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Jared Polis: “Our universal preschool and kindergarten tax. Families in…”

Featuring: Jared Polis, Democratic | Governor of Colorado

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Extended Interview: Colorado Gov. Jared Polis

Published | Video Starts at 03:10

Reduced it to four and a half, 4.4. And then when we have a surplus to 4.25, we've cut property taxes where we're looking at all the cost drivers. Our universal preschool and kindergarten tax. Families in Colorado when I became governor, had to pay for preschool, had to pay for kindergarten. Now it's free. Saves families over $6,000 a year. Do you think politics has gotten worse in the eight years you've been office, you've been in office? I mean, nationally it's definitely gotten more vitriolic, right? (03:10–03:20)

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Asserts that preschool and kindergarten are now free in Colorado, saving families over $6,000 annually.

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