FORT CARSON, Colorado, May 2 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Joe Lacdan As the American flag rose inside the sprawling, trapezoid-shaped, Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Army Paralympic swimmer Elizabeth Marks looked up as tears rolled onto her white mask. The U.S. national anthem blared on loudspeakers, as emotion overwhelmed her during the medal ceremony. Marks, the Army World Class Athlete Program's most decorated athlete, eclipsed the all-time world mark in the women's  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Atlanta--Athens-Clarke County--Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics rep  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Miami Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 6.7 percent in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported toda  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Dallas Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissi  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Houston Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 5.7 percent in Houston-The Woodlands, TX, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commis  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: The House today passed two bills on a preliminary vote to support families and youth. HB24-1223, sponsored by Representatives Jenny Willford and Lorena Garcia would streamline access to the Colorado Child Care Assistance program. SB24-008, sponsored by Representative Mary Young, would provide additional resources to families, kin and relatives of foster youth. "Child care is a necessity to  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: The House today passed legislation on a preliminary vote that would authorize Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) to reintroduce wolverines and strengthen Colorado's biodiversity. "Aiding in the restoration of wolverines in Colorado is a win-win for our state's biodiversity and this threatened species," said Rep. Barbara Mclachlan, D-Durango. "This reintroduction is backed by biologists alongs  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today advanced legislation on a preliminary vote to advance a study examining racial disparities and the impact of systemic racism on Black Coloradans. "Systemic racism has impacted Black Coloradans in every facet of our lives, leading to negative impacts like poorer health outcomes and less likelihood of accumulating generational wealth," said Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver. "While one bill can't  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today advanced legislation sponsored by Representatives Manny Rutinel and Kyle Brown on a preliminary vote to make it easier for eligible confined Coloradans to vote. "The right to vote is guaranteed by the constitution, yet eligible voters in our jails and detention centers have expressed that they often do not have the tools to exercise this right," said Rep. Manny Rutinel, D-Commerce City. "  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 2 -- The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies' Division of Insurance issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The health insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the health care system CommonSpirit Health have been unable to agree to a new contract that would allow CommonSpirit Health facilities to continue to be part of the Anthem provider network. As of today, May 1, there is no longer a contract between these two entities, and CommonSpirit facilities  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today the Senate approved legislation to limit law enforcement's use of prone restraint. Prone restraint is a tactic used by law enforcement that involves placing a person face down to restrain them, and often includes law enforcement officers applying pressure to the person's back or neck. Sponsored by Senators Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, and Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, HB24-1372 would requi  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: A bipartisan bill sponsored by Senator Joann Ginal, D-Fort Collins, that would make early childhood education in Colorado more inclusive and accessible cleared the Senate today. HB24-1009, also sponsored by Senator Janice Rich, R-Grand Junction, would expand bilingual early childhood programs and facilities with a new bilingual licensing unit in the Department of Early Childhood. "Every   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Kyle Mullica, D-Thornton, that would restructure the refund mechanisms for state revenue collected above the TABOR cap and ensure Colorado is able to meet its commitment to fund critical services and schools cleared the Senate Finance Committee today. SB24-228, also sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, would temporarily   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today the Senate passed Senator Dafna Michaelson Jenet's, D-Commerce City, bipartisan legislation aimed at improving access to health care. SB24-141, cosponsored by Senator Kevin Van Winkle, R-Highlands Ranch, would allow out-of-state health care providers to register and practice telehealth in Colorado. To apply for telehealth registration, applicants would be required to possess an acti  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Legislation sponsored by Senate President Pro Tempore James Coleman, D-Denver, that would boost support for K-12 justice-engaged students cleared the Senate Education Committee today. HB24-1216 would establish a Student Bill of Rights, collect graduation data, set standards for credit transfers, and create a hotline for legal and educational resources aimed at helping justice-engaged yout  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a pair of bills to reduce the competency waitlist and improve efficiency and effectiveness in the competency system. Last year, Colorado had 448 people who were deemed to be incompetent to proceed by a court and were waiting to receive competency restoration services before proceeding to trial, with an average wait time of 66 days. HB24-1355,   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Legislation to improve protections for gig workers by increasing wage and task transparency cleared the Senate yesterday. Delivery Network Companies (DNCs) are entities that operate online apps or platforms that allow users to order goods for delivery, such as UberEats, DoorDash, and GrubHub. Sponsored by Senators Nick Hinrichsen, D-Pueblo, and Kevin Priola, D-Henderson, HB24-1129 aims to  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: The Senate Finance Committee today advanced a legislative package aimed at making near-term progress on air quality, ozone, and climate goals while focusing on an economy-wide transition that will support Colorado's future for generations to come. SB24-229, sponsored by Senate Assistant Majority Leader Faith Winter, D-Broomfield, and Senator Kevin Priola, D-Henderson, would establish more  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today the Senate approved Senator Janice Marchman's, D-Loveland, bipartisan bill to promote and support mental health care in rural and agricultural communities. SB24-055, cosponsored by Senator Perry Will, R-New Castle, would improve access to behavioral health care