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Link to The Original Article Three Colorado lawmakers say the decision on whether to build a new Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Fremont County is stuck at the regional level, while the agency countered it must complete a required needs assessment before committing to a new clinic. The proposed clinic could serve 5,000 veterans across Fremont County and is "urgently"… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Colorado’s entire congressional delegation, Republicans and Democrats alike, is calling for the release of $140 million in frozen funds for Colorado River water projects. In January, the last days of the Biden administration, the Bureau of Reclamation awarded funding for 17 projects as part of the federal drought-response effort in the overstressed… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Colorado’s Democratic U.S. senators and representatives asked the federal agency regulating Medicaid on Tuesday to reconsider a decision that won’t let the state keep toddlers and former prisoners covered. In November, under the Biden administration, Colorado received approval from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Last week, judges in separate cases issued rulings impacting reproductive health care providers on both sides of the abortion debate. On July 28, a federal judge ruled that the federal government must allow Medicaid to reimburse Planned Parenthood for patient care, temporarily overturning a ban instituted by the passage of President Donald Trump’s “One Big… Read more »

Link to The Original Article The Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VAREP) proudly endorses the ROAD to Housing Act of 2025, a bipartisan bill addressing housing affordability, access, and equity nationwide. The bill includes the Veterans Affairs Loan Informed Disclosure (VALID) Act, a VAREP-led initiative now adopted as Section 602. This provision marks the… Read more »

Link to The Original Article U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen recently announced 15 projects in the 7th Congressional District to expand childcare access, prevent wildfires, and upgrade infrastructure across the state, one of which is based in Fremont County. According to Pettersen’s office, Community Project Funding allows House representatives to submit up to 15 projects for federal… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Over 200 Americans die each day from opioid overdoses, with nearly 70 percent of these involving synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. The U.S. leads the world in opioid-related deaths. The government must work to address this pressing public health crisis. Naloxone, commonly known by the brand name Narcan, is an opioid-receptor… Read more »

Link to The Original Article   Colorado State Forester Matt McCombs says he breathed a sigh of relief this week as the U.S. Forest Service signaled it would release millions of dollars of federal funds that support state forestry, including wildfire preparedness programs. The federal funds — known as a consolidated payment grant — support close to one-third of the Colorado State… Read more »

Link to The Original Article   The House of Representatives reintroduced legislation on Wednesday that would offer workers younger than 21 access to more retirement benefits. Representative Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, introduced the Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act alongside co-sponsor Michael Rulli, R-Ohio. The legislation was referred to the House… Read more »

Link to The Original Article   A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers has introduced new legislation aimed at reducing the red tape that many in the housing industry say is driving up costs and fueling the nation’s deepening affordability crisis. The Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, backed by Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and… Read more »