DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 state budget to continue building a stronger, safer, and more affordable Colorado. This budget focuses on providing students and teachers with the tools they need to succeed, creating more housing Coloradans can afford, and investing in data-driven public safety initiatives to make Colorado one of the top ten safest states, all w  more

LOUISVILLE, Colorado, April 30 -- CableLabs, an innovation and R&D lab for the cable industry, issued the following news: Cablefax 100 celebrates the most influential executives whose leadership takes the media, cable and broadband industry to new heights. This year's honorees include Phil McKinney, President and CEO, who pushes for innovation and investment that is felt inside and outside the industry. Mark Bridges, SVP & CTO, was recognized for driving industry alignment for a long-term s  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Governor Polis announced that Democratic legislative leaders, industry, and the environmental community have agreed on a new legislative package that makes major progress on air quality, ozone, and climate goals while focusing on an economy-wide transition that will support a stronger Colorado future for generations to come. This is a thoughtful agreement that is the result of  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, in addition to HB24-1430, 2024-25 Long Appropriations Bill, Governor Polis signed the following bills into law during a ceremony at the State Capitol Building. * HB24-1403 - Higher Education Support Homeless Youth, sponsored by Representatives Shannon Bird and Emily Sirota, and Senators Rachel Zenzinger and Jeff Bridges. * HB24-1421 - Modifying Public Safety Program Funding,  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Representative Meghan Lukens that would create jobs and boost rural economies. HB24-1001 passed by a vote of 59-5. The House also passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Representative Matthew Martinez that would create a refundable state income tax credit for a farm or ranch that uses certain stewardship practices that benefit the environm  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The House today passed two bipartisan bills from legislative interim committees to support children and youth in the foster care system and expand treatment options for Coloradans with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). "The need for more residential treatment centers and beds is clear, especially for our foster children and youth with complex behavioral health care needs," said Rep. Mary  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today passed gun violence prevention legislation sponsored by Majority Leader Monica Duran and Representative Meg Froelich that would improve investigations of illegal firearm activity. SB24-003 passed by a vote of 35-26. The House also passed legislation sponsored by Representatives Kyle Brown and Mandy Lindsay that would protect communities from gun violence and create safer public spaces   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The House today passed legislation to restore critical protections for Colorado's streams, rivers and wetlands. "After the Supreme Court removed important protections and left our waterways in jeopardy, we knew we must take action now to secure Colorado's water future," said Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon. "With the passage of this bill, we're one step closer to a Colorado-specifi  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today passed legislation sponsored by Representatives David Ortiz and Chad Clifford that would create the Colorado Disability Opportunity Office (CDOO). HB24-1360 passed by a vote of 51-12. "Despite Federal ADA being law for 34 years, housing, employment, access to participate in government and the outdoors remains inaccessible," said Rep. David Ortiz, D-Littleton. "This important bill spear  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Bipartisan legislation to revitalize Colorado's community solar program and set new standards for equitable clean energy policy cleared the Senate today. Sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Chris Hansen, D-Denver, SB24-207 would put Colorado in a strong position to leverage hundreds of millions of federal dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act to expand acc  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The Senate today approved Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet's, D-Commerce City, bill to expand the Colorado Lemon Law and increase consumer protections. SB24-192 would better protect consumers from "lemons," or new vehicles that turn out to have manufacturing issues affecting their safety, value or utility. "When you buy a new car, you expect it to be reliable, safe, and function well  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Senator Kyle Mullica's, D-Thornton, bill to improve eviction data collection and reporting cleared the Senate today. SB24-064 would require courts to electronically collect data for eviction cases in every county, beginning July 1, 2024. By January 1, 2025, the Judicial Department would be required to publish data on all residential evictions online in a searchable format, free of c  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today the Senate approved legislation sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Senator Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, to protect communities from aviation lead and noise pollution. HB24-1235 would help ensure communities are protected from aviation noise and lead pollution by requiring airports to have effective noise mitigation plans and easing the transition to unl  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today the Senate passed a bill to keep Coloradans housed and strengthen protections for residents of homeowners associations (HOAs). Currently, HOAs can require a homeowner to reimburse the HOAs for collection costs and attorney fees without starting a legal proceeding. HB24-1337, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem James Coleman, D-Denver, and Senator Tony Exum, D-Colorado Spring  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed the Long Bill, sponsored by the Joint Budget Committee, which commits significant investments into programs and staff supporting agriculture across Colorado. The state budget for Fiscal Year 2024/2025 includes a 13 percent increase in funding to the Department of Agriculture, to build out and add support to existing programs that are working to   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: To protect and preserve ecosystems, United States national parks educate their visitors about sustainable practices. In support of these efforts, Derrick Taff, associate professor in the Penn State Department of Recreation, Park, and Tourism Management, recently completed a scholar-in-residence program with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy. During the program, he studied how visitor education impa  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Governor Jared Polis today signed the FY 2024-2025 Long Appropriations Bill into law to invest in families, prepare our students for success, and build healthier communities across the state. "Our balanced budget provides historic K-12 public school funding of more than $525 million, buys down the budget stabilization factor and addresses the most pressing needs of our communities,"  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Governor Jared Polis today signed the FY 2024-2025 Long Appropriations Bill (https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/24lbnarrative.pdf) into law to invest in families, prepare our students for success, and build healthier communities across the state. "Our balanced budget provides historic K-12 public school funding of more than $525 million, buys down the budget stabilization f  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Governor Jared Polis, Democratic Legislative Leadership, lawmakers from both chambers, and a broad coalition of major environmental NGOs today announced an agreement with large operators in Colorado's oil and gas industry on a new legislative package that makes near-term progress on air quality, ozone, and climate goals while focusing on an economy-wide transition that will support Co  more