LITTLETON, Colorado, May 15 -- Arapahoe Community College issued the following current news: The Arapahoe Community College (ACC) and Colorado School of Mines team has been named as the Battery Workforce Challenge (BattChallenge) Year One champion. The 3-year collegiate competition, which launched in the fall of 2023 and will continue through the spring of 2026, charges 12 university / technical school teams to design, build, test, and integrate an advanced electric vehicle battery pack into a  more

LITTLETON, Colorado, May 16 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Arapahoe County will take steps to plan for increased electric vehicles (EV) usage after commissioners adopted a new Regional Electric Vehicle Action Plan on Tuesday, May 14. The plan creates a shared and cohesive vision for supporting plug-in electric vehicles in the future. The plan is based on the 2040 Arapahoe County Transportation Master Plan, which identified building and supporting EV charging infr  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 16 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: By Chris Kocher When flooding hits a region where fire ants live, their survival response is to latch together to form a buoyant "raft" that floats and keeps the colony united. Think of it like a condensed, adaptive material where the building blocks -- individual ants -- are actually alive. Binghamton University Assistant Professor Rob Wagner led research as part of the Vernerey Soft Matter Mechanics La  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 16 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Governor Polis appointed Kellie L. Starritt to the 7th Judicial District Court. The vacancy was created by the retirement of the Honorable J. Steven Patrick and is effective July 1, 2024. Ms. Starritt is a District Court Magistrate in the 7th Judicial District, a position she has held since 2017. Her docket consists of domestic matters. Previously, she was the Chief County Deput  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 16 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed the following bills into law administratively. * HB24-1293 - Voluntary Payroll Deductions for State Employees, sponsored by Representative Chad Clifford, and Senators Chris Kolker and Jim Smallwood. * HB24-1253 - Sunset Regulation of Respiratory Therapy, sponsored by Representatives Regina English and Richard Holtorf, and Senator Joann Ginal. * HB24-1374 -  more

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Governor Polis today signed legislation into law to help prevent firearms from being stolen from vehicles by requiring them to be secured while unattended in a vehicle. "As a Western Slope legislator, I know how important responsible and safe gun ownership is for our rural communities and our way of life," said Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood Springs. "This commonsense law helps reduce g  more

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, May 16 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Governor Polis today signed gun violence prevention legislation into law to improve investigations of illegal firearm activity. "Though our background check system, InstaCheck, is working as intended, follow-up investigations are rarely conducted at the local or federal level due to resource limitations," Senator Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, said. "By giving CBI statutory authority, they will be able  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 16 -- Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Serve Colorado is joining forces with 10 other states, the Schultz Family Foundation, Pinterest, AmeriCorps, the Colorado Behavioral Health Administration, and the Colorado Community College System to recruit, train, and deploy the nation's first Youth Mental Health Corps to help teenagers access critical mental health resources. Serve Colorado, located within the Office of the Lt. Governor, ma  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 16 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Governor Polis today signed legislation into law to help prevent firearms from being stolen from vehicles by requiring them to be secured while unattended in a vehicle. "As a Western Slope legislator, I know how important responsible and safe gun ownership is for our rural communities and our way of life," said Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood Springs. "This commonsense law h  more

CENTENNIAL, Colorado, May 16 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Governor Polis today signed gun violence prevention legislation into law to improve investigations of illegal firearm activity. "Though our background check system, InstaCheck, is working as intended, follow-up investigations are rarely conducted at the local or federal level due to resource limitations," Senator Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, said. "By giving CBI statutory authority,   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 16 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Governor Polis today signed legislation into law to expand the state's Earned Income Tax Credit to boost the incomes of hardworking families. "Our regressive tax structures means ultra wealthy individuals often end up receiving more, proportional tax breaks than hardworking families," said Rep. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora. "Colorado's tax code should work for families, which is why we are p  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 16 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 15, 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 legisla  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 16 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight advised Piper Sandler & Co. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, A Stifel Company, two leading investment banking firms, as joint book-running managers in the offering and sale of $225 million of 9 percent fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due 2034 by Provident Financial Services Inc. (NYSE:PFS). The offering closed on May 13, 2024. This was the first Kroll-rated bank holding company   more

AURORA, Colorado, May 16 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed bills into law that will make Colorado safer and provide important investments into public safety and support for victims. "Every Coloradan deserves the opportunity to live in a safe and healthy community. By investing in the resources to crack down on crime, we will help keep people and property safer across Colorado," said Governor Polis. In Denver at Dri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 16 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Cat Spring Agricultural Society will have a new space for community events and agricultural education, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $250,750 in matching funds raised by the nonprofit agricultural society, will be used to complete construction on a new metal building that will serve as a community  more

COLUMBUS, Texas, May 16 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Columbus Volunteer Fire Department will install a sprinkler system in its fire station to protect firetrucks and other emergency equipment, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $16,950 in matching funds from the department, will pay for the installation of the sprinkler system that will run through the  more

EAGLE LAKE, Texas, May 16 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: Thanks to a $4,796 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority, the Eagle Lake Chamber of Commerce will begin work on a kitchen area and renovate the cramped restrooms in a popular community meeting space. The Community Development Partnership Program grant will pay for improvements to the community hall that is adjacent to the chamber's business office. Rentals of the space help fund the chamb  more

BELLVILLE, Texas, May 16 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Bellville, the Bellville Chamber of Commerce will install a modernized community message board that will share emergency alerts and information about local events with the public. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $59,695 in matching funds from the chamber, will pay for an LED message bo  more