For people, policy and Colorado politics What’s The Spot? You’re reading an installment of our weekly politics newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered straight in your inbox. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis is a big “local control” guy, as we’ve known for a while. When COVID cases were surging in the spring, plenty of officials, including Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, were calling for statewide restrictions to curb the spread.