FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2026 BOULDER, CO — Colorado State Representative Junie Joseph is condemning the Trump administration’s decision to terminate $68 million in federal grants for teen pregnancy prevention programs, calling the cuts a dangerous contradiction from an administration that is increasingly restricting reproductive healthcare while eliminating programs designed to help young people prevent unintended pregnancies. In July, more than 50 organizations receiving funding...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 18, 2026 BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado State Representative Junie Joseph condemned reports that Michael Boren, the Trump administration official who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, personally pressed federal officials for additional firefighting resources while a small wildfire was burning near his private ranch in Idaho. According to reporting by The Washington Post, Boren contacted Forest Service officials multiple times in July about the seven-acre Cabin Creek...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2026 BOULDER, CO — State Representative Junie Joseph today condemned the Trump administration’s decision to deport people to Iran and to send individuals to Liberia under a new third-country deportation agreement, warning that the United States must not send people to countries where they could face serious threats to their safety, liberty and human rights. Newly released emails obtained by the National Iranian American Council and reported by the Associated...