White House
Sunday evening while in Mexico City, Mexico for the 10th North American Leaders’ Summit, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., declared that an emergency exists in the State of California and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from successive and severe winter storms, flooding, and mudslides beginning on January 8, 2023, and continuing.
Colorado Governor
The Polis administration announced the next step in implementing the Universal Preschool (UPK) Colorado program, with enrollment opening on January 17th for families to register their kids for preschool this fall. Colorado’s Universal Preschool provider registration is off to a strong start with more than 29,000 seats available across the state. Over 850 providers have signed up to participate in the state-funded high-quality, voluntary mixed delivery preschool program available to every Colorado child in the year before they are eligible to enter kindergarten.
Denver Mayor
The City and County of Denver is providing this daily update on the ongoing activity to support migrant sheltering. As of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, January 9:
• Number of Migrants that Arrived Overnight: 73
• Total Number of Migrants Served by the City since Dec. 9: approximately 4,017
• Number of Migrants Sheltered in City Emergency Shelters: 560
• Number of Migrants Sheltered in Partner Emergency Shelters: 582
