Skip Navigation

[Illinois's] JB Pritzker and Colorado's Jared Polis launch governors' coalition to protect against 'threats of autocracy' under Trump

www.wglt.org JB Pritzker and Colorado's Jared Polis launch governors' coalition to protect against 'threats of autocracy' under Trump

Gov. JB Pritzker cited environmental protections and the threat of mass deportations as the types of issues the coalition will be exploring.

JB Pritzker and Colorado's Jared Polis launch governors' coalition to protect against 'threats of autocracy' under Trump

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis have formed a coalition of governors to fight against “increasing threats of autocracy” and strengthen democracy during a second Donald Trump presidency.

The goal of Governors Safeguarding Democracy, or GSD, is to protect state-level institutions of democracy — and to utilize their collective legislative, budgetary, executive and administrative powers. Pritzker said it will “catalyze collaboration across state lines.”

“It’s built off a model that all of us governors have already successfully pioneered through the Reproductive Freedom Alliance,” Pritzker said. “And together, what we’re doing is pushing back against increasing threats of autocracy and fortifying the institutions of democracy that our country and our states depend on.”

15

You're viewing a single thread.

15 comments
15 comments