White House
The White House Initiative on Advancing Education Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics will kick off its fifth Latino Economic Summit in partnership with the Aspen Institute. U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux and Biden-Harris Administration officials from the U.S. Department of Education, U.S Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and U.S. Small Business Administration will participate in the summit that will be Held at Georgia Gwinnett College in Atlanta.
Colorado Governor
Gov. Polis announced the launch of six free tax clinics starting this Saturday, August 20, 2022 to save Coloradans money on tax preparation services. Coloradans can file taxes up to October 17, 2022 to receive their tax rebate of $750 for individuals and $1,500 for joint filers, in addition to the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit for eligible Coloradans. “We encourage all eligible Coloradans to file taxes and not miss out on the tax rebate checks of $750 for individuals and $1500 for joint filers, and we are making sure these free tax clinics are available to support Coloradans who still need to file taxes before the October 17th deadline,” said Gov. Polis.
Denver Mayor
Mayor Hancock joined Gov. Jared Polis and U.S. National Summit Coordinator Kevin O’Reilly at a breakfast meeting of the Colorado Latin American and Caribbean Consuls to announce the first Cities Summit of the Americas will take place April 26-28, 2023 here in Denver. The Cities Summit will promote regional cooperation, convening sub-national leaders from across the entire Western Hemisphere with diverse and inclusive representatives of government, civil society, business, academia, youth, culture and the arts, and indigenous and under-represented groups.
