Tag: Governor Jared Polis
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Lawmakers, Gov. Jared Polis clash on Medicaid provider rates
Colorado legislators on Tuesday heard from an advisory committee, which proposed making several adjustments to the state’s reimbursement rates for health care facilities that provide services to Medicaid patients. The proposal from the Medicaid Provider Rate Review Advisory Committee diverged from Gov. Jared Polis’ own proposed changes outlined in his budget proposal for the next…
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Colorado’s prison population management plan activated due to overcrowding
Ongoing issues within the Colorado Department of Corrections have prompted the state to trigger its Prison Population Management Measures — a policy framework established in 2018 to address overcrowding. It marks the first time the measures have been put into effect. Under the law, the governor must implement the management measures if the state’s prison…
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Gov. Jared Polis restricts list of grants worth $250M to ‘pro-affordable housing’ communities
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Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday followed up on a May executive order that would limit hundreds of millions in state grants to only communities that adhere to new laws on housing, land use and parking restrictions. In May, the governor had threatened to pull at least $100 million in funding from local governments that have…
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Colorado governor signs gun regulations, property tax measures and oil and gas plan into law
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis is signing some of the most significant bills from the 2024 legislative session into law this week. On Thursday, the governor will sign Senate bills 229 and 230, which form agreements with the oil and gas industry and environmental community. SB 230…
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Investigation launched into Xcel Energy’s preemptive power shutoff, which left Colorado governor frustrated
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Colorado’s energy regulators on Wednesday decided to open an investigation into Xcel Energy’s decision to preemptively shut off power over the weekend, which left thousands of people without electricity — some for two days — and compelled the governor to rebuke the energy company. In a news release, the Public Utilities Commission said it is exploring…
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Denver’s new Outside Festival showcasing state’s outdoor recreation industry set for June
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A new, large outdoor recreation festival is coming to Denver in June, Gov. Jared Polis announced Tuesday. The two-day Outside Festival highlighting Colorado’s outdoor recreation industry will be hosted at Civic Center Park from June 1-2. It’s the city’s newest event for outdoor recreation after the industry’s largest trade show, Outdoor Retailer, left Denver in 2022…
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Colorado property taxes may increase 25%
Despite Gov. Jared Polis approving several property tax relief bills after the failure of Proposition HH, Colorado homeowners may still pay an average of 25% more in property tax increases, according to an analysis by the Common Sense Institute. Proposition HH intended to use the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights surplus revenue – normally money refunded…
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Gov. Jared Polis grants 7 commutations, 21 pardons
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis granted seven prison sentence commutations and 21 pardons just before Christmas. Commutations involve reducing a judicial sentence to one less severe, while pardons exempt people from punishment. His office announced the pardons on Friday. In 2019, Polis re-created the Executive Clemency Advisory…
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DA’s office charges person who left death threat voicemail for Gov. Polis
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The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that it charged a man who allegedly threatened Gov. Jared Polis. Jeromie James Rose, 41, was arrested Saturday by Colorado State Patrol troopers on suspicion of the felony charge retaliation against an elected official. On June 20, Rose allegedly left a voicemail threatening the governor’s life, according…
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Gov. Polis orders flags at half-staff to honor Nashville school shooting victims
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags on all public buildings to be lowered to half-staff early Tuesday in honor of the victims of Monday’s mass shooting in Nashville. Flags will remain lowered to half-staff from the announcement Tuesday morning until sunset on Friday, according to a…