solar energy, batteries, and fossil fuel generation.
“Microgrids will bring big benefits to communities, across Colorado including in rural areas, by saving people money on energy bills and keeping the power on,” said Gov. Jared Polis. “This roadmap provides a clear path to improve the opportunities for Coloradans to access locally produced, low cost, reliable energy.”
In 2022, the Colorado legislature passed House Bill 1249, which tasked the CEO and DOLA’s Colorado Resiliency Office with creating a microgrid resilience and reliability road map for improving the state’s electric grids with the help of microgrids. The state used part of its federal Grid Resilience Formula funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure law to support roadmap development.
The roadmap recommends the state prioritize microgrid projects in communities most vulnerable to power outages and other social and climate risks. The state has developed a prioritization process to identify areas in critical need and prioritize resources to help them.
The state also offers grants to utilities, local communities, and institutions to support grid resilience and reliability projects. To date the Department of Local Affairs’ Microgrids for Community Resilience Grant program has funded over 25 planning and construction projects, totaling over $17 million, including local matches.
Colorado Dept. of Revenue launches TAX2GO
The Colorado Department of Revenue has launched its new TAX2GO program, a joint venture between the Taxation Division and the Division of Motor Vehicles’ DMV2GO program.
Using the same technology and encrypted network as the DMV2GO program, TAX2GO will offer tax preparation services at public locations including libraries and local community centers. Services will include help applying for sales tax or wage withholding licenses and rebate applications, tracking refunds, and providing information about tax credits.
“Working together is the key to success in Colorado, and I am excited to see new innovative services that are decreasing the burden for many taxpayers across Colorado,” said Gov. Jared Polis. “By meeting Coloradans where they are at, TAX2GO and DMV2GO are streamlining government processes and creating a more efficient way to provide government services at a convenient existing location for many rural Coloradans.”
TAX2GO will accept both scheduled appointments and walk-in customers. Debit and credit cards, as well as cryptocurrency through PayPal will be accepted, but cash and checks will not. For a full schedule of TAX2GO stops this winter and spring, visit tax.colorado.gov/TAX2GO.
Briefly | Polis administration announces 2025-2027 operational agenda
Welcome to Briefly, Colorado Politics’ daily news briefing. Here’s what’s happening today:
Gov. Polis announces 2025-2027 operational agenda
The Polis administration has launched its 2025-2027 operational agenda, which it calls “a roadmap to advance and transform state government to deliver even better services to Coloradans and make state government more efficient.”
The agenda includes five focus areas:
- Providing high-quality digital services
- Delivering personalized and efficient one-to-one customer support through contact centers
- Focusing on skills-based hiring and work-based learning opportunities
- Investing in electric vehicles and reducing emissions and water use
- Optimizing space utilization across agencies, cutting a total of 800,000 square feet by 2027
“In Colorado, we are committed to making government more efficient, sustainable, and responsive to the needs of all Coloradans,” said Polis. “This operational agenda outlines our goals and how we will achieve them. As we deliver on this agenda we will ensure Coloradans have access to high-quality services and leave our state better than we found it.”
The agenda represents a combination of new initiatives and ongoing efforts, including the Digital Government Strategic Plan and executive orders related to environmental sustainability and growing the state’s workforce.
Lincoln Club to host Colorado Inaugural Ball
The 2025 Colorado Presidential Inaugural Ball will be held on Jan. 20, Inauguration Day, at Denver Tech Center.
The Lincoln Club, Colorado’s oldest Republican organization, will host the event, which will feature a three-course meal, dancing, and live feeds from the Inaugural Balls in Washington, D.C. Radio host and Republican activist Deborah Flora will emcee.
“This will be a formal event to celebrate Republican victories and look ahead to a bright 2025 with an evening of fine dining, dancing, and camaraderie,” said Lincoln Club president Drew Bolin. “We encourage Republicans and conservatives to get tickets now and be part of this historic celebration.”
State releases “microgrid roadmap” to support grid resiliency and reliability projects in Colorado
The Polis Administration, Colorado Energy Office (CEO), and Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) have released their microgrid roadmap, outlining opportunities to improve power grid resilience in Colorado with the use of microgrids.
Microgrids work by exchanging power with a traditional utility grid while also receiving power from local sources like wind and solar energy, batteries, and fossil fuel generation.
“Microgrids will bring big benefits to communities, across Colorado including in rural areas, by saving people money on energy bills and keeping the power on,” said Gov. Jared Polis. “This roadmap provides a clear path to improve the opportunities for Coloradans to access locally produced, low cost, reliable energy.”
In 2022, the Colorado legislature passed House Bill 1249, which tasked the CEO and DOLA’s Colorado Resiliency Office with creating a microgrid resilience and reliability road map for improving the state’s electric grids with the help of microgrids. The state used part of its federal Grid Resilience Formula funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure law to support roadmap development.
The roadmap recommends the state prioritize microgrid projects in communities most vulnerable to power outages and other social and climate risks. The state has developed a prioritization process to identify areas in critical need and prioritize resources to help them.
The state also offers grants to utilities, local communities, and institutions to support grid resilience and reliability projects. To date the Department of Local Affairs’ Microgrids for Community Resilience Grant program has funded over 25 planning and construction projects, totaling over $17 million, including local matches.
Colorado Dept. of Revenue launches TAX2GO
The Colorado Department of Revenue has launched its new TAX2GO program, a joint venture between the Taxation Division and the Division of Motor Vehicles’ DMV2GO program.
Using the same technology and encrypted network as the DMV2GO program, TAX2GO will offer tax preparation services at public locations including libraries and local community centers. Services will include help applying for sales tax or wage withholding licenses and rebate applications, tracking refunds, and providing information about tax credits.
“Working together is the key to success in Colorado, and I am excited to see new innovative services that are decreasing the burden for many taxpayers across Colorado,” said Gov. Jared Polis. “By meeting Coloradans where they are at, TAX2GO and DMV2GO are streamlining government processes and creating a more efficient way to provide government services at a convenient existing location for many rural Coloradans.”
TAX2GO will accept both scheduled appointments and walk-in customers. Debit and credit cards, as well as cryptocurrency through PayPal will be accepted, but cash and checks will not. For a full schedule of TAX2GO stops this winter and spring, visit tax.colorado.gov/TAX2GO.