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June 18, 2021

Looking inward, moving forward

In our Alliance and in our communities across the Western Slope, we’ve passed some momentous milestones in the past few months: More than a year of […]
June 18, 2021

UVA led Montrose to come together, work together

The Uncompahgre Valley Alliance (UVA) Childcare Caucus continues to build bridges all across Montrose County surrounding the issue of childcare. After securing funding for a Childcare […]
June 18, 2021

Many victories — and more work ahead!

Due to the pandemic, this year has been unlike any other for Western Colorado Alliance’s Legislative Committee. Usually, we would take a trip to the legislature […]
June 16, 2021

That’s a wrap — the end of the 2021 legislative session

You did it! You made it to our final update for the 2021 Colorado legislative session. Thank you for hanging in there with us. Typically, the […]
June 7, 2021

A deeper dive into the new HB21-1266

House Bill 21-1266 has changed in some ways as a result of the failure of Senate Bill 21-200. What can we now expect from this this […]
June 7, 2021

What Can Happen In a Week?

A Legislative Update There are just five days left in the 2021 Colorado legislative session, and many bills still waiting to be considered. In May, the […]
May 26, 2021

We’ve moved this bill to TIER ONE for Colorado’s mental health!

​ Hello, it’s Daniel filling in for Jeriel again this week! This week, I’d like to highlight that the Legislative Committee recently moved HB21-1068 (“Insurance Coverage […]
May 20, 2021

3 things you can do to protect our “climate roadmap” right now!

I am Daniel Haas, Western Colorado Alliance’s legislative intern, filling in for Political & Organizing Director Jeriel Clark for this week’s legislative report. As many may […]
May 12, 2021

Bringing the Actions to Your Inbox

A Must Read Legislative Update Recently, we celebrated three big wins that we’ve already had at the state legislature but noted that there are still many […]