Gov. Jared Polis says Coloradans are paying more now due to President Donald Trump's tariff policies. The governor says tariffs are impacting groceries, health care, school supplies and more.

Earlier this week, Trump defended the tariffs. "If you took away tariffs, we could end up being a third world country," Trump said.

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On Thursday, Polis shared a report that estimates the impact on Colorado of changing federal tariffs. The report from the Office of State Planning and Budgeting was the result of an executive order signed by the governor in July.

It found that the effective tariff rate for Colorado has increased from 3% last year to 21% now, and that the state's hardest hit industries are agriculture, construction and aerospace.

"Today, Coloradans are paying seven times more in t

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