Jared Polis

I just heard a tale in the last discussion, the danger of the tariffs and taxes on shutting down transactions between two people who are inherently better off because they make a transaction.

We got rid of 208 old executive orders. So I had been working on this. By the way, you know, the proper way is you work on things and you plan them. You don't just go by the seat of your pants. So it took us about six months to figure out. You know, we were going to repeal these 208 orders.

We got rid of 208 old executive orders. So I had been working on this. By the way, you know, the proper way is you work on things and you plan them. You don't just go by the seat of your pants. So it took us about six months to figure out. You know, we were going to repeal these 208 orders.

We got rid of 208 old executive orders. So I had been working on this. By the way, you know, the proper way is you work on things and you plan them. You don't just go by the seat of your pants. So it took us about six months to figure out. You know, we were going to repeal these 208 orders.

And then, unfortunately, because of the timing, it was during, after the election, people, you know, then thought somehow we got the idea from Doge. But I say, no, no, they got the idea from us. Okay. We started earlier. But, yeah, as an executive, I can get rid, and I got rid of executive orders dated back to 1920 that were still in effect in our state, vast majority over the last 10, 20 years.

And then, unfortunately, because of the timing, it was during, after the election, people, you know, then thought somehow we got the idea from Doge. But I say, no, no, they got the idea from us. Okay. We started earlier. But, yeah, as an executive, I can get rid, and I got rid of executive orders dated back to 1920 that were still in effect in our state, vast majority over the last 10, 20 years.

And then, unfortunately, because of the timing, it was during, after the election, people, you know, then thought somehow we got the idea from Doge. But I say, no, no, they got the idea from us. Okay. We started earlier. But, yeah, as an executive, I can get rid, and I got rid of executive orders dated back to 1920 that were still in effect in our state, vast majority over the last 10, 20 years.

So that was exciting. And I've challenged our legislature to do the same. to go through our rules, because again, unlike certain other executives, I don't think I have the power to single-handedly nullify laws.

So that was exciting. And I've challenged our legislature to do the same. to go through our rules, because again, unlike certain other executives, I don't think I have the power to single-handedly nullify laws.

So that was exciting. And I've challenged our legislature to do the same. to go through our rules, because again, unlike certain other executives, I don't think I have the power to single-handedly nullify laws.

So I challenge our legislature to go back and look at all of the laws that require different rules, because sometimes an executive is required by law to do rules, and go back and eliminate some of that as well.

So I challenge our legislature to go back and look at all of the laws that require different rules, because sometimes an executive is required by law to do rules, and go back and eliminate some of that as well.

So I challenge our legislature to go back and look at all of the laws that require different rules, because sometimes an executive is required by law to do rules, and go back and eliminate some of that as well.

It's like get government out of the way. The market and the price of housing is a function of supply and demand. The fact that demand is high in Colorado is wonderful. People want to live there. You want to live there. It's great. You all move out there. But we have artificial government-imposed constraints on supply.

It's like get government out of the way. The market and the price of housing is a function of supply and demand. The fact that demand is high in Colorado is wonderful. People want to live there. You want to live there. It's great. You all move out there. But we have artificial government-imposed constraints on supply.

It's like get government out of the way. The market and the price of housing is a function of supply and demand. The fact that demand is high in Colorado is wonderful. People want to live there. You want to live there. It's great. You all move out there. But we have artificial government-imposed constraints on supply.

That is a single reason why a home would cost a lot more than its replacement value, which they do. Average home price in Denver is about $600,000, which is high. I mean, it's not California high, but it's high.

That is a single reason why a home would cost a lot more than its replacement value, which they do. Average home price in Denver is about $600,000, which is high. I mean, it's not California high, but it's high.

That is a single reason why a home would cost a lot more than its replacement value, which they do. Average home price in Denver is about $600,000, which is high. I mean, it's not California high, but it's high.

And so we have basically allowed more housing to be built, whether it's townhomes, whether it's multifamily housing, the kinds of inherently more affordable housing, which ironically is often the most difficult kind of housing to get past your local planning board. The single-family homes they let you build, but the more affordable kinds of homes are actually harder to approve.