Press Releases

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis celebrated the release of $1.3 billion of withheld federal education funding for after-school programming. 

DENVER - The third annual Celebrate Colorado kicks off Friday, July 25th through Sunday, August 3rd, 2025. Celebrate Colorado is a statewide week-long celebration, featuring free and discounted events around the state. We encourage all Coloradans to get out and celebrate our beautiful state with free and discounted activities in their local and statewide communities.

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis joined Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and 16 other governors from around the country in calling on Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to release approximately $6.8 billion that the Trump Administration is withholding from schools and students across America, including $71 million in Colorado.

CRAIG – Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), including the Business Funding Incentives division and the Rural Opportunity Office, announced the Freight Rail Tax Credit program to diversify business use of freight rail lines affected by coal plant closures.

Coloradans across the state can share opinions on the proposed walkway at State

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis issued an Executive Order in partnership with the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and state agencies to combat President Trump’s harmful and reckless tariff policy that is causing uncertainty for many key Colorado Industries.

DENVER - Today, the State of Colorado joined a coalition of other states in filing a lawsuit demanding that the U.S. Department of Education do its job to obligate congressionally-appropriated funding to support students, families, and educators. This harmful and illegal funding freeze comes after many Colorado schools have already finalized their budgets, causing more uncertainty for schools, students, and teachers.