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Colorado Mountain College celebrated graduation for over 100 students across the Breckenridge and Dillon campuses on Friday.
Hundreds of family members and friends gathered at the Breckenridge Riverwalk Center for the main graduation, and about 50 attended the nursing graduation at the Breckenridge campus. This marked the first graduation to allow an unlimited number of in-person guests since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic .
The funding request calls for a language inclusion to increase firefighter pay and benefits to reflect the qualifications of our federal wildland firefighters and hazards and risks they face.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse led a letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership urging them to raise federal wildland firefighter pay and ensure essential benefits to these highly skilled workers.
View his opening remarks HERE.
U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, along with several House colleagues, is urging Congress to raise the pay for federal wildland firefighters as they battle tinder-dry conditions across the country, particularly in the West.
In Colorado, experts say the conditions have cranked up April's fire risk to what the state would normally see in the summer.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, joined by six members of Congress, led a letter to House Appropriations Committee leadership urging them to include $25 million for a pilot program for open textbooks in fiscal year 2023. The letter supports funding for the continuation of the Department of Education’s Open Textbooks pilot program, which has provided college students across the country with a more affordable alternative to traditional textbooks.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, alongside Representatives McEachin and Matsui, led a group of 40 House Members in unveiling a resolution to honor Earth Day and reaffirm the importance of protecting and preserving our planet.
Lafayette, CO – Today, Friday April 22, 2022, Congressman Joe Neguse, Chair of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and member of the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, submitted a joint letter to House and Senate Appropriations leadership urging them to adopt a comprehensive National Strategy on Climate Preparedness that prioritizes investments in mitigation and climate adaptation across all Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Subcommittees.
More than 150 people gathered at CU Boulder earlier this month for a lively, moderated discussion between U.S. Reps. Joe Neguse, Democrat of Colorado and John Curtis, Republican of Utah (who joined virtually), on how finding common ground in politics could help fight the climate crisis.
DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis and local and state leaders announced new legislation on Friday to help prepare for, respond to and recover from wildfires in Colorado.
Senate Bill 206 creates two grant funds to help families and businesses trying to rebuild after a natural disaster, like a wildfire.
Lafayette, CO – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced Colorado will receive $85,983,748 in funding under the historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to provide increased transportation options, ease traffic congestion and reduce carbon pollution.