White House
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Utah and ordered Federal assistance to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by flood- ing from May 1 to May 27, 2023. Federal funding is available to state, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations on a cost-sharing basis for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the flooding in the counties of Iron, Morgan, Sanpete, Utah, and Wasatch.
Colorado Governor
Governor Jared Polis announced that he has granted 7 commutations and 21 pardons. The Governor granted commutations to David Carrillo, Bradley Erickson, Paul Freeman, David Heckman, Gordon Johnston, Samuel Martinez, and Edgar Reed. The Governor granted pardons to James Bell, Adam Bennett, Amber Breay, Donna Chavez, Eric Christensen, Todd Cummings, Gregory Fanger, Kimberly Finley, Robbie Finley, Robert Glenister, Valencia Green, Michael Hartnett, Gunnison Hunt, Jonathan Hunt, Edward Nestor, Michael Robinson, Andrea Smith, Traci Smith, Rebbecca Soper, Alma Vidauri, and Craig Worth.
Denver Mayor
Inconsistent practices for City Council operations expose the city’s systems to cyberattacks, decrease the transparency and accountability of some council office spending, and pose a risk that important security-related practices may not be consistently occurring during all future council member transitions, according to the new audit this month from Denver Auditor Timothy M. O’Brien, CPA. “I’m glad we were finally able to conduct this audit,” Auditor O’Brien said.
