White House
The Biden-Harris Administration released the president’s budget for fiscal year 2024. This budget proposes critical resources to help VA serve all Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors as well as they have served their country. This is the largest budget proposal in U.S. history for Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors.
Colorado Governor
Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced Colorado’s unemployment rate has continued to decline and has returned to pre-pandemic levels at 2.8 percent in January. Colorado’s labor force participation rate (LFPR) increased to 68.1 percent, just under the pre-pandemic level of 68.6 percent. Annually, Colorado had the 4th highest LFPR in 2022. Under the Polis administration, Colorado recently outcompeted Georgia and Texas for company expansion.
Denver Mayor
Mayor Michael B. Hancock announced a $1.9 million Bloomberg Philanthropies and Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund (CFE Fund) grant to deliver free, one-on-one financial counseling to help low-income residents transition from debt management to saving, thus improving the livelihoods of our Denver families.
