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Most of the members of the state delegation signed a bipartisan letter led by Rep.

Today, Congressman John Curtis (R-UT) and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) are leading members of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus in a letter to Appropriators in Congress urging them to include robust funding to programs in the Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill that will support improved wildfire preparedness, mitigation, and response across the United States. The letter indicates that such funds could be used to increase the pace and scale of hazardous fuels management and forest restoration; improve eco

As a way of highlighting his work to fight food insecurity amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Lafayette, has invited Sister Carmen CEO Suzanne Crawford to be his virtual guest at President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress.

Local food banks including Lafayette-based Sister Carmen Community Center have been working hard to provide for those in need. Crawford said her center has seen a 20% increase in food distributions and a 420% uptick in financial assistance requests during the pandemic.

It's hard to miss Joe Neguse these days.

Already a regular on cable news shows during his first term, the Lafayette Democrat's turn as a House impeachment manager in former President Donald Trump's second Senate trial earlier this year sent his profile soaring.

Both U.S. senators from Colorado introduced legislation Wednesday that would make Camp Amache, where thousands of Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants were held against their will during World War II, a national historic site.

Breckenridge Mayor Eric Mamula and Summit County commissioners Elisabeth Lawrence and Tamara Pogue joined other elected leaders in Colorado in sending a letter to President Joe Biden in support of the proposed “civilian climate corps.”

According to a news release from the office of Rep. Joe Neguse, the 21st Century Conservation Corps Act would invest billions of dollars into reforestation, wildfire resiliency and watershed mitigation efforts. In the release, Mamula said it “would ensure that we can continue to protect both our community and our public lands.”

Located in Colorado’s southeastern corner, Amache is a dry and desolate place. 

Tumbleweeds and the occasional guard tower line the grid of dirt roads that made up the bones of the internment camp that once stood here. While some buildings have been restored, all that remains of others, like the elementary school, are foundations overgrown by weeds. 

In a state like Colorado, outdoor recreation is an integral part of life, and after a year of lockdowns and stay-at-home orders, more and more people are turning to the outdoors to benefit their physical and mental health.