Action Alerts & Legislative Updates

Posted September 18, 2018 You can call or email Fort Collins City Council and ask that bus stop updates remain at current funding levels! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jnjq1vw928M What’s Happening Now: The City of Fort Collins uses a…

Posted Aug. 15th, 2018 from The Arc of The United States Click here to read on The Arc’s Blog From The Arc of the United States: Today, The Arc came out in opposition to Judge…

Posted May 18th, 2018 Governor Hickenlooper made a stop on May 18th in Fort Collins to sign a bill to increase employment outcomes for people with disabilities. The bill, SB18-145, sponsored by Senator John Kefalas…

Posted on April 17, 2018 by The Arc Washington, DC – Yesterday, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (TX-11) released a draft of the 2018 Agriculture and Nutrition Act, also known as the “Farm Bill,” to reauthorize farm programs…

Letter from Marilee Boylan, Executive Director of The Arc of Larimer County Published April 2nd, 2018  After a recent opinion piece in the Coloradoan titled, “Disabled workers in Fort Collins lose jobs with government rule…

Posted March 9th, 2018 The NFRMPO is undertaking the 2045 Regional Transit Element (2045 RTE), which is the long-range regional transit plan. The first step of the RTE is to analyze the current transit system and demographics…

Posted February 9th by The Arc Congress is about to vote on a bill that would strip away the civil rights of people with disabilities.  H.R. 620, also known as the “ADA Notification” bill, is…

Posted on January 20, 2018 by The Arc The Arc released the following statement in response to Congress reaching a stalemate on funding the federal government, and consequently, shutting down the federal government’s non-essential operations: “The Arc is…

Published 12/8/17 From the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Member Experience Advisory Councils for Health First Colorado (Colorado’s Medicaid Program) and Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) help the Department develop and maintain a culture of person-centeredness…

From The Arc of The United States Congress is moving quickly to pass a tax bill that will place critical programs for people with disabilities at great risk!  The bill will reduce federal revenues so much…