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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.
The Center for Effective Lawmaking has ranked Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse’s work during the 116th Congress among the best.
In the center’s Legislative Effectiveness Scores released last month, Neguse cracked the top ten among House Democrats, finished No. 8 among them and earned distinction as the top freshman legislator for “exceeding expectations.”
BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4)– Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse joined other lawmakers when Pres. Joe Biden announced executive actions centering around gun violence prevention measures. Neguse is a Democrat representing Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, which includes Boulder where 10 people were killed in a shooting at a King Soopers last month.
President Joe Biden announced Thursday that a device allegedly used by the gunman accused of killing 10 people at a Boulder King Soopers last month will be subject to tighter federal regulation, part of a set of executive actions aimed at curbing what he called an "epidemic" of gun violence.
The action, proposed by Boulder's U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, will make pistols used with stabilizing braces subject to the National Firearms Act, which also regulates sawed-off shotguns and silencers, requiring a federal license, a $200 tax and a more thorough application process.
An ambitious $2 trillion national plan proposed by President Joe Biden could bring needed funding and employment to Colorado, and Grand County specifically, to address land management, infrastructure maintenance and job creation.
In a Monday press call, Rep. Joe Neguse spoke to the different ways the legislation could help Colorado rebound from the pandemic and last year’s wildfire season.
The 2020 wildfires brought America to a once-in-a-generation moment.
For years, most Americans have viewed forestry policy as reserved only for rural areas. Now, as the climate crisis worsens with massive infernos destroying our communities and blanketing the West in thick, lethal smoke, it’s no longer just those in the rural West facing the devastation. Summer after summer, every westerner lives and breathes this threat to life and well-being.