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The CORE Act has never been closer to passage!
Did you hear the news? The Colorado Outdoor Recreation & Economy (CORE) Act faced its first Senate vote in committee earlier this week. That resulted in a party-line tie in committee — good enough that the Senate can now proceed with consideration of the bill for a final vote or as part of a larger package of public lands bills.
This is tremendously exciting. If the CORE Act passes, it will protect roughly 400,000 acres of public lands in Colorado and would be, as original Senate sponsor Michael Bennet has said, “the most significant public lands bill for Colorado in a quarter of a century.”
Our Alliance has been working on this bill for years now and we will continue to work on it until it is law. But we want to take full measure of this important moment and thank our state’s U.S. senators, Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, for their roles in shepherding this important legislation to this point. Please take a moment to thank Sens. Bennet and Hickenlooper today!
Before moving to Grand Junction, Nick was a teacher on the front range. His wife and he moved to Grand Junction in 2018 and have loved living here ever since. Nick has been involved in several local campaigns. Nick worked with Western Colorado Alliance in the Grand Junction community center campaign and helped during the 2020 Lobby Trip to Denver before officially becoming an organizer specializing in the areas of public lands and local foods.