OAKLAND, California, May 10 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in support of Colorado's law requiring a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases. Attorney General Bonta joined the brief in Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis after the district court denied a pre  more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 15 attorneys general urging congressional leaders to remove preemption language in the current draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), a proposed federal data privacy bill. The preemption clause currently in the APRA would result in California's landmark privacy law being replaced with weaker pro  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 9 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Department of Higher Education issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Higher Education launched a framework for Colorado public institutions of higher education to formally recognize students when they have completed all requirements in the state's Guaranteed Transfer Pathways (GT Pathways) general education curriculum. The credential helps save students time and money by highlightin  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 10 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The second regular session of the 74th General Assembly concludes today, with Democratic lawmakers securing breakthrough victories on the issues that matter most to Colorado families: saving people money on housing, increasing education funding to historic levels by eliminating the budget stabilization factor, and addressing the climate crisis and boosting transit options. "This legislati  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 10 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * Files Notice of Temporary Adoption of Further Revisions * * * The Secretary of State's Office has adopted permanent rule revisions to ensure uniform and proper administration, implementation, and enforcement of Colorado election law. The Office has also issued a notice of temporary adoption, re-adopting the language of Colorado Election Rule 7.2.17 with immediate effect. The permanent rule r  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 10 -- The Colorado Senate Republicans issued the following news on May 9, 2024: Today, Colorado Senate Republicans delivered a package of tax relief totaling almost $2 billion for small businesses, ranchers, and the taxpayers of Colorado. The combination of income tax rate cuts, property tax relief, and targeted tax credits will benefit people in every corner of the state. "The Republican team delivered relief in a big way this session concluding measures we have champion  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: By Lt. Col. Alissa Modrow Joint Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense This month senior foreign affairs, defense, and military leaders from more than 20 nations and international organizations will attend the Nimble Titan 24 Senior Leader Event in Germany. Each two-year NT campaign of experimentation culminates with a senior leader event, providing a summa  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on May 9, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the 11th annual Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC). The California State University Maritime Academy team secured first place overall out of a total 12 teams in this competition preparing college students for careers in the wind energy and renewable energy sectors. They demonstrate  more

SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, May 10 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By 2nd Lt. Danielle Rose, Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs In 2023, the U.S. Space Force released the Guardian Spirit handbook which formalized the service's four core values, otherwise referred to as the four Cs -- Character, Connection, Commitment and Courage. The four Cs form the foundation of the Guardian Spirit and serve as a collective representative of what it means to be   more

GUNNISON, Colorado, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service unit - Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests - issued the following news release: The Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests announce the launch of a new webpage dedicated to providing comprehensive information to forest visitors on designated camping restrictions in the Gunnison National Forest around Crested Butte, Colorado. In 2022, new regulations went into effect, co  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news on May 9, 2024: Los Alamos National Laboratory is converting part of the waste stream from plutonium purification into a steady, sustainable supply of the coveted element americium, which is used for medical research, smoke detectors and more. This makes Los Alamos the nation's sole supplier--reducing dependence on other countries. Americium is a household staple with space travel pot  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Attorney General Anthony Brown today announced his office entered into settlements with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless), and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the "wireless carriers"), which resolve an investigation into the wireless carriers' advertising practices. The settlements were joined   more

NEW YORK, May 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate, bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general today secured more than $10.22 million from AT&T Mobility, LLC and its subsidiary Cricket Wireless, LLC (AT&T); T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile); and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and its subsidiary TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon), for deceptively marketing wireless service   more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news: By Ralph Laurie, NORTHCOM and NORAD LNO Leaders from the North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command demonstrated a data integration and sharing tool April 23 for members of the Defense Logistics Agency's Agency Synchronization Operations Center. Army Maj. Robert Yauger, chief of current operations, and Army Maj. James Toomey, mobility operations office  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 10 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, Governor Polis, joined by legislative leaders, celebrated the highly successful 2024 legislative session where he and the General Assembly addressed the issues Coloradans care most about, following through on promises made during his 2024 State of the State address. "During the 2024 legislative session, we tackled the issues that keep Coloradans up at night. By addressing the high  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation today finalized its process to protect the short-term stability and sustainability of the Colorado River System by signing the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Near-term Colorado River Operations Record of Decision. The Department of the Interior released the final SEIS in March 2024. Reclamation initiated the supplemental environm  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on May 9, 2024, on advancing a climate-ready workforce: * * * Today, the White House convened a bipartisan group of 20 governors' offices and U.S. Climate Alliance leadership to discuss the rapid growth of career pathways in climate and clean energy fields and how states and territories - in partnership with the federal government - can expand Americans' access to the occupational skills-based training necessary to  more