With President Donald Trump threatening several U.S. trading partners with substantial tariffs the first of August, Gov. Jared Polis and other Democratic governors said Monday that they are taking steps to oppose policies they consider harmful to their states’ businesses.
Polis issued an executive order directing the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, or OEDIT, to form a task force to help state agencies to develop strategies to reduce the impacts of the Trump administration’s tariff policy and address the resulting uncertainty across the state’s economy.
Within 45 days of the order, the Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting is expected to produce a report estimating the impact of tariffs in Colorado and, where possible, estimate the financial effects of the tariffs and potential future effects of current levies or those paused or delayed.
In 100 days, the leaders of the Colorado Department of Agriculture, OEDIT and the Department of Labor and Employment will submit plans to the governor’s office laying out how they will adapt state services and programs to meet the changing needs caused by U.S. tariff policy, according to the executive order.
“We are taking action, standing up to protect jobs and keep Colorado’s economy thriving. Tariffs do not work, and we will continue to prove that what Americans and Coloradans need most is certainty and stability, not whiplash tariffs driving up the cost of groceries and goods,” Polis said in a statement.
Other Democratic governors who announced responses to Trump’s planned tariffs include Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker; Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs; New York Gov. Kathy Hochul; Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, and Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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