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Advisory Committee on Governmental Accounting

The Advisory Committee on Governmental Accounting assists the auditor in formulating and prescribing a classification of accounts which will be uniform for every level of local government.

 

for a term expiring May 18, 2027:

• Janeen Hathcock of Castle Rock, Colorado, to serve as a certified public accountant, occasioned by the resignation of Matthew Marino of Golden, Colorado, appointed.

 

DENVER  - Today, Governor Jared Polis and Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera issued the following statements in response to President Biden’s decision to keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs. The Polis-Primavera administration in partnership with Colorado’s federal delegation, and local leaders have consistently advocated for Space Command to remain in Colorado and Governor Polis personally urged a former President to follow that recommendation in 2020 as well as the current President.

DENVER- This year marks the 147th annual Colorado Day, and ahead of August 1, Governor Polis encourages Coloradans to celebrate safely and highlights upcoming events happening statewide during this year’s Celebrate Colorado. August 1 marks the day Colorado officially entered the Union and became a state, and now serves as a time to look back on the history of our state, promote local businesses, and come together to celebrate everything that makes Colorado great. Community organizations, restaurants, businesses and state agencies have added free and discounted events statewide starting July 28, 2023 through August 6, 2023.  

DENVER- Today, Governor Polis issued two Executive Orders memorializing verbal action taken last month in response to the Spring Creek Fire in Garfield County and the Titan Fire in Las Animas County. 

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced the CHIPS Refundable Tax Credits Program to aid Colorado companies in securing federal funding available through the CHIPS and Science Act. This funding will support the development of the semiconductor and advanced manufacturing industries within Colorado, creating new good-paying jobs and contributing to a strong, diversified economy.

DENVER – Today, the Polis administration and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced that the state is cutting its Bustang fares in half for most routes in August and September, providing a lower-cost alternative to driving and helping to support statewide efforts to mitigate ground-level ozone pollution. 

COLORADO SPRINGS – Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today that Meyer Burger, an industrial manufacturer of solar cells and solar modules headquartered in Switzerland, has selected Colorado Springs, Colorado for expansion. 

DENVER- Today, Governor Polis issued an Executive Order memorializing his verbal orders on June 22, 2023 and July 18, 2023, declaring and extending a disaster emergency following severe weather and flooding in June. The disaster emergency enabled state agencies to activate the State Emergency Operations Plan and appropriately respond to the weather events and damage. The Executive Order also allocates funding for response, consequence management, mitigation, and recovery efforts related to the June 2023 extreme weather and flooding.

DENVER - Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor (CDLE) announced Colorado’s unemployment rate remained at 2.8 percent for the month of June and continues to remain well below the national unemployment rate of 3.6 percent. 

DENVER- Today, Governor Polis wished Team USA Women’s Soccer team luck in the first game of the Women’s World Cup.