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Colorado Conversations: Our Education System

 In a continuing series of Town Hall events Colorado Democrats present a Conversation about the State of Our Education System.

To sign up for this event, click here.

For the full schedule of the Colorado Conversations events, click here.

For other events, click here.

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Candidacy Announcement: Esgar's seat

Nick Hinrichsen Announces Bid for HD-46

A former transportation officer for the U.S. Army and current operations supervisor for Pueblo Transit announced his candidacy this week to run for Colorado House District 46 in the 2022 election.

For the full story in the Pueblo Chieftain, click here.

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In Case You Missed It: 4 Bill Signings in Pueblo

Important Bill Signings in Pueblo!

On Wednesday, June 30 our own State Representative Daneya Esgar was on hand as Governor Jared Polis signed several important bills into law that were sponsored by Daneya.

In a news release, Rep. Esgar said, "These four bills are incredibly important to our community, and I can't think of a better place for them to be signed into law than right here in Pueblo. I'd be honored to share this important last step in the process of making these bills law, with you!"

The signings took place at three Pueblo locations:

FIRST STOP:
Risley Middle School Boys & Girls Club to sign bills providing critical support for students in 4-day school weeks and enable more students to earn high-quality credentials through the Career Development Incentive Program:
BILLS: HB21-1006 and SB21-119
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Risley Middle School Boys & Girls Club
625 N. Monument Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81001

HB 21-1006 creates a grant program to support the community-based non-profits in Pueblo and across the state who have stepped up to assist working families and ensure children in four-day school weeks have a safe and productive place to go on the fifth day of the week.

SB21-119 gives more students the opportunity to earn credentials through the CDIP, building on its work that has helped more than 24,000 students earn credentials beyond a high school degree since we passed my bill creating the program in 2016.

SECOND STOP:
At the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 12 Hall to sign a bill which will direct $15 million of state stimulus funding for supporting communities transitioning from coal like Pueblo:
BILL: HB21-1290
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
LOCATION: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 12 Hall
2901 Farabaugh Lane
Pueblo, CO 81005

HB21-1290 will give coal workers and communities the support they need to thrive by investing in new and existing programs providing apprenticeships, on-the job training, and other educational or vocational assistance, targeted infrastructure investments, and strategies for business retention, creation, expansion, and attraction.

THIRD STOP:
At Pueblo Union Depot to sign landmark legislation to create the Front Range Passenger Rail District:
BILL: SB21-238
TIME: 4:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Pueblo Union Depot
132 W. B Street
Pueblo, CO 81003

SB21-238 Front Range Passenger Rail has been a vision of Southern Colorado for so long, and this bill takes the first step toward making it a reality by creating the special district needed to oversee the development, planning, creation, operation, and maintenance of the line for decades.

Representative Esgar's news release here.

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Lost Year 2020: Awards Presented

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