GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Feb. 16 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: In an unprecedented move, Colorado Mesa University (CMU) today announced the launch of "The Wait Is Over," a pioneering initiative designed to preempt the financial aid uncertainty plaguing students nationwide due to federal FAFSA processing delays. With the federal government's FAFSA system bogged down by technical issues and a backlog exacerbated by recent simplification efforts  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a rule (50 CFR Part 17), published in the Federal Register on Feb. 15, 2024, entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Silverspot Butterfly." The rule was issued by Martha Williams, Director. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), determine threatened species status under the Endan  more