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U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Saturday October 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Amid Funding Shortfall, Rep. Pettersen, Local Leaders Visit Edgewater Elementary School Kitchen, Call for Robust Federal Funding for School Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: EDGEWATER U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) visited Edgewater Elementary School with leaders from Nourish Colorado and local school nutrition officials to tour the kitchen and advocate for increased federal support for school nutrition programs. As a state legislator, Pettersen sponsored the referred measure that voters passed to create the Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) program, wh  more

Rep. Neguse Secures Over $9M in Federal Funding for CD2 Labs to Enhance Research on Water-Related Climate Impacts
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2024: Lafayette, CO -- Today, House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse announced that labs and researchers at higher education institutions in Colorado's 2nd Congressional District will receive a total of $9,198,000 in Federal funding to advance research on a wide range of water-driven climate impacts. This funding--made possible by the Biden-Harris Administration's historic Bipartisan Infrast  more