Tag: gov. jared polis
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Polis opposes DOD proposal to unilaterally move space-focused National Guard units
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis is pushing back against legislation proposed by the Department of Defense to transfer space-focused Air National Guard units into the active duty Space Force without the consent of governors who oversee the units. The potential transfer of 14 space-focused units, including seven…
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5 risks to Colorado’s economy state officials are watching
Fears of a recession are fading as the nation’s — and Colorado’s — economy continue to beat expectations. Looking forward into 2024, Colorado’s Office of State Planning and Budget (OSPB) forecasts national economic growth to be better than originally thought based on strong consumer spending at the end of 2023. The economy is expected to make a…
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Colorado Springs Utilities CEO: Governor’s carbon reduction plan may be too much, too soon
In 2021, Gov. Jared Polis released a long-range plan to make Colorado more environmentally friendly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Titled the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Roadmap, the plan called for the state’s electric utilities — which generated the majority of fossil-based emissions in Colorado — to reduce greenhouse gas pollution at least 80% by 2030.…
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Grand jury investigation opened into Elijah McClain’s death
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Friday his office has opened a grand jury investigation as part of its independent probe into Elijah McClain’s death. The investigation into the the Black man’s encounter with Aurora police in August 2019 that left him dead began after…
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Coronavirus in Colorado and around the world — Latest updates
Coronavirus news and updates from Colorado Springs, the Pikes Peak region, and elsewhere in Colorado and the U.S. – Colorado is in its first phase of rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, but many Coloradans are still struggling to find out information about where and when to get it. Here’s a guide on how you can…
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Coronavirus in Colorado — Latest updates, Jan. 3
Coronavirus news and updates from Colorado Springs, the Pikes Peak region, and elsewhere in Colorado and the U.S. – Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Read more here. – French police detained five people Saturday in an investigation into an…
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Colorado COVID-19 vaccination questions answered. When? Where? How?
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After Gov. Jared Polis’ update Wednesday, Coloradans age 70 and up are now a part of Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan, joining moderate risk health care workers, first responders and frontline essential workers. Coloradans age 70 and older represent 78% of all…
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Colorado state employees to receive paid family medical leave
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado state employees will have access to a Paid Family Medical Leave program starting January 2021, Gov. Jared Polis’ office announced Monday. The new program will be the first time state employees have access to pay if they need to care for a loved one,…
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3 Colorado Springs businesses sue over COVID-19 restrictions
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three Colorado Springs business owners filed a joint lawsuit in federal court last week claiming Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions violate their constitutional right to assemble under the First Amendment. Black Forest Bistro, Mobile Veterinarian Guy and BodyCast Band are suing Gov. Jared Polis and Jill Ryan,…