Colorado Gov. Jared Polis delivered his 2024 State of the State address, emphasizing state priorities like housing and transportation reform while navigating a challenging budget outlook. He also addressed immigration concerns, the rising cost of living, and the impending second Trump administration.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis delivers the 2024 State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature in the House chamber at the State Capitol in Denver on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. during his annual State of the State address Thursday, while criticizing parts of Trump ’s deportation plans and outlining an agenda that includes more housing and transportation reform.
He previewed new housing reforms, including one to allow more development on land owned by religious organizations and another to allow for taller buildings with single stairwells to be built. He called for another fix to the state’s construction defects laws — critics have argued that state laws have frustrated condominium construction — and continued his advocacy for factory-built homes.
As he has in the past, Polis linked housing and transportation reform with achievement of environmental goals, broadly without hampering the oil and gas industry. And he referenced a deal reached last year between that industry and environmental advocates.The address was Polis’ penultimate annual speech to the legislature.
Polis also walked a tightrope on school funding. He said the state would not return to its history of balancing the budget on the back of an underfunded school system. But he also referenced a plan to change how schools calculate their enrollments and determine their funding — which would likely result in cuts for districts with drooping enrollment.Along with a dire budget situation, Polis’ final two years coincides with the second Trump administration.
“I truly hope that President-elect Trump and Congress can work together quickly to secure the border, stop human trafficking and stop the illegal flow of guns and drugs,” he said. “As a state, we welcome more federal help to detain and deport dangerous criminals. I also hope Congress finally provides legal pathways for ‘Dreamers’ and those who seek to come out of the shadows to help make Colorado greater.
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