Late last year, Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) backers, Utah’s Seven County Infrastructure Coalition, filed a 35-page motion with the Federal Surface Transportation Board (STB), asking the Board to reaffirm its original decision to approve the railway without further environmental review. But the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) is not on board with the idea. The […]
Joe Neguse
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DACA: Not a solution, only a Band-Aid
On March 20, 2024, Sen. Michael Bennet and U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse, along with other Colorado lawmakers, called for oversight of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) concerning delays in employment authorization for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA. “The over 13,000 Dreamers located throughout Colorado are actively […]
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CORE Act reintroduced (again)
In a press call, timed just ahead of Colorado Public Lands Day, Democrat U.S. Senators Michael Bennett and John Hickenlooper and Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CD2) were joined by Eagle County Commissioner Kathy Chandler-Henry, Gunnison County Commissioner John Houck, and Carbondale rancher Bill Fales to announce the reintroduction of the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Economy (CORE) Act. […]
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Elected officials gather to oppose Uinta Basin Railway
The north bank of the Colorado River at the Grizzly Creek Rest Area was the setting for a press conference Friday, April 7, about the dangers of the proposed Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) to Coloradans and the entire Colorado River Basin. Organized by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s office, speakers included the Senator plus U.S. Rep. […]