Below you'll find the Policy and Legislative Advisory Network's (PLAN) highlights on what's happening in the world of policy that most impacts economic and social mobility within Adams County, Broomfield County, and the City of Aurora.

The Partnership's First Global Target, aka Measurement:

This work is about reduction of poverty and improving the overall well-being of individuals and industry across the region. Credential Attainment is one measurement the community can utilize to monitor progress towards economic and social mobility. Learn more HERE.

Adam Burg, Senior Advisor, Legislative and Government Affairs, Adams County Government

Kayah Swanson, Senior Director of Policy & Advocacy, RMP Backbone

Matthew La Crue, Managing Director, Dentons

PLAN Co-Champion

Ryan McCoy, Executive Director, Front Range Community College Foundation | President, Westminster Public Schools Board of Education

PLAN Co-Champion

We've gotta say it: This information is subject to change. In addition, some updates may be sourced from organizations that have read limits or limits on how many articles you can access in a given time period.

The information below is in line with the Rocky Mountain Partnership's formal policy priorities for 2021. Learn more and check those policies out for yourself HERE.

Rocky Mountain Partnership is now officially in support of four new pieces of legislation.. As of Friday, April 23, the Partnership Accountability Network formally endorsed this recommendation from the Policy & Legislative Advisory Network! See each of the bills below, and click on them to learn more. See the full list of bills the Partnership supports HERE.

In addition, the Policy & Legislative Advisory Network has formally recommended support of HB21-1258 and SB21-232, two additional stances the Partnership Accountability Network are considering for formal endorsement. Stay tuned for more information.

There's a lot happening, but remember that it's all broken down in a bill tracker for you. Is there another bill you want us to track? Let us know by clicking HERE!

We're still keeping track of the many other bills we've highlighted for you this session. To see an update on where these bills are at in the process, just click on the bill number:

After gaining more than 700,000 people during the 2010s, especially along the Front Range, Colorado will acquire an additional seat in Congress. The U.S. Census Bureau’s announcement Monday was a widely expected change that will reshape the state’s congressional districts and give Coloradans a stronger voice in Washington, D.C. It also marks the first time in 20 years — since the 7th District’s creation north and west of Denver in 2001 — that Colorado will gain representation in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The number of active COVID-19 outbreaks in Colorado rose again this week, reaching a total last seen in late February, while coronavirus hospitalizations remained elevated. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported 613 people were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 as of Wednesday. The 7-day average for new cases continued trending down, while the percentage of tests coming back positive remained high, indicating the state isn’t detecting some infections.

Mass COVID vaccine sites in Denver, Pueblo and Larimer County now offer show-up, no-appointment-needed COVID-19 prevention injections. “We're really redoubling our call to all Coloradans to get vaccinated,” Governor Jared Polis said. Roughly a third of the state’s adults are now fully vaccinated, and just over half of adults have gotten a first shot.

Worker filings for jobless benefits declined to 547,000 last week, a new pandemic low that adds to evidence of a strengthening labor market and overall economic recovery. Initial unemployment claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell 39,000 last week from an upwardly revised 586,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The Rocky Mountain Partnership is a coalition of cross-sector stakeholders who are working together to collectively improve economic and social mobility across the Adams County, Aurora and Broomfield region by:

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