Tag: governor
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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill to establish Black Coloradan Racial Equity Commission
Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill on Tuesday establishing a statewide racial equity study to “determine and make recommendations related to any historic and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism” on Black Coloradans as a result of state actions. Senate Bill 53 establishes the Black Coloradan Racial Equity Commission to conduct the study…
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A year makes a big difference for first-refusal, housing-study efforts
One year after Gov. Jared Polis saw local-government backers block his land-use reform bill and then vetoed his party’s efforts to give cities and counties right of first refusal on some apartment sales, he signed two housing bills Thursday that attack the issues in new ways. In separate ceremonies, Polis inked a scaled-down measure granting…
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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill on Colorado wetlands, health care
Gov. Jared Polis visited Summit County and the Yampa Valley on Wednesday to sign several bills into law, including measures that sponsors say will protect Colorado’s wetlands. The governor also signed measures that seek to increase health care access for rural communities. In Silverthorne, Polis signed House Bill 1379 and House Bill 1435. (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:11095963150525286,size:[0, 0],id:”ld-2426-4417″});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=”//cdn2.lockerdomecdn.com/_js/ajs.js”;j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,”script”,”ld-ajs”); HB 1379…
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Gov. Jared Polis signs education bills, including Federal Indian Boarding School Research Program
Gov. Jared Polis visited several locations in the Denver metro area on Thursday to sign a number of education bills into law. At the Denver Indian Center, Polis signed House Bill 1444, which reauthorizes History Colorado’s Federal Indian Boarding School Research Program. The program investigates the abuse and deaths that occurred at Indian boarding schools…
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Gov. Jared Polis signs bills to reintroduce wolverines in Colorado, boost wildfire mitigation
Gov. Jared Polis Polis traveled across the Western Slope on Monday to sign several bills, ranging from issues like highway safety, wildfire mitigation and species conservation. In particular, Polis signed the proposal to reintroduce wolverines to Colorado and the state’s wildlife division is to bring 45 of them over three years. In Gypsum, Polis signed…
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Gov. Jared Polis vetoes 6 bills dealing with ‘white bagging,’ youth sports and more
Gov. Jared Polis’ office announced late Friday evening that the governor has rejected six bills, including measures that deal with employee discipline, construction wages and the treatment of energy derived from burning solid waste. It’s the governor’s first vetoes of bills passed in this year’s legislative session, when lawmakers sent more than 500 bills of…
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Organizations urge Colorado governor to veto AI bill, say it will hurt small businesses
Organizations representing the technology industry are urging Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to veto a bill they say could negatively impact small businesses developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology. Senate Bill 205 establishes regulations governing the development and use of artificial intelligence in Colorado and focuses on preventing “algorithmic discrimination,” which it describes as any condition in which…
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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signs new laws on conservation, a new sustainability office, aviation gas
Gov. Jared Polis on Friday he signed six pieces of legislation into law, including a number of measures dealing with conservation and the environment. At the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster, Polis signed House Bill 1117, which expands the scope of species eligible for study and conservation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife to include rare plants…
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Colorado makes pandemic sales of takeout alcohol permanent
Colorado first allowed restaurants to sell cocktails for takeout or delivery when the pandemic hit in 2020 and businesses desperately needed relief. Then in 2021, Colorado extended the law to stay in effect until July 2025. But last week, Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill terminating the deadline that would have ended the practice next…
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Colorado Democrats celebrate ‘most significant’ legislative session
“Promises made, results delivered” is the motto Colorado Democrats are using to describe the 2023-2024 legislative session. With control of both the Senate and the House, the Democratic party is celebrating its achievements across a variety of key issues — from property taxes to school funding. Amidst the self-congratulatory messages, the caucus highlighted the bipartisanship…