Gov. Jared Polis issued an executive order on Thursday to rescind more than 200 executive orders, almost all of which had been issued before he took office. He said this move would make the government more efficient.
From 2019 through Thursday, Polis has issued 586 executive orders, not including clemency orders, which are another form of executive order. The high watermark was 2020’s COVID-19 year, when he issued 316.
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Both caucuses pointed to Colorado’s reputation as one of the nation’s most highly-regulated states. The Colorado Chamber of Commerce estimated this week that, by year’s end, Colorado will move from 12th to sixth most regulated state in the country.
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