USDA Designates Six Colorado Counties Disaster Areas Due to Hailstorm Losses

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Oct 15, 2014

The designations make farmers and ranchers in Otero, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas, and Pueblo counties eligible for assistance from the Farm Service Agency.

Bennet, Bipartisan Group of Senators Fight to Ensure Health Care Policies Support Rural Communities

Express Rural Concerns to Administration Before Finalization of Health Care Policies

Oct 09, 2014

The senators pressed for details about whether and how the agency is incorporating rural health care experts earlier in the rule-drafting process.

FDA Moves Forward on Bennet-Authored Track & Trace System for Prescription Drugs

Agency Publishes Guidance on Licensing Standards, Requirements

Oct 09, 2014

Bennet helped write the drug supply chain security provisions of the Drug Quality and Security Act, which are based off a bill he introduced with Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) last year after working to find consensus for several years.

Early 2014 Deep Freeze Triggers USDA Disaster Designations for Eight Colorado Counties

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Oct 08, 2014

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight Colorado counties as disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by severe freezes that occurred between December 4, 2013 and May 15, 2014.

Bennet: Expanded Access to Farm Loans Benefits Colorado’s Beginning, Family Farmers

USDA Announces Expanded Eligibility for Farm Loans, Seeks Producers Feedback

Oct 07, 2014

Along with raising the borrowing limit for the microloan program from $35,000 to $50,000, USDA is also working to simplify the lending process, update the "farming experience" requirements, and expand the types of entities that are eligible.

Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision Declining Review of Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Paves the Way for Same-Sex Marriage in Colorado

Oct 06, 2014

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to review several cases that have overturned same-sex marriage bans.

Bennet Pledges to Closely Monitor Forest Service Permit Plan for Filming, Photography in Wilderness

Sep 26, 2014

In light of the U.S. Forest Service’s clarification of its plans to require permits for filming and photography in designated wilderness areas, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet pledged to closely monitor the agency’s final ruling to ensure it respects access to public lands and adheres to the constitutional rights o...

CU Denver Wins $8.5 Million Five-Year Teacher Preparation Grant

Grant Will Help Recruit, Prepare, Retain Rural and Urban Teachers

Sep 26, 2014

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that the University of Colorado Denver has won a five-year grant totaling $8,523,405 grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Quality Partnership Grant program. CU Denver will use the grant to fund its NxtGEN Teacher Preparation Program and recruit, prepare, and reta...

Public Education & Business Coalition Wins $2.9 Million Teacher Preparation Grant

Grant to Help Train STEM Teachers in Rural Colorado

Sep 25, 2014

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that the Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC), which runs the Colorado Boettcher Teacher Residency Program, in partnership with Adams State University has won a five-year grant totaling $2,906,833 from the U.S. Department of Education’s Teacher Quality Partnership Grant p...

Bipartisan Bill to Consolidate Federal IT Infrastructure, Save Up to $3 Billion Passes Senate

Sep 22, 2014

The U.S. Senate last week passed a bipartisan bill to expedite the consolidation of federal data centers that could save up to $3 billion in taxpayer dollars. The bill sets hard deadlines and requires federal agencies that have yet to act on consolidation initiatives to conduct inventories and implement consolidation strategies. In...

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USDA Designates Six Colorado Counties Disaster Areas Due to Hailstorm Losses

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Bennet, Bipartisan Group of Senators Fight to Ensure Health Care Policies Support Rural Communities

Express Rural Concerns to Administration Before Finalization of Health Care Policies

FDA Moves Forward on Bennet-Authored Track & Trace System for Prescription Drugs

Agency Publishes Guidance on Licensing Standards, Requirements

Early 2014 Deep Freeze Triggers USDA Disaster Designations for Eight Colorado Counties

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Bennet: Expanded Access to Farm Loans Benefits Colorado’s Beginning, Family Farmers

USDA Announces Expanded Eligibility for Farm Loans, Seeks Producers Feedback

Bennet Statement on Supreme Court Decision Declining Review of Same-Sex Marriage Cases

Paves the Way for Same-Sex Marriage in Colorado

Bennet Pledges to Closely Monitor Forest Service Permit Plan for Filming, Photography in Wilderness

CU Denver Wins $8.5 Million Five-Year Teacher Preparation Grant

Grant Will Help Recruit, Prepare, Retain Rural and Urban Teachers

Public Education & Business Coalition Wins $2.9 Million Teacher Preparation Grant

Grant to Help Train STEM Teachers in Rural Colorado

Bipartisan Bill to Consolidate Federal IT Infrastructure, Save Up to $3 Billion Passes Senate

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

Express Rural Concerns to Administration Before Finalization of Health Care Policies

Agency Publishes Guidance on Licensing Standards, Requirements

Producers Eligible for Assistance from Farm Service Agency

USDA Announces Expanded Eligibility for Farm Loans, Seeks Producers Feedback

Paves the Way for Same-Sex Marriage in Colorado

Grant Will Help Recruit, Prepare, Retain Rural and Urban Teachers

Grant to Help Train STEM Teachers in Rural Colorado

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