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Gov. Jared Polis greets members of the media as he hosts his first news conference in his office inside the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2019. (Kathryn Scott, Special to The Colorado Sun)
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Jared Polis will deliver his first State of the State address on Thursday as Colorado’s governor where he’s expected to lay out his policy goals. 

Polis will take to the podium at 11 a.m. in the Colorado House chamber to speak to all 100 state lawmakers and other gathered guests and politicians. 

The speech — expected to last about 45 minutes — will be livestreamed on the governor’s Facebook page. You can also watch at this page, which will be updated once the event begins.

In an interview with The Colorado Sun, Polis offered a preview of his legislative priorities.

MORE: In exclusive interview, Gov. Jared Polis previews his legislative agenda and bold, new approach

He said he would push for money to cover the cost of full-day kindergarten statewide and propose an income tax cut for small businesses and families paid for by repealing corporate tax breaks.

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Jesse Paul is a Denver-based political reporter and editor at The Colorado Sun, covering the state legislature, Congress and local politics. He is the author of The Unaffiliated newsletter and also occasionally fills in on breaking news coverage. A...