Press Releases

  • Thursday, November 13, 2025

    Governor Polis, CDPHE celebrate Colorado Recycles Week

    DENVER - Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment are pleased to celebrate Colorado Recycles Week, taking place from November 11-15, and encourage everyone to do their part to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
  • Thursday, November 13, 2025

    Polis Administration Launches Rebates to Make Home Energy Improvements More Affordable for Colorado Families

    Denver - The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) launched its first set of consumer-facing rebates through its federally funded Home Energy Rebate Program on Thursday. The rebates will provide up to $14,000 in savings per qualified household to make eligible energy upgrades in single-family and manufactured/mobile homes. Funding for these incentives comes from the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR) program established by the Inflation Reduction Act. These rebates will help Colorado families save money on a number of upgrades from electric heating and appliances to insulation and air sealing to electric panels and wiring.
  • Thursday, November 13, 2025

    Governor Polis Requests Major Disaster Declaration from Federal Government to Unlock FEMA Support Following Western Colorado Flooding

    DENVER — Yesterday, Governor Jared Polis formally requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support ongoing recovery efforts in La Plata, Archuleta, and Mineral Counties following the record-breaking Western Colorado Flooding that occurred from October 10 - 14. This declaration would unlock FEMA Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding to help communities recover from severe flooding, debris flows, infrastructure damage, and long-term watershed impacts.
  • Wednesday, November 12, 2025

    Full SNAP Food Assistance Funding for November to Resume as Federal Government Reopens

    DENVER (Nov. 12, 2025) — With an end to the longest shutdown the United States has ever experienced, Colorado is moving to deliver 100% of November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments as rapidly as possible to approximately 600,000 Coloradans. Participants can expect to see the funds on their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards starting as soon as Thursday, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) announced.

  • Wednesday, November 12, 2025

    Ending Federal Shutdown Brings Relief, Now Congress Must Take Urgent Action to Lower Cost of Health Care

    Polis-Primavera Administration continues pushing Congress for affordable healthcare, food security, and economic stability for Colorado families 

    DENVER - After the passage of a bill to reopen the federal government after the longest shutdown in United States history, Governor Jared Polis and Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera released the following statements. 

  • Monday, November 10, 2025

    Governor Polis Memorializes Emergency Declaration to Support Communities Recovering From Flooding in Western Colorado

    DENVER - Today, in an Executive Order, Governor Polis memorialized his verbal disaster emergency declaration from October 12, 2025, made in response to the western Colorado flooding. The disaster declaration activated the State of Colorado Emergency Operations Plan, directed the Office of Emergency Management to take action to support impacted communities, and transferred $6 million to the Disaster Emergency Fund to support response and recovery efforts. Governor Polis also directed state agencies to pursue all available federal funding for response and recovery efforts.