JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Lt. Col. Christopher Rothe assumed command of the 70th Flying Training Squadron from Lt. Col. James Morgan on May 8, 2024, during a ceremony held at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Col. Amy Lewis, 340th Flying Training Group commander, officiated the change of command ceremony. As a command pilot with more than 5,000 flying hours i  more

BOULDER, Colorado, May 21 -- Boulder County issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: The Boulder County Elections Division will conduct a logic and accuracy test beginning on Tuesday, May 28 on ballots and equipment to be used for the 2024 June Statewide Primary Election. The test ensures voting system equipment properly tabulates votes. Each type of ballot and all ballot styles will be tested to verify they are properly printed and read by the scanning equipment. The test will also   more

OAKLAND, California, May 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) supporting ED's proposed regulations that would expand debt relief to more federal student loan borrowers. U.S. borrowers currently hold over $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt; 3.8 million Californians owe over   more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 21 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Governor Polis signed the following bills into law in ceremonies in Colorado Springs. * HB24-1282 - Ninth-Grade Success Grant & Performance Reporting, sponsored by Representatives Matthew Martinez and Rose Pugliese, and Senators James Coleman and Cleave Simpson. - "This bill will help more students access the support and resources they need to succeed in high school an  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Governor Polis traveled through the western slope from Vail to Paonia to sign bills into law. While at the Bair Ranch Rest Area in Gypsum, Governor Polis signed bills to ensure Colorado roads and highways are safe for all Coloradans, visitors, and workers: * HB24-1135 - Offenses Related to Operating a Vehicle, sponsored by Representatives Matt Soper and Marc Snyder, and Senators  more

PAONIA, Colorado, May 21 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Governor Jared Polis today signed a bipartisan water conservation bill into law. HB24-1436 will refer a ballot measure to Colorado voters to allow the state to keep and spend all sports betting tax revenue to fund water conservation and protection projects. "From agricultural use to recreation that drives our tourism economy, protecting Colorado's waters is essential and will ensure its availability for  more

NEW CASTLE, Colorado, May 21 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Governor Jared Polis today signed legislation that will improve wildfire mitigation. HB24-1006 will make it easier for rural communities to locate and apply for state and federal wildfire prevention grants. HB24-1024 will expand wildfire prevention efforts through community education. "Rural communities like mine are often most at risk for wildfire-related damage and displacement," said Rep. Elizabe  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Governor Polis today signed into law bipartisan legislation to restore the North American wolverine in Colorado. SB24-171, sponsored by Senators Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, and Perry Will, R-New Castle, and Representatives Barbara McLachlan, D-Durango, and Tisha Mauro, D-Pueblo, authorizes Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) to reintroduce wolverines and enhance Colorado's biodiversity. "Wolverines were a nat  more

GYPSUM, Colorado, May 21 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Governor Jared Polis signed into law bipartisan legislation that would improve safety and keep traffic flowing on Colorado's mountain highways and better enforce commercial driving infractions. SB24-100, sponsored by Senator Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, and Representative Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood Springs, improves safety by allowing the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies' Division of Insurance issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Late on Friday, May 17, the health insurer Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and the health care system CommonSpirit Health reached an agreement on a five-year contract that will put CommonSpirit hospitals, outpatient centers and physicians offices in-network for Anthem policyholders. This agreement is retroactive back to May 1, meaning consumers s  more

NEW CASTLE, Colorado, May 21 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Governor Jared Polis today signed legislation that will improve wildfire mitigation. HB24-1006 will make it easier for rural communities to locate and apply for state and federal wildfire prevention grants. HB24-1024 will expand wildfire prevention efforts through community education. "Rural communities like mine are often most at risk for wildfire-related damage and displacement,"   more

GYPSUM, Colorado, May 21 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, Governor Jared Polis signed into law bipartisan legislation that would improve safety and keep traffic flowing on Colorado's mountain highways and better enforce commercial driving infractions. SB24-100, sponsored by Senators Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, and Perry Will, R-New Castle, and Representatives Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood Springs, and Rick Taggart, R-Grand Junction, improv  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Michael Shawn Stewart, 61, of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Bryant Edwin Sewall, 57, formerly of Little Elm, Texas, were found guilty by a jury of 14 counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Evidence presented at the three-week trial showed that Stewart and Sewall were owners and executives  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement recently proposed regulations, which would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers and help address the student debt crisis. The proposed regulations would waive or reduce s  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: It's Mission Monday. Meet Debra Edwards, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's liaison to the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations and Environment. Edwards is the conduit between SAF and AFFCE leadership to make sure projects and programs worked by the team in the AFCEC Installations Directorate have the appropriate atte  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has selected BAE Systems (formerly known as Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corporation) of Boulder, Colorado, to develop an instrument to analyze ocean data as part of NOAA's Geostationary Extended Observations (GeoXO) satellite program. This cost-plus-award-fee contract is valued at approximately $450 million. It includes the development of two flight ins  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on May 20, 2024: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as amended on Tuesday, May 2, 2024, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, and Monday, May 15, 2024, certifying that 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 caused widespread and  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, May 21 -- The Western Area Power Administration issued the following news release: The Western Area Power Administration today issued a Request for Proposals to purchase renewable energy certificates from small and minority-owned businesses and Indian Tribes. Up to 7,000 RECs per fiscal year will be purchased on behalf of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science's Berkeley Site Office and WAPA. "WAPA is proud to be paving the way for meaningful collaboration with Tri  more