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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 »

Reintroduced bipartisan legislation could soon allow for employees below the age of 21 to begin saving in their company’s retirement plan. U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced the Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act on July 23 with cosponsor Rep. Michael Rulli (R-OH). The bill would expand accessibility to employer-sponsored retirement plans for… Read more »

Link to The Original Article U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Todd Young (R-IN) have introduced the Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, legislation intended to encourage local communities to reduce burdensome zoning and development regulations. The National Multifamily Housing Council and the National Apartment Association have endorsed the… Read more »

Link to The Original Article   Employees under the age of 21 could soon become eligible to participate in their company’s 401(k) plan under bipartisan legislation recently reintroduced in the House of Representatives.  The Helping Young Americans Save for Retirement Act (H.R. 4718) was reintroduced July 23 by Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) and cosponsored by Rep.… Read more »

Link to The Original Article Editor’s introduction: For well over a decade, the Town of Silver Cliff has been working to restore its historic zip code of 81249, which was lost in 1991 when the US Postal Service consolidated the Silver Cliff and Westcliffe Post Offices into its current location in Westcliffe. The problem was that the invention of the internet and the massive… Read more »