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Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that the American Rescue Plan, passed by Congress in March 2021, has invested $1.1 billion in Colorado students and schools since the law was enacted. Nationwide, the American Rescue Plan dedicated $10 billion to help schools conduct COVID-19 testing for students and staff and $130 billion to help them reopen and stay open safely and make up for lost learning time.
It’s hard for Mike Chard to believe it’s been a month since the Marshall Fire ignited, burning through eastern Boulder County and quickly becoming the most destructive fire in state history.
“The response is one aspect of it, but then comes that whole second wave,” he said.
Chard is the director of Boulder’s Office of Emergency Management, the entity tasked with preparing for, responding to and recovering from natural disasters and other large-scale emergencies.
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Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse, Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Wildfire Caucus, joined his colleagues in a letter to President Joe Biden urging a comprehensive review of the ways federal agencies can reduce and mitigate the impacts of wildfires. The letter follows recent legislation introduced by Congressman Neguse to support a three-pronged federal plan for wildfire prevention, suppression, and recovery in communities facing wildfires.
The proposal is one of many bipartisan efforts to lower costs and address supply chain issues being advanced in the House
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse announced that his proposal to ensure antitrust authorities have the necessary resources to protect consumers has been incorporated into the America COMPETES Act, comprehensive legislation the House is poised to consider to address supply chain issues and rising costs.
Washington D.C.— Today, Congressman Joe Neguse unveiled the Capital for Cooperatives Act, bicameral legislation to fix a technicality that unfairly bars co-ops from being eligible for SBA’s primary loan program. The legislation is sponsored by Senator John Hickenlooper in the Senate.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Neguse and U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet announced that the U.S. Department of State will waive fees for replacement passports destroyed or damaged in the Marshall Fire.
Aditya Nandyal first learned about the idea of an ecological footprint in his Advanced Placement Human Geography class, but he wanted to know more about how to step more lightly on the Earth.
A sophomore at Lafayette’s Peak to Peak Charter School, he used his interest to develop an interactive app called “Objective Green” and enter it into a contest.
“I wanted to help bring awareness to ecological footprints, what it means and what to do with it,” he said.
(CBS4) – The office of Colorado U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper announced he, Colorado U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and State Rep. Joe Neguse confirmed the U.S. Department of State will waive fees for replacement passports destroyed or damaged in the Marshall Fire. All three lawmakers sent a letter to DOS requesting these fees be waived for survivors of the fire in Boulder County, and it was approved by the federal government the same day of their request.
As funds begin to pour into Colorado from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s newly launched Bridge Formula Program, aging Eagle County bridges could soon see an upgrade.