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Governor Polis Activates Phase 3 of Colorado’s Drought Response Plan, Declares Statewide Drought Emergency Today, Governor Jared Polis activated Phase 3 of Colorado’s Drought Response Plan and issued a statewide Drought Emergency declaration in response to worsening drought conditions driven by record-low snowpack and prolonged warm temperatures across Colorado. The declarati...

Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen has announced that a campaign kickoff event is now scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13 in Salida. Pettersen represents Colorado’s Seventh Congressional District. “The most important thing we can do right now to stop Donald Trump and begin to build the future our kids deserve is to take back the U.S. […]

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This morning Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed legislation to support immigrant communities and increase oversight of immigration detention facilities. The legislation was developed in Colorado General Assembly where Democrats have a majority in both houses. This law is especially important now, as smaller detention centers that were previously used for short-term det...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $44.3 million in new Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities (EC-SDC) grant funding to address PFAS and emerging contaminants in Colorado communities. At the same time, the EPA is proposing rules to rescind previous regulations on certain PFAS and delay compliance for monitoring these contaminants. “...

The arrival of June marks the start of Pride Month. Pride is celebrated each year to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which is considered a major tipping point in the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights. The first Pride march was held on June 28, 1970, in New York City on the first anniversary of […]

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