Press Releases
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced federal funding for groundbreaking drought and flood preparedness research underway at Colorado State University in Fort Collins and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder. The two projects located within Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District were competitively selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Climate Program Office (CPO) and will help improve NOAA monitoring and modeling capabilities through precipitation data development and analysis.
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse secured the passage of two bills through the Congress.
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced $964,480 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been allocated to the City of Fort Collins to identify solutions to maximize safety and comfort for local cyclists. The Department of Transportation awarded Fort Collins with Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants to assist the city in conducting supplemental planning and demonstration activities meant to inform improvements along transportation corridors with safety issues.
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper announced $23,032,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding has been allocated to the City of Boulder to address intersection and corridor safety issues for local pedestrians and bicyclists. The Department of Transportation awarded Boulder with Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants to assist the city in implementing a systemic approach to safety that includes making much-needed improvements to high-risk roadways and intersections.
Lafayette, CO — Congressman Joe Neguse released the following statement on the United States Postal Service (USPS) Office of Inspector General’s Audit Report titled “Delivery and Customer Service in Colorado Mountain Towns.
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) will include the Front Range Passenger Rail Project in the Corridor Identification Development (Corridor ID) Plan, a program authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to facilitate the development of intercity passenger rail corridors.
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, and Colorado Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper announced that throughout Fiscal Year 2023, the Department of the Interior has invested over $9.3 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding to advance wildfire resilience work and support fuels management projects in Colorado.
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced soon to be implemented United States Postal Service (USPS) improvements for Steamboat Springs residents. Following efforts led by Rep. Neguse, the USPS has indicated it will move forward with eliminating the P.O. Box fee for eligible residents of Steamboat Springs. Eligible residents may also receive refunds for up to 24 months of past fees.
Lafayette, CO — Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Congressional Colorado River Caucus, announced over $10 million in WaterSMART Environmental Water Resource and America the Beautiful Grants funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law have been awarded to environmental projects to increase water availability in the Colorado River Basin.
Lafayette, CO — Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse, joined by Representative Doug Lamborn (R – Colorado Springs), penned a letter to General Daniel R. Hokanson, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, requesting that the National Guard take immediate action to disburse outstanding enlistment bonuses to soldiers who have made the commitment to serve in the National Guard.