PUEBLO, Colorado, April 2 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news on April 1, 2024: Mayor of Pueblo Heather Graham has named her new Chief of Staff Brian McCain, and he will begin on Tuesday, April 2. McCain most recently has served as the Chief Operating Officer of Action Colorado (formerly Action 22) since 2021. In addition to his work of overseeing the day-to-day business operation of Action Colorado, he has been the director and lead instructor for the Leadership, Policy and Govern  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Energy Office (CEO) celebrated the launch of the nation's first statewide electric bicycle tax credit. Colorado residents are now eligible to save up to $450 off their e-bike purchase, meaning less traffic and less pollution for Coloradans. The e-bike tax credit reflects Colorado's bold climate goals while promoting sustainable communities for fut  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, Governor Jared Polis announced awards for the 2023-2024 Forest Restoration and Wildfire Risk Mitigation (FRWRM) grant program grant cycle. In total, the Colorado State Forest Service will award $7.2 million to 31 projects in 17 counties across Colorado. "Colorado is a leader in wildfire prevention, mitigation and response and we continue working to ensure our communities have t  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Finance Committee today passed legislation sponsored by Majority Leader Monica Duran and Representative Meg Froelich to refer a measure to the ballot that would fund the Colorado Crime Victims Services, School Security Disbursement Program, and behavioral health crisis response system services by creating an excise tax on the firearm industry. HB24-1349 passed by a vote of 6-5. "With this mea  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee today passed legislation to jumpstart a study to examine racial disparities and the impact of systemic racism on Black Coloradans. SB24-053, sponsored by Representatives Leslie Herod and Naquetta Ricks, would create the Black Coloradan Racial Equity Commission to determine and make recommendations surrounding the lasting eff  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Legislation that would protect more Coloradans from bias-motivated crimes cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee today. SB24-189, sponsored by Senators Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, and Chris Hansen, D-Denver, would improve protections for Coloradans by adding gender identity and gender expression to the classes included in Colorado's bias-motivated crimes and harassment laws. "Every Colo  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The Senate today voted to approve Assistant Majority Leader Faith Winter, D-Broomfield, and Senator Janice Marchman's, D-Loveland bill to protect LGBTQIA+ youth in Colorado schools. HB24-1039 would clarify the responsibility of school districts to adhere to non-discrimination laws, including addressing students by their self-identified preferred names independent of a court-ordered le  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The Colorado State Judicial Branch issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: The Colorado Judicial Branch announced today that the application period for Fiscal Year 2025 grants from the Family Violence Justice Fund has opened. This grant program was created by the General Assembly in 1999 to provide funding to Colorado nonprofit organizations that offer civil legal services to low-income persons who are experiencing family violence. Successful grant reci  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- Denver International Airport issued the following news release: Denver International Airport (DEN) CEO Phil Washington has been named a Norman Y. Mineta Leadership Fellow for 2024. "The Mineta Transportation Institute is the best in class in terms of fostering the next generation of transportation professionals and STEM-focused workforce development. It's an honor to be selected by this prestigious organization to be a 2024 Leadership Fellow and to be recognized fo  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- Denver International Airport issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Denver International Airport (DEN) announced today the launch of DEN Screen&Ride - America's first driveway to runway service featuring a fleet of electric vehicles. The first of its kind service provides passengers across the Denver metro area a convenient and stress-free way to travel directly from their home to the plane! Passengers have the option of booking an individual or shared   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The city of Denver issued the following news release: The Denver Agency for Human Rights & Community Partnerships' Office of Immigrant & Refugee Affairs (DOIRA) is currently distributing a community survey to identify barriers impacting immigrants and refugees on their path to successful integration in Denver. This 2024 DOIRA Community Integration Survey is one of multiple ongoing community engagement strategies, which have included Migrant and Refugee Community Lis  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The city of Denver issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Today, the Denver Department of Finance (DOF) will move forward in issuing final funds for the Elevate Denver and RISE Denver General Obligation (GO) Bond Programs, following unanimous approval from city council. Together, the remaining $268.9 million will support 34 projects across the city. Approved by voters in 2017, the $937.4M Elevate Denver GO Bond Program is delivering nearly 500 projects  more

BURNET, Texas, April 2 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: BURNET AND LLANO COUNTIES, Texas - The Lower Colorado River Authority on Monday announced two new programs to assist lakeside property owners in managing nuisance aquatic vegetation on Inks Lake, Lake LBJ and Lake Marble Falls. The programs are: * A new treatment zone schedule to consolidate efforts of lakeside property owners wanting to remove or treat nuisance aquatic vegetation   more

BOULDER, Colorado, April 2 -- LogRhythm, the Security Intelligence Company, issued the following news release on April 1, 2024: Recent global research reveals 61% of organizations still rely on manual and time-intensive methods for sharing security status updates. In response, LogRhythm, the company helping security teams stop breaches by turning disconnected data and signals into trustworthy insights, today announced its 8th consecutive quarterly release. The latest innovations to LogRhythm Ax  more