White house
President Joe Biden appointed the following individuals to serve in key regional leadership roles at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): Ginger Sykes Torres, USDA State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Arizona William Bunce, USDA State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency, Wyoming Maximiliano J. Trujillo, USDA State Director, Rural Development, Puerto Rico. These regional appointees will be critical to the President’s efforts to rebuild communities most impacted by the pandemic, the economic recovery, and climate change.
Colorado Governor
The Polis-Primavera administration and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (Department) submitted Colorado’s proposal to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to import prescription drugs from Canada. The submission is the first step in requesting federal approval to operate Colorado’s Canadian Drug Importation Program, which aims to save Colorado consumers and employers an average of 65 percent on imported medications. The Department’s recent analysis shows that importation could result in $53 to $88 million in savings annually, depending on market adoption.
Denver Mayor
Mayor Hancock, Governor Polis, Federal Highway Administration Acting Administrator Stephanie Pollack and community partners this week celebrated the opening of a brand new park in Elyria-Swansea. The completion of the park, which is Colorado’s first ever highway cover park, represents one of the final touches on the Central 70 project and provides much-needed community green space – all while reconnecting the Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods.
