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On Tuesday, Sept. 22, Congressman Joe Neguse announced more than $4.3 million in FEMA funds towards critical Larimer County bridge and roadway projects from the 2013 floods.
These grants will provide 75% of the total project cost in federal funding towards projects that repaired damage from the flooding and mudslides that occurred in 2013. This funding will cover repairs to County Road 44H roadway due to the overflow of Buckhorn Creek, and bridge repairs and roadway replacements due to the overflow of the Big Thompson River.
A proposal backed by a congressman from the Sunshine State to crack down on animal cruelty is building traction on Capitol Hill
Four long-standing efforts to protect tracts of public lands in western Colorado are closer to becoming law after Democrats in the state's congressional delegation bundled them and attached the package to a must-pass defense authorization bill.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse is among the House members sponsoring the Our Lawn Act, a bill to expressly prohibit the use of federal property, including the White House, from use in political conventions or fundraising events.
Sen. Michael Bennet, Rep Joe Neguse, Eagle County Commissioner Matt Scherr, and Vail and Avon’s Mayors were among a group of Colorado officials to celebrate upcoming improvements on Vail Pass on Friday.
This week, Congressman Joe Neguse (Colorado’s 2nd District) and other House Democrats sent a letter urging the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Treasury, and Agriculture to take immediate action to mitigate the impending wave of evictions and rise in homelessness.
Ida B. Wells and Alice Paul stand atop a pedestal with a flag. Below them, sculpted from clay, stand first wave feminist icons Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Harriet Stanton Blatch. Wells holds out a hand, paying homage to the women who came before her. Concentric circles surround the sculpture, serving as a symbol for the ripples of change, just like a droplet falling into a pool of water.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse has introduced a bill to establish a division of the U.S. Department of Justice that would investigate and prosecute felony animal cruelty crimes.
“Proper enforcement of animal cruelty laws will protect animal welfare and help keep each of our communities safe from the violence often linked to these crimes,” said Neguse. “For too long the Department of Justice has missed the mark on providing timely and efficient prosecutions.”
A bill introduced by progressive freshman U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse that has been stalled in the U.S. Senate for months received support Friday from an unlikely ally: President Donald Trump.
Neguse’s bill, H.R. 473, would create a monument in Washington, D.C., to honor suffragists and the 19th Amendment. The sculpture, crafted by Loveland artist Jane DeDecker, would feature Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Harriot Stanton Blatch, Ida B. Wells and Alice Paul.
Democratic congressional lawmakers on Thursday announced that they are introducing a bill which seeks to provide protections for young voters.
New Hampshire Rep. Chris Pappas is the lead sponsor of the Protect the Youth Vote Act of 2020, a piece of voting rights legislation meant to prevent age discrimination in voting. The bill is co-sponsored by Colorado Rep. Joe Neguse, Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego, New York Rep. Grace Meng, and Florida Rep. Stephanie Murphy.