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Fort Collins could be home to Colorado's next federal courthouse in a recent push to expand federal judgeships in the state.
Larimer County Rep. Joe Neguse introduced two bills in May that would:
Bipartisanship was the buzz word as Colorado's federal lawmakers visited the Colorado Water Congress in Steamboat Springs last week.
Both U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper touted the funding coming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed by President Joe Biden a year ago and some of the projects that will benefit from that allocation.
On Aug. 24 Rep. Joe Neguse visited Grand County, making stops in Kremmling and Granby. His first stop was in Kremmling to speak about the importance of closing the gaps on the Continental Divide Trail.
Neguse visited the Muddy Pass area of the trail, which is north of Kremmling, and then sat down with the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, the Continental Divide Trail Coalition, Headwaters Trails Alliance and representatives from the Town of Grand Lake. They spoke about the challenges each agency faced in completing the Continental Divide Trail.
Since the late 1990s Colorado has tried to expand access to high-speed broadband. It’s been done in starts and stops, and sometimes not at all.
Silverton, in San Juan County, is a prime example.
“A) we're not a large customer base. B) it's really hard to get here,” said Deanne Gallegos, executive director of the Silverton Area Chamber of Commerce, who’s been involved in trying to get the town and county connected for years.
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse and local stakeholders for a conversation on gun violence prevention Monday in Boulder.
Representatives from various gun violence prevention organizations as well as leaders in education answered questions about what leads to incidents of gun violence and what should happen to properly address its root causes. The University of Colorado Boulder hosted the event, which was moderated by Reiland Rabaka, founder and director of the university’s Center for African and African American Studies.
Congressman Joe Neguse along with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries hosted a community conversation on gun violence prevention Monday at Renée Crown Wellness Institute on the University of Colorado Boulder campus.
Neguse and Jeffries shared updates on gun violence prevention efforts in Congress and participated in a discussion with local leaders. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Reiland Rabaka, founder and director of CU’s Center for African and African American Studies.
Lafayette, CO — Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Governor Jared Polis, and Senator John Hickenlooper joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the newly renovated Building 1 Wing 5 on its Boulder, Colorado, campus. This is the largest individual research space on the Boulder campus to be renovated since the campus was constructed in the early 1950s.
Dear Neighbors, Last week, I introduced the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act – bipartisan, bicameral legislation to increase firefighter pay – bolstering recruitment, retention, and well-being, which will improve wildfire readiness. This bill incorporates parts of the pay provisions from Tim’s Act, my comprehensive firefighter pay and benefits legislation. Tim’s Act is named in honor of Tim Hart, a brave smokejumper from Cody, Wyoming, who tragically lost his life on May 24, 2021, while battling the Eicks Fire in New Mexico.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse last week introduced bipartisan legislation to increase pay permanently for federal wildland firefighters ahead of next month's expiration of a temporary pay boost.
The Lafayette Democrat, a founder of the congressional Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, called swift passage of the Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act essential to recruit and retain the firefighters he's characterized as "forgotten first responders."