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Sept. 11, 2025: Gov. Polis Goes West pt. 1: ICE, healthcare, and Tina Peters

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Governor Polis speaks at a Colorado Matters interview at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction
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Governor Jared Polis, at right, Colorado Mesa University President John Marshall, center, and Colorado Matters host Ryan Warner, backstage at CMU’s Asteria Theatre, before an interview in Grand Junction, Sept. 9, 2025.

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Gov. Jared Polis joins Ryan Warner on stage at the Asteria Theatre in Grand Junction to answer questions in front of an audience about issues affecting the Western Slope as well as statewide and national concerns. In this first part of the conversation, they discuss "Governor's Safeguarding Democracy," the use of the National Guard, immigration enforcement, convicted former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters and the pardon power, healthcare, and balancing the state budget.