Gov. Jared Polis has taken another step in his effort to force cities to enact recently passed state housing laws, or else lose out on state grants in areas like transportation and energy.

In a new executive order signed Wednesday, Polis declared that beginning Oct. 6, local governments will not be eligible for $280 million in grants across 34 different funding streams unless they are complying with a range of new housing laws.

“This is Colorado taxpayer money. We want to make sure that it’s going to areas that are fundamentally pro housing and are not kind of just rowing upstream and getting less housing,” the governor said.

Polis’ latest order provides more details to the executive order the governor signed on May 16 that he would shut off millions in state grants to cities and co

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