White House
A Proclamation on the Death of Sandra Day O’Connor: “Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was an American icon, the first woman on our Nation’s highest court. She spent her career committed to the stable center, pragmatic and in search of common ground. Defined by her no-nonsense Arizona ranch roots, Justice O’Connor overcame discrimination early on, at a time when law firms too often told women to seek work as secretaries, not attorneys. She gave her life to public service, even holding elected office, and never forgot those ties to the people whom the law is meant to serve. She sought to avoid ideology, and was devoted to the rule of law and to the bedrock American principle of an independent judiciary. Justice O’Connor never quit striving to make this Nation stronger, calling on us all to engage with our country and with one another, and her institute’s work to promote civics education and civil discourse has touched millions.”
Colorado Governor
Colorado released the first Climate Preparedness Roadmap, which focuses on ways to better understand, prepare for, and adapt to the impacts of climate change, and outlines actions the administration can take to protect Colorado’s future. The state also concurrently continues its nationleading efforts to reduce green-house gas pollution. The Climate Preparedness Roadmap was produced by the newly formed Governor’s Office of Climate Preparedness and Disaster Recovery through the passage of SB22-206, sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg and Representative Judy Amabile.
Denver Mayor
In a significant push to address unsheltered homelessness, Mayor Mike Johnston and the City and County of Denver announced that more than 200 individuals will be offered housing when the next encampments are closed. The encampments are near 20th and Curtis streets, and 48th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. More unsheltered Denverites will be brought indoors later in the month as housing units become available and additional encampments are closed. “Every individual we get into housing is a life changed and every encampment that we close is a neighborhood transformed,” said Mayor Mike Johnston.
