Other Democratic governors are wary of new Trump school funding program. Not Polis.

By: Mike DeGuire

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: February 11, 2026

Words: 825

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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Last month, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis became the first Democratic governor to opt into President Donald Trump’s federal tax credit school voucher program. In doing so, he joins 26 of the 27 Republican governors who made the same decision.

Polis explained his decision at a Jan. 29 event hosted by the Invest in Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization led by billionaire Anthony J. de Nicola, chairman of a private investment firm …

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