Jared Polis
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Jared Schutz Polis is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado, a position he has held since January 8, 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Polis previously represented Colorado's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. As governor, he has focused on various issues including education reform, healthcare access, and environmental sustainability, emphasizing the importance of bipartisan cooperation in addressing the challenges facing the state and the nation.
I think that Donald Trump's brand is frankly toxic to the Republican brand in Colorado, and that's one of the reasons that he's running so far behind here.
I think the more he gets out there, interacts with people, the better -- the better he'll do.
So first on this, in your question to Governor Cox about the upside of social media, there's a great potential for finding community there.
And there are small things that policy can do to help. We added a waiting period in Colorado, three days, to purchase a weapon at least to help eliminate those impulse suicides.
I think the responsibility belongs with parents, not the government. I have a 12-year-old and a nine-year-old. We don't allow them on social media yet.
Well, I think people of all ages are facing increased pressure and stress from a lot of causes, especially coming out of the pandemic. In Colorado, we have an I Matter program that provides free counseling sessions for every student in our…
What is important is that the teachers, the principals, meet the needs of all learners, all students, no matter who they are, no matter how they identify.
I believe we cannot interrupt education. We cannot sacrifice our future, and our children's future just because of the pandemic.
We appreciate the Federal investment, and helping to forge parent, student teacher partnerships with all learners.
Making sure that parents are partners, and know what their students are assigned for homework.
So, yes, it should be looked at federally. But that doesn't mean to the exclusion of mental health issues, of looking at the rhetoric that's used in the political realm and how that can instigate these acts of violence – all of these are…
What this is, Chuck, is it’s – and a number of states have it – it's a legal way to temporarily remove access to someone's guns while they're experiencing a mental health crisis.
We need to take a solid look at our public safety laws, including Red Flag Laws to make sure that they're brought to bear when they can save lives.
This is a way to reduce self-harm and suicide, as well as to reduce violent actions.
We need to call it out aggressively and say it's not okay to say that some group of Americans is somehow the enemy just because of who they are or who they love.
Colorado Springs is our second largest city in Colorado. Club Q is the main LGBTQ+ venue. It's a respite for people across not just El Paso County, but Southern Colorado, Northern New Mexico, a place that builds community in areas of the…
First, thank you to American hero, Richard Fierro and thank you for featuring him on your show. His actions along with the actions of Thomas James, who himself is recovering from bullet wounds helped save the lives of perhaps dozens of…
In November, voters rejected Proposition 112 55 percent to 45 percent because it was bad public policy for Colorado.





