DENVER – Today, the Polis administration, through the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) within the Colorado Department of Public Safety, announced that law enforcement agencies can now apply for grant funding to help them investigate, enforce, prosecute, and disrupt illegal opioids including fentanyl in Colorado.
DENVER — Today, Governor Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff beginning immediately until sunset tonight, in honor of the passing of U.S. Representative Donald McEachin from Virginia, as directed by President Biden.
DENVER — Colorado Governor Jared Polis sent a letter last week to Congressional leadership urging action to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy in light of judicial threats to important protection for Colorado and the nation’s immigrant communities. Congress reconvened this week.
DENVER - State of Colorado government offices in Fort Collins, Denver, and surrounding suburban counties will open to the public at 9 a.m. Tuesday due to extreme weather conditions. There will be a one-hour delay in scheduled start times for state employees to arrive at work safely.
DENVER - Today, Governor Polis appointed Moses ‘Andre’ Stancil as interim executive director of the Department of Corrections. Stancil currently serves as Deputy Executive Director, a role he has held since February 2022.
DENVER - Today, the Polis administration shared the below list of resources available to Coloradans in the aftermath of the senseless and horrific shooting in Colorado Springs on Sunday, November 20. Coloradans can also securely contribute to community members in need by giving to the Colorado Healing Fund at: https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/COHealingFund.
COLORADO SPRINGS - Governor Jared Polis ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide from sunrise tomorrow morning until sunset on November 26, 2022, to honor and remember the victims of the horrific shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Flags will be lowered for 5 days to remember each of the 5 individuals who lost their lives in this senseless tragedy.
COLORADO SPRINGS - Colorado Governor Jared Polis released a statement following a horrific shooting in Colorado Springs that occurred late last evening.
DENVER — Today, Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera joined U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Martin Walsh to convene the State Exchange on Employment and Disability (SEED) National Task Force on Workforce Mental Health Policy. Lieutenant Governor Primavera is co-chairing the bipartisan task force which will develop state policy plans to support the mental wellbeing of workers and address behavioral health workforce shortages.
