Jared Polis

Ethics complaints. Gov. Jared Polis’ final year. New leaders. A lawmaker who died in November. The legislature has a lot to navigate in 2026 beyond its policy agenda.

Their proposal would repeal Colorado's unique requirement that labor unions hold a second election before they can fully negotiate with businesses. Gov. Polis vetoed it last year.

President Donald Trump directed the Department of Justice to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III, a major shift that could reshape Colorado’s cannabis industry, research access, and federal tax policy — without fully legalizing the drug.

Gov. Jared Polis signs an executive order to address a spreading mountain pine beetle outbreak threatening ponderosa pine forests along Colorado’s Front Range.

A pair of bills from Colorado Democrats would make it easier for homeowners to subdivide and sell their land and let certain local organizations build housing on their properties despite local zoning rules.

Four days after they sent a letter urging the governor to reject former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters' transfer to federal prison, Colorado's county clerks said Tuesday Polis' lack of decision on the issue is putting them at risk.

Nearly 5,000 people in Montezuma County may be facing hunger at the beginning of November.

Gov. Polis implemented a hiring freeze for state agencies in response to the billion-dollar revenue loss for Colorado created by Congressional Republicans' One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. But workers are concerned the freeze will make their jobs even harder.

Last week, the Colorado Department of Agriculture hosted a virtual town hall on new water regulations from the Food and Drug Administration. The meeting covered new harvest and post-harvest water requirements for farmers across the state, including those in southwest Colorado. And several politically-charged bills are headed to Governor Jared Polis’ desk. Two of them are Democrat-sponsored gun-control measures.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis has been busy this past week signing several bills into law. Utah's snowpack is in dire shape and the state should expect a very dry summer.