White House
Through VA’s Close to Me program, VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System will begin providing infusion cancer care at the PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom VA Clinic in Colorado Springs. Close to Me awarded VA ECHCS a grant that will provide $525,000 for two years to hire two registered nurses, a pharmacy technician, and an advanced practice provider to provide anti-cancer therapies. The infusion clinic project kicked off on July 18 and the clinic is slated to open in Spring 2025. This work is a part of fulfilling President Biden’s Unity Agenda and the Biden Cancer Moonshot and VA’s aggressive efforts to provide world-class care for over one million Veterans on the cancer care continuum, from screening to survivorship.
Colorado Governor
Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation announced $31.7 million in new grants to help local governments, nonprofits and service providers continue Colorado’s transition to electric vehicles, including transit buses. $15 million approved by the Colorado Clean Transit Enterprise (CTE) board will fund new vehicles and infrastructure improvements, and $16.7 million from the Volkswagen Settlement Program will be invested in electric transit buses and associated charging infrastructure. The CTE and VW programs combined will bring 28 new electric transit buses to Colorado.
Denver Mayor
Denver City Council gave final approval to Mayor Mike Johnston’s Affordable Denver proposal – a ballot measure that would generate an estimated $100 million per year for affordable housing – to appear on the November 2024 ballot. “We are thrilled and grateful to see City Council officially put Affordable Denver in the voters’ hands,” said Mayor Mike Johnston.
