FRISCO, Colorado, April 11 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, Governor Polis visited Frisco and discussed Colorado's efforts to create more housing that Coloradans can afford in every corner of the state. The Governor's first visit of the day was to Granite Park Workforce Housing Development, which will include housing for CDOT workers in Summit County. "I'm focused on making it more affordable to live in Colorado and saving people mone  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed the following bipartisan bills into law during a ceremony in the Governor's Office. * SB24-148 - Precipitation Harvesting Storm Water Detention, sponsored by Representatives Barbara McLachlan and Brandi Bradley, and Senator Kevin Van Winkle. * SB24-035 - Strengthening Enforcement of Human Trafficking, sponsored by Representatives Ty Winter and Monica Du  more

FRISCO, Colorado, April 11 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Today, Governor Jared Polis, Department of Natural Resources Director Dan Gibbs, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced a new round of grants to provide local Colorado communities with help to reduce human-bear conflicts through the Human-Bear Conflict Reduction Community Grant Program. The application deadline is May 24, 2024. "Colorado is known for our incredible wild spa  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Finance Committee today passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Speaker Julie McCluskie that would refer a ballot measure to Colorado voters to allow the state to keep and spend all sports betting tax revenue to fund water conservation and protection projects. "As the legislator representing the headwaters of the Colorado River, I know how critical it is to protect our water for environme  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The House today passed legislation on a preliminary vote to strengthen protections for Colorado's mobile home park residents. HB24-1294, sponsored by Representatives Andrew Boesenecker and Elizabeth Velasco, would improve accessibility, strengthen guardrails in rent-to-own contracts, and update tenant protections. "It was clear that residents living in mobile home parks did not have   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The House today passed Representative Meghan Lukens' bipartisan bill to improve access to Colorado's state parks and wildlife areas. "With the passage of this bill, we are one step closer to saving Coloradans money on state park passes, and hunting and fishing licenses," said Rep. Meghan Lukens, D-Steamboat Springs. "This bipartisan bill makes recreational opportunities more accessib  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: House Speaker Julie McCluskie, Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, House Assistant Majority Leader Jennifer Bacon, and Senator Rachel Zenzinger today introduced legislation that will update Colorado's outdated and inequitable school finance formula to increase funding for rural schools and at-risk students, special education, and English Language Learners. "Educational opportunities  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced today that Mike Lynch, Republican candidate for United States House of Representatives in District 4, has submitted the required number of signatures to appear on the June 25, 2024 State Primary ballot. Candidates for United States House of Representatives are required to collect 1,500 signatures (or 10%   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 11 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, that would improve Colorado's water supply by implementing several recommendations made by the Colorado River Drought Task Force cleared the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee today. "Water is Colorado's most precious natural resource and as we face an uncertain future with ongoing drought and more de  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, that would improve Colorado's water supply by implementing several recommendations made by the Colorado River Drought Task Force cleared the Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee today. "Water is Colorado's most precious natural resource and as we face an uncertain future with ongoing drought and more de  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee today passed legislation to establish the right to repair for electronic devices. HB24-1121, sponsored by Senators Nick Hinrichsen, D-Pueblo, and Jeff Bridges, D-Arapahoe County, would extend current right to repair laws to certain electronic equipment, including cell phones, gaming systems, computers and televisions and would requir  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: Today the Senate State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee voted to advance two bills to reduce gun thefts from vehicles and strengthen firearm training requirements for concealed carry permits. HB24-1348, sponsored by Senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Longmont, and Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, would require firearms in unattended vehicles to be stored in locked containers to reduce   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 11 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Senator Dylan Roberts', D-Frisco, legislation to support both the realization of mountain passenger rail and economic diversification efforts in transitioning coal communities in Northwest Colorado passed the Senate Finance Committee today. SB24-190 would make the design and use of mountain passenger rail more sustainable by incentivizing the transportation of freight from companies  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 11 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez's, D-Denver, bill to create a drug repository program to facilitate the safe donation and redistribution of unused medications was approved by the Senate Health and Human Services Committee today. SB24-061 would create the Colorado Drug Donation Program within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to allow for the donation a  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 11 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 10, 2024: The Senate today approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, to improve transparency requirements for higher education institutions and increase the rights of higher education students. A major challenge transfer students face is the transferability of postsecondary credits. On average, transfer students lose a full semester of credits, which transl  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * A New Tool to Help Plan for and Protect Against Floods By Crystal Bergemann, Senior Director for Resilience, Council on Environmental Quality & Kris Ludwig, Assistant Director for Resilience Science & Technology, Office of Science & Technology Policy Flooding is the most common and costly natural hazard in the United States. This spring season alone, approximately 122 million pe  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief on April 10, 2024: * * * Company repeatedly cited for multiple worker safety issues * * * Employer name: Trader Joe's Co. Investigation site: 5910 South University Blvd., Greenwood Village, CO 80121 Investigation findings: During a December 2023 inspection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found safety hazards associ  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: The Biden-Harris Administration today announced nearly $830 million in grant awards for 80 projects nationwide that will help states and local communities save taxpayers money while strengthening surface-transportation systems and making them more resilient to extreme weather events worsened by the climate crisis, flooding, sea-level rise, heat wave  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: An NETL research engineer who has dedicated his career to assessing the environmental and human health risks associated with U.S. oil and gas well infrastructure, has been named to a prestigious list of individuals who have advanced the fields of environmental science or environmental engineering. Greg Lackey, Ph.D., appears on the "40 under 40" list of "rising  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news brief on April 10, 2024: * * * Employer name: Trader Joe's Co. Investigation site: 5910 South University Blvd., Greenwood Village, CO 80121 Investigation findings: During a December 2023 inspection, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration found safety hazards associated with unsafe forklift operations and lack of training for for  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Thank you very much for having me here today. It's always great to talk to the people in the trenches, fighting day in and day out for consumers. I'm Seth Frotman, the General Counsel of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. As many of you know, the CFPB administers and is the primary enforcer of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). I'd like to   more

RESTON, Virginia, April 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release on April 11, 2024: * * * Migration maps help developers limit impacts on wildlife from infrastructure and assist wildlife managers to conserve big game. * * * A new set of maps that document the movements of ungulates was published today in the fourth volume of the Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States. The maps in this collaborative U.S. Geological  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news on April 10, 2024: U.S. Space Command and the Spanish Space Command signed an arrangement to assign a Spanish liaison officer to USSPACECOM, Apr. 10, 2024. U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Brian Gibson, USSPACECOM Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy, and Spanish Air Force Brig. Gen. Isaac Manuel Crespo Zaragoza, Space Commander for the Spanish Air and Space Force, signed the agreement during  more