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Feds Hope to Boost Homebuilding with 'ROAD to Housing' Act

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In July, the U.S. Congress quietly passed a significant update to federal housing policy that builders and housing advocates are saying could provide a major boost to production. The bill took effect without President Trump's signature, a policy that was initially introduced in 2025 as the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act. The National Low Income Housing…

Colorado asks for federal aid after fires destroy 324 homes, trigger deadly flooding

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DENVER — Gov. Jared Polis is asking President Donald Trump to approve a major disaster declaration after two of Colorado's most destructive wildfires burned hundreds of thousands of acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and triggered deadly flooding. Polis formally requested a major disaster declaration from President Donald Trump and FEMA on Sunday to support recovery from the Aspen Acres…

Rep. Pettersen Votes No on Budget Resolution That Sets Stage for $70 Billion Expansion of ICE and CBP

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) voted against Republicans’ budget resolution that would pave the way for up to $70 billion in funding over three years for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through the reconciliation process.   The bill initiates the budget reconciliation process, a fast-track…

Colorado Democrats in Congress call on Noem to resign after ICE shootings

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Every Democratic member of Congress from Colorado called for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem to resign after Border Patrol agents shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The legislators say U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is a lawless, rogue agency terrorizing Americans.  In a press call U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen of Lakewood…

Pettersen requests federal funding to upgrade Alma’s wastewater treatment

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Link to The Original Article   U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced she has requested millions of dollars in federal funding for 15 community projects across Colorado’s 7th Congressional District. Pettersen’s projects include efforts to expand access to affordable child care, bolster wildfire prevention efforts, upgrade critical water infrastructure, and…