Jared Polis

Saying no to veto, Gov. Jared Polis signs bill exempting lawmakers from open meetings law

Just hours after the bill reached his desk, Gov. Jared Polis signed into law a measure that would exempt lawmakers from the state’s open meetings law, ultimately saying the matter deals with separations of powers between his office and the Colorado General Assembly.   

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Bill to legally allow Colorado lawmakers to violate parts of open meeting laws, in place since 1972, heads to governor

Despite a last-ditch effort by some House lawmakers on Monday, a bill that will exempt the Colorado General Assembly from following parts of the open meetings law established in 1972 is now in the hands of Gov. Jared Polis.

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The cost of universal pre-K in Colorado: Thousands of at-risk kids got less classroom time

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ signature preschool initiative is serving thousands more families than expected in its first year, but its success has come with a costly downside: Fewer low-income children attend full-day preschool today than before the program launched.

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Polis plans to fool ranchers again with radical appointees to Parks and Wildlife

Gov. Polis’s cronies at Parks and Wildlife have apologized for being so secretive and deceitful with ranchers and locals about releasing dangerous wolves into their backyard and promises to be more cooperative and transparent in the future.

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COLUMN: Jared Polis has been all talk on tax cuts | Jimmy Sengenberger

By Jimmy Sengenberger Gov. Jared Polis has long pledged fealty to lower income taxes, a position he reiterated in his recent State of the State address. “I know some Democrats in the past have been skeptical of reducing our income tax rate,” Polis said, “but cutting the income tax rate is the most effective way

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