CCLP is discontinuing its Executive Order (EO) updates due to the overwhelming volume and scope of Trump's actions, noting that many of these orders exceed legal authority but have prompted effective pushback through litigation by states and civil rights organizations.
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Press Release: General Assembly Passes House Bill 25-1153 to Improve Language Access in Colorado
Advocates celebrate bipartisan approval of bill to assess language access practices at state agencies
CCLP rallies in support of the CFPB
Charles Brennan joined partner organizations and leaders in Greeley, Colorado for a pro-Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rally.
CCLP testifies in support of prohibiting surveillance data to set prices and wages
Charles Brennan provided testimony in support of House Bill 25-1264, Prohibit Surveillance Data to Set Prices and Wages. CCLP is in support of HB25-1264, as it is one of our priority bills.
KUNC: Boost In Food Stamp Benefits Doesn’t Tip Scales Of Inequality In Mountain West Resort Towns

Across the Mountain West, housing costs rose by more than 20% from April of last year to this year.
If the government incorporated the impacts of these costs on families of various sizes and compositions, we would get “a much more realistic measure of poverty,” Brennan said.
When these factors are taken into the account, a considerable number of people slip through the social safety net. For example, the Colorado Center on Law and Policy found that the potential number of people in Colorado living below the poverty line in 2019 rose from 9% to 26% when accounting for the costs of housing, health care, child care and transportation.