White House
President Biden delivered his second State of the Union Address last week. Focusing on issues ranging from the state of our roads and bridges to affordability of medications and health care costs, the President laid out America’s biggest strengths and a clear path ahead for continued improvement. With the steady leadership of the Biden Administration, cities, states and communities across the United States can look forward to increased safety, lifesaving measures and tools available to combat mental health and substance issues, and the assurance that everyone has a place to call home.
Colorado Governor
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that it would not require Coloradans to pay federal income tax on the expedited tax refunds they received last year to help provide immediate relief. The Polis administration was pleased with the IRS’s decision to uphold the 30-year precedent of not taxing these refunds and will continue to advocate that they not be taxed in future years. Earlier today, Governor Polis urged the IRS Commissioner to avoid taxing the money rightfully owed to Coloradans.
Denver Mayor
Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced that Denver moved 509 households from homelessness to housing in partnership with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia L. Fudge, states, municipalities and tribes through HUD’s House America initiative. Mayor Hancock committed to House America in September 2021 and Denver has housed 509 households and added 277 permanent supportive or extremely low-income housing units in the development pipeline since then in part with federal funding support and technical assistance from HUD.
