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Government and Politics

Interview: Polis talks advancements on Colorado agenda amid federal pressure

Gov. Polis looks back on two terms, and ahead to one last session in his final State of the State

By Bente Birkeland and Lucas Brady Woods, KUNC

Government and Politics

Video & Transcript: Gov. Polis to deliver 2026 State of the State address

By Colorado Public Radio Staff

LEE FIRE MEEKER

FEMA denies Colorado disaster declaration requests

By Caitlyn Kim and Bente Birkeland

Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks at a press conference

Colorado governor accuses Trump of playing ‘political games’ after disaster request denials

By The Associated Press

Gov. Jared Polis selects new leader of Colorado’s higher education department

Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks at a press conference

Polis rolls out new approach — and department — for workforce talent

By Jenny Brundin

Polis all in on Trump’s tax-credit scholarship while other Dem governors wait and see

Turkeys just a few weeks shy of Thanksgiving

Life and Culture

Local turkeys find their way to the table — and the governor’s mansion this Thanksgiving

Election Security Colorado Clerk

Clerks call out Polis for lack of support, silence on Peters’ requests

Big parts of Colorado’s economy are looking lackluster — are we in a recession?

By Sarah Mulholland

Government and Politics

With an $850 million shortfall looming, Gov. Polis and lawmakers spar over how to balance the budget

By Bente Birkeland

Xcel Comanche Power Station Pueblo

Gov. Polis’ administration moves to stop a Pueblo coal plant from closing by the end of the year

By Sam Brasch and Ishan Thakore

GAS STATION TARIFFS

Will hail warnings and more speed cameras bring down Colorado’s car insurance rates? Gov. Polis hopes so

By Bente Birkeland

Colorado Governor Jared Polis speaks at a microphone

Gov. Jared Polis’ budget proposal keeps K-12 funding promises, allows for college tuition increases

Government and Politics

Colorado governor says state Medicaid spending is out of control, proposes measures to rein it in

By Brian Eason, The Colorado Sun and Jesse Paul, The Colorado Sun

A woman in a white shirt denoting her as a volunteer with Mutual Aid Partners in Grand Junction hands a bag of produce to someone in line at a food distribution event inside a Grand Junction gymnasium.

As SNAP benefits become the next shutdown casualty, Colorado food banks brace for impact

By Caitlyn Kim and Tom Hesse

Rick Williams in a broad western hat, beaded hat band and feather quill, in a turquois shirt and grey suit jacket.

His Cheyenne ancestors were pushed out of Colorado in the 1800s. Now he’s among the leaders of Colorado’s Indigenous land back movement

By Paolo Zialcita

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