AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Colorado City Colorado. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/colorado-city-co 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/colorado-city-co https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 18 Dec 2024 06:40:43 -0600 DENVER – Today, Governor Polis, Lt. Governor Primavera,  and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic https://www.americantowns.com/news/polisprimavera-administration-announces-zivaro-to-serve-space-and-command-control-programs-by-expanding-in-colorado-springs-31507059-thornton-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/polisprimavera-administration-announces-zivaro-to-serve-space-and-command-control-programs-by-expanding-in-colorado-springs-31507059-thornton-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 242 Ag Groups Send Letter to Schumer, McConnell in Support of ASFA Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet highlighted https://www.americantowns.com/news/support-grows-for-bennets-affordable-and-secure-food-act-31508310-loveland-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/support-grows-for-bennets-affordable-and-secure-food-act-31508310-loveland-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement after Republican leaders refused to negotiate a https://www.americantowns.com/news/bennet-statement-on-gop-exclusion-of-expanded-child-tax-credit-from-omnibus-bill-31508301-greeley-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bennet-statement-on-gop-exclusion-of-expanded-child-tax-credit-from-omnibus-bill-31508301-greeley-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet urged his colleagues to act on the agricultural https://www.americantowns.com/news/bennet-urges-action-to-address-agricultural-workforce-labor-crisis-calls-for-affordable-and-secure-food-act-passage-31508309-durango-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bennet-urges-action-to-address-agricultural-workforce-labor-crisis-calls-for-affordable-and-secure-food-act-passage-31508309-durango-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper today applauded the inclusion of over $178.3 million in funding for projects across Colorado in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/hickenlooper-applauds-178-million-for-colorado-communities-in-2023-funding-bill-31508316-westminster-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hickenlooper-applauds-178-million-for-colorado-communities-in-2023-funding-bill-31508316-westminster-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. — Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he secured over $119 million for 82 Colorado projects in the https://www.americantowns.com/news/bennet-welcomes-178-million-for-colorado-projects-in-fy23-funding-bill-31508305-littleton-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bennet-welcomes-178-million-for-colorado-projects-in-fy23-funding-bill-31508305-littleton-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Mitt Romney and Representative Joe Neguse celebrated the inclusion in the Fiscal https://www.americantowns.com/news/hickenlooper-romney-neguse-celebrate-inclusion-of-bill-to-protect-endangered-fish-species-maintain-ecosystems-in-annual-funding-bill-31508313-centennial-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/hickenlooper-romney-neguse-celebrate-inclusion-of-bill-to-protect-endangered-fish-species-maintain-ecosystems-in-annual-funding-bill-31508313-centennial-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 DENVER - The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) released its quarterly economic forecast today. “Colorado’s https://www.americantowns.com/news/economic-forecast-colorados-economic-growth-to-continue-31508964-breckenridge-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/economic-forecast-colorados-economic-growth-to-continue-31508964-breckenridge-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 In just over a week, over 250 providers have already signed up to offer more than 12,000 & growing preschool openings for Universal Preschool in https://www.americantowns.com/news/provider-registration-open-for-universal-preschool-upk-colorado-31508970-pueblo-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/provider-registration-open-for-universal-preschool-upk-colorado-31508970-pueblo-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 DENVER - Today, Governor Polis verbally authorized the activation of over 100 Colorado National Guard members to support extreme cold weather https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-polis-activates-colorado-national-guard-to-help-assist-with-extreme-cold-weather-31508972-telluride-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/gov-polis-activates-colorado-national-guard-to-help-assist-with-extreme-cold-weather-31508972-telluride-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 COLORADO SPRINGS – Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and https://www.americantowns.com/news/advancing-colorados-semiconductor-industry-polis-administration-secures-entegris-for-colorado-springs-expansion-31508967-colorado-springs-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/advancing-colorados-semiconductor-industry-polis-administration-secures-entegris-for-colorado-springs-expansion-31508967-colorado-springs-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 SHINY AND BRIGHT FOR THE HOLIDAYS Every year, the Governor’s Residence at the Boettcher Mansion is decorated for the holiday season by https://www.americantowns.com/news/colorado-governor-jared-polis-guide-december-21-2022-31509463-denver-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/colorado-governor-jared-polis-guide-december-21-2022-31509463-denver-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Bennet’s Oil and Gas Bonding Reform and Orphaned Well Remediation Act Would Modernize Federal Bonding Rates to Reflect True Costs of Well https://www.americantowns.com/news/bennet-urges-secretary-haaland-to-reform-outdated-oil-and-gas-bonding-rates-to-ensure-companies-not-taxpayers-pay-cleanup-costs-of-wells-drilled-on-federal-lands-31509919-broomfield-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bennet-urges-secretary-haaland-to-reform-outdated-oil-and-gas-bonding-rates-to-ensure-companies-not-taxpayers-pay-cleanup-costs-of-wells-drilled-on-federal-lands-31509919-broomfield-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Includes Bennet’s Bills to Address Our Nation’s Mental Health Crisis, Build Climate Resilience in the West, Help https://www.americantowns.com/news/several-bennet-bills-pass-the-senate-in-annual-budget-31509927-cortez-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/several-bennet-bills-pass-the-senate-in-annual-budget-31509927-cortez-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 DENVER - Today, Governor Jared Polis announced that he has granted clemency to 24 individuals, including 4 commutations and 19 pardons.  The https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-polis-announces-clemency-for-24-individuals-31509674-denver-co.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-polis-announces-clemency-for-24-individuals-31509674-denver-co.html Government and Politics Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600