Colorado Gov. Jared Polis offered an evenhanded approach to the coming Trump administration, he said during his annual State of the State address Thursday.

Gov. Jared Polis sprinkles stories of Coloradans into every State of the State address, inviting them to the chamber so people can put a face to the name. But this year, he told the story of a Coloradan who remained nameless and faceless.

In a nod to a fight that could get new life with Trump’s return to office, Polis declared early on that Colorado is the “ rightful home of Space Command .” Officials in Alabama are hopeful the president-elect will return to his earlier decision to relocate the Command from Colorado Springs to their state.

Gov. Jared Polis explained his outreach with his go-to refrain that isn’t often heard in today’s hyperpolarized politics: “We can get good ideas from the left and the right.”

Colorado Democrats are lauding Gov. Jared Polis' annual State of the State address for highlighting some of their top priorities for this legislative session, including affordable housing, education,

This is the prepared text of Gov. Jared Polis’ 2025 State of the State address to the Colorado General Assembly, which he delivered shortly after 11 a.m., Jan. 9. Welcome. I’d like to begin with a moment of silence in memory of President Jimmy Carter,