DENVER — This afternoon, families who applied in the first round of Universal Preschool (UPK) Colorado will receive an email from the state letting them know which provider they matched with and the next steps for enrollment. In total, 24,743 families who applied in the first application round (91.5 percent) were matched with one of the five providers they selected in their application, with 22,087 families of 4-year-olds being matched with their top choice.
DENVER - Governor Polis, in coordination with the Denver Mayor's Office, the State Department, and the Biennial of the Americas welcomes subnational leaders from across the Western Hemisphere to the Inaugural Cities Summit of the Americas. Running parallel to the Cities Summit, Coloradans are encouraged to attend the highly anticipated Fábrica de Arte Américas, hosted by the Biennial of the Americas.
DENVER - Today, Gov. Polis and the Cannabis Business Office (CBO) within the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced the Cannabis Business Loan Program for social equity licensed cannabis businesses in Colorado. The CBO has partnered with mission-based lender NuProject to provide financing that is not otherwise available to cannabis businesses through traditional lenders.
DENVER — This week, Colorado launched an auction for the rights to 20 official state license plate configurations with cannabis-themed phrases including MJ, LIT, CHRONIC, and 420LIFE. Auction proceeds will support the Colorado Disability Funding Committee, which provides grants to support disability application assistance and programs that provide Coloradans with disabilities the resources they need to thrive. The 2021 auction raised over $45,000 and the 2022 auction raised over $41,000.
DENVER - Colorado Governor Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced today that the state’s unemployment rate has fallen again to 2.8%.