WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today a $3.1 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore wildlife habitat areas in six western states. This funding is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, which is creating good-paying jobs, advancing climate resilience and restoring our nation's lands a  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The House today advanced two bills to protect Colorado's air and water. HB24-1235, sponsored by Representatives Kyle Brown and Shannon Bird, would protect communities from aviation lead and noise pollution. SB24-081, sponsored by Representatives Cathy Kipp and Manny Rutinel, would help prevent highly toxic chemicals from seeping into our environment and negatively affecting Coloradans  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today the Senate approved Senator Jessie Danielson's, D-Wheat Ridge, legislation to improve access to rental housing for Coloradans with disabilities. "Coloradans with disabilities face unnecessary barriers in many areas of day-to-day life, including finding accessible housing," said Danielson. "This bill ensures tenants can make modifications to rental properties that allow them to  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Legislation sponsored by Senator Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, that would better protect Coloradans' pets cleared the Senate today. HB24-1354 would require licensed pet care facilities to attempt to notify certain customers within 24 hours after receiving notification from a veterinarian or a pet owner of an infectious disease outbreak at the facility. "Our pets are a part of our fa  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senators Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, and Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, that would establish licensure of funeral professionals in Colorado cleared the Senate today. Introduced following numerous tragedies at funeral homes and crematories across Colorado, SB24-173 would align Colorado with the 49 other states that already require education, certifi  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Janice Marchman, D-Loveland, to expand access to behavioral health care in Colorado. HB24-1002, cosponsored by Senator Janice Rich, R-Grand Junction, would create new pathways for out-of-state social workers to gain professional licensure to practice in Colorado. This bill would create the "Social Work Licensure Co  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- Denver International Airport issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: This week, Airports Council International (ACI) released preliminary rankings for the world's busiest airports in 2023. Based on total passenger traffic, Denver International Airport (DEN) ranked as the 3rd-busiest airport in the U.S. and the 6th-busiest airport in the world. Additionally, DEN ranked 4th in the world for aircraft movements. In 2019, DEN ranked as the 5th-busiest airp  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The FBI issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Scammers stole $187,621,731 from 11,475 Colorado victims in 2023, according to the latest report from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). This put Colorado at 7th in the nation for complaints per capita. Reported losses increased nearly $9 million over the 2022 dollar amount. The top three schemes with the largest dollar amount losses in 2023 in Colorado were investment fraud ($60 million); busine  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed HB24-1007, Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits, sponsored by Representatives Manny Rutinel and Javier Mabrey, and Senators Tony Exum and Julie Gonzales, eliminating discriminatory occupancy limits in Colorado and expanding housing opportunities Coloradans can afford. The Governor and bill sponsors were joined on the west steps of the state capitol by Co  more

PUEBLO, Colorado, April 16 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news on April 15, 2024: The City of Pueblo Municipal Court will participate in the warrant forgiveness program on Thursday, April 18. Individuals with a warrant are invited to the Municipal Court building and will not be arrested, instead they will be offered a form that indicates a desire to appear and address the warrant. Individuals will have the opportunity to speak with a defense attorney. This opportunity is offered to  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Jon Hallford, age 44, and Carie Hallford, age 47, were indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly defrauding their funeral home clients, and for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which is part of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Both Jon and   more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: U.S. Space Command and fellow NATO spacefaring nations reaffirmed their ironclad commitment to the safety and stability of the space domain throughout Space Symposium 39, April 8-11, 2024. Leaders within USSPACECOM met with foreign senior leaders serving within NATO's headquarters, as well as representatives from Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Spain, Italy, Finla  more

FORT CARSON, Colorado, April 16 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: By Dottie White, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's 1st Space Brigade hosted the Department of Defense's highest-ranking space officer at its headquarters, April 10, to demonstrate their mission, assets and capabilities that contribute to space operations. During his visit, Chief of Space Operations U.S. Space Force Gen. Chance Sal  more