in rural Colorado by creating a new Agricultural and Rural Community Behavioral Health program that would work to better co  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Legislation to improve protections for victims of domestic violence and child abuse engaged in court proceedings cleared the Senate today. HB24-1350, sponsored by Senators Faith Winter, D-Broomfield, and Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City, would make changes to the regulation of child and family investigators and evaluators. The bill would: * Increase the hours of training required   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: The Senate Business, Labor & Technology Committee today passed legislation to ramp up financial penalties for businesses that violate child labor laws. Under current law, first-time child labor law violators face little-to-no financial consequences. HB24-1095, sponsored by Senator Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, would update the Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act of 1971 and strengthen  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, the Senate passed legislation to address the rise in attempts to ban certain books from Colorado libraries. SB24-216, sponsored by Senators Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County, and Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City, would establish policies for the acquisition, retention, and display of library sources, as well as their removal upon the request of a patron. Libraries would not be  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Legislation sponsored by Senator Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, that would boost enforcement of a law intended to save Coloradans money on epinephrine auto injectors, commonly known as EpiPens, cleared the Senate today. HB24-1438 builds on Roberts' bill to cap the cost of a two pack of EpiPens at $60 by increasing the fines for noncompliance to $10,000 for each month of noncompliance.   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 3 -- The Colorado State University System issued the following news on May 2, 2024: The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System approved budgets for its campuses this week that keep tuition levels low and maintain each institution's strong value proposition and positive trajectory. CSU System leadership thanked state legislators, particularly the Joint Budget Committee, for providing continued support to Colorado's public higher education system. The st  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * Department of Defense Spokesperson Maj. Pete Nguyen provided the following readout: U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Celeste Wallander and Chairman of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Al-Hnaity co-chaired the 44th meeting of the U.S.-Jordan Joint Military Commission (JMC) from May 1-2, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The JMC is the pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on May 1, 2024: * * * Minority-Serving Institutions' Faculty Play a Pivotal Role in Advancing STEM Education * * * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the selection of the first faculty cohort for the groundbreaking Faculty-Applied Clean Energy Sciences (FACES) Program. This program aims to bridge the gap between DOE laboratories and the academic commu  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 2 -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Gisela "Gigi" Storz, Ph.D., an NIH Distinguished Investigator at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), has been elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The AAAS Council, the governing body of the or  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 3 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: A $17,920 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority will help the Pontotoc Ranch Fire Association build a helipad on the fire station grounds. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $4,480 in matching funds from the fire association, will enable the association to build a 40-by-40-foot concrete landing zone for helicopters responding to medical and other emergencies. "The  more

ELDORADO, Texas, May 3 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Schleicher County Public Library will move to a larger and upgraded facility in the Eldorado Service Center with the help of a $50,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The LCRA Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with more than $517,000 in matching funds from donations, Schleicher County and several foundations, will allow the library to relocate to a 5,000-squar  more

BRADY, Texas, May 3 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: A $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Brady will upgrade emergency care for cardiac patients in the area by providing a new defibrillator and heart monitor for a McCulloch County Hospital District ambulance. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $8,726 in matching funds from the hospital district, will enable the district to replace a broken u  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 2 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on May 2, 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularly and is not seen as a thr  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: * Tonya P. Wilkerson, Nominee to be Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security * Abigail L. Dressel, Nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Angola, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news on May 2, 2024: High-powered lasers could unlock the potential of fusion power as a clean, safe and virtually limitless energy source and are already integral to many other processes in the medical, industrial and manufacturing industries. A burgeoning community of laser scientists, including several from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (P  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on May 2, 2024: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, certifying the severe storms and flooding that began on April 26, 2024, and included heavy rainfall, flash flooding, river flooding, large hail, and hazardous wind gusts that caused widespread and severe property damage, injury, or loss of life in Baylor, Chambers, Dickens, Ellis,   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Biden-Harris Administration acts to conserve cultural, biodiversity, and geological resources, and protect drinking water May 2, 2024 -- Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join President Biden as he signs a proclamation expanding the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The designation further conserves and protects an area that provides drinking water to millions of people, and encompasse  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: This evening, First Lady Jill Biden will host the first-ever "Teachers of the Year" State Dinner at the White House. This event will honor the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman from Tennessee, and the State Teachers of the Year from across the country for their excellence in teaching and commitment to students' learning. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) oversees the Nationa  more