Legislature

May 18, 2018

Mid-term elections lend drama to legislative session

And that’s a wrap for the 2018 Legislative session in Colorado! Filled with drama and unexpected turns, 2018 has been a year at the Capitol not […]
April 19, 2018

Teen puts ‘democracy in action’

by Veniece Miller, Grand Junction Few students would label a lobby trip to the state Capitol during spring break as fun, however, I cannot think of […]
April 17, 2018

Mid-term elections create drama-filled legislative session

Filled with drama and unexpected turns, 2018 has been a year at the Capitol not just to watch, but to participate in. Following the success of […]
January 10, 2018

2018 Colorado Legislature Kicks Off!

Join Western Colorado Congress in our efforts at the State Capitol! “I find WCC’s legislative work exciting because it enhances our ability to affect the issues we […]
September 18, 2017

Building relationships with our legislators

WCC’s Legislative Committee is in the midst of in-district meetings with our state-level elected officials. So far, in partnership with the leadership of WCC’s local affiliate […]
April 13, 2017

Senate committee rejects school setback rule

WCC and the Grand Valley Citizens Alliance are deeply disappointed with the Colorado Senate’s Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee‘s 6-5 vote along party lines against […]
April 11, 2017

Take action to get House Bill 1256 passed!

Bill to protect schoolchildren from oil and gas development faces state Senate hearing Wednesday Folks across Western Colorado cheered as House Bill 1256 passed the Colorado House last […]
March 16, 2017

Protect school kids – not just school buildings – from fracking

Ask your legislators to support House Bill 1256! Exciting news: a bill that we and our allies have been eagerly awaiting has finally dropped in the […]
March 9, 2017

WCC’s 2017 Legislative Priorities

WCC has identified some top priorities for the 2017 state legislative session – here are the highlights: Gasfield justice Local Government Liable Fracking Ban Oil and […]