White House
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., awarded the Medal of Valor to fifteen public safety officers, including two officers who died in the line of duty, during a ceremony in the East Room on Monday. These awards are for acts of bravery in eight different incidents during the 2019-2020 and 2020- 2021 award cycles. Nine police officers and six firefighters received the award for acts of bravery in the line of duty. The Medal of Valor is awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect others from harm.
Colorado Governor
Governor Polis will sign legislation into law that will help save Coloradans money in their everyday lives and make it free to start a business. Governor Polis told Coloradans in his state of the state address that his top priority was to save them money. “We are delivering on our plan to help save people money with a major statewide property tax cut for every homeowner and commercial property,” said Gov. Polis.
Denver Mayor
Mayor Michael B. Hancock today released the following statement on the passage of HB22-1326, the Fentanyl Accountability and Prevention bill: “Fentanyl is a deadly poison that is killing people in our community. Following passage of the 2019 law we saw a sharp spike in overdose deaths and drug-related crime, and that is why we called for corrections, particularly around felony possession. The goals of effective law enforcement should be to get dangerous people off the street, punish drug dealers and get those suffering from addiction into treatment. Whether the new legislation will have a positive impact to secure these goals remains to be seen, but we are hopeful it will, and if additional changes to the law are needed, we will push for them in the next Legislative Session.”
