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April 29, 2025

Celebrating Colorado-Mexico Friendship Day


On April 23, I hosted
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Colorado-Mexico Friendship Day alongside Consul General of Mexico Pavel Melendez Cruz to celebrate our strong trade, tourism, and cultural partnership.


While President Trump’s tariffs barrel the U.S. toward a recession and raise costs on hardworking Coloradans, I seek to strengthen economic prosperity with Mexico and Canada, Colorado’s largest trading partners. Tariffs are raising costs on hardworking people, businesses, housing, agriculture, manufacturing, and creating uncertainty for businesses. In Colorado, we are doing everything we can to protect our economy, jobs, and our future from these federal tariffs.


Colorado-Mexico Friendship Day was a great opportunity for businesses and Coloradans to celebrate the strong trade partnerships with our allies. This comes after our celebration of
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Colorado-Canada Friendship Day in March.



Happy Earth Day: Colorado Leading by Example in Environmental Conservation


On Earth Day, I signed an
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Executive Order to create a more sustainable future by advancing state sustainability goals and greening government practices in Colorado. This builds on our plans by setting goals for our state government to cut emissions by half, use energy and water more efficiently, increase the number of electric vehicles in the state fleet, and save taxpayer money by reducing energy costs to our state.



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Earth Day Press Release



Alongside our conservation-focused state agencies, I also announced the launch of
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Colorado’s Outdoors Strategy , a statewide vision and framework for action that ensures a future where Colorado’s outdoors, people, community character, and ways of life endure for generations to come.



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Learn More About Colorado's Outdoor Strategy


Continuing to Highlight Educational Excellence in Colorado




I visited
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DSST: Cedar High School in Denver and
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Odyssey Early College & Career Options in Colorado Springs.


DSST: Cedar High School is one of three schools I visited that won the National Blue Ribbon Award in 2024. I also visited Mesa View Elementary School in Grand Junction and Zach Elementary School in Fort Collins. In Colorado Springs, Odyssey Early College highlighted its dual enrollment efforts to help students earn an associate’s degree, saving students thousands in tuition costs.


EVENTS & NEWS CORNER

Share Your Ideas for the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway by...
▶️ Joining A Listening Session:
- Denver Listening Session: April 29
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4:30 PM at CU Denver (900 Auraria Pkwy. #205 Denver, CO 80204)
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Virtual Meeting: May 8
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6:00 PM on Zoom
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Link to RSVP - Virtual ▶️ Telling Us Your Story:
In celebration of Colorado’s 150th birthday, the Polis Administration is excited to announce plans for the Colorado 150 Pedestrian Walkway, a living monument to Colorado’s 150 years and before. Please complete
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this short survey to share your stories, ideas, and insights to help shape the historical narrative of this project.

🎨 Governor’s Art Show
The
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34th Annual Governor’s Art Show opens Saturday, May 3rd through June 14th at the Loveland Art Museum (503 N Lincoln Ave. Loveland, CO 80537). It is one of the largest fine art shows to exclusively feature Colorado artists, introducing the public to over 60 of Colorado’s top fine artists.

JOB OPENINGS



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​​​​​​​Lead for Workforce Systems Coordination

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Special Workforce Systems Advisor

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Temporary Research Assistant for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor

PREVIOUS NEWSLETTERS


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Celebrating Bill Signings and Economic Success (April 16)

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Welcoming the Sundance Film Festival to Colorado (March 27)

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Celebrating Colorado Canada Friendship Day (March 24)

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National Governors Association Winter Meeting 2025 (March 6)

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Celebrating Black History Month (February 21)

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Highlighting Educational Excellence and International Cooperation in CO (February 3)












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