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News Tipoffs - Colorado Editors Newsletter for Sunday June 16, 2024 ( 6 items )  

AG Nessel Endorses the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024
LANSING, Michigan, June 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy and co-sponsored by a bipartisan 1  more

BLM Proposes Renewed Protections for Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge
WALDEN, Colorado, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a proposal to renew protections for 4,792 acres of public lands within the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge. This withdrawal would continue to protect important wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge supports diverse wildlife habitats, including s  more

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Colorado - Fourth Quarter 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 14, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Colorado - Fourth Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in all nine of Colorado's largest counties from December 2022 to December 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or   more

Colo. Gov. Polis Releases Statement On Supreme Court Decision That Protects Access to Mifepristone
DENVER, Colorado, June 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on June 14, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Polis released the following statement on the Supreme Court's unanimous decision to reject this baseless challenge which will protect freedom and choice and ensure access to Mifepristone. "Following the dangerous Dobbs decision, at a time when reproductive freedom is under constant attack, this decision provides a moment of relief to Coloradans. In Colorado, we res  more

Factor One Source Pharmacy to Pay $515,000 to Settle EEOC Disability, Genetic Information Discrimination Suit
DENVER, Colorado, June 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged Pharmacy Pressured Employees and Applicants to Fill Expensive Hemophilia Prescriptions with the Company * * * Factor One Source Pharmacy, LLC, a pharmacy providing specialized pharmacy services to patients requiring complex medications, will pay $515,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a disability and genetic information discr  more

Farm Service Agency: USDA Awards $50M to Support Farmworkers, Agricultural Employers
PALISADE, Colorado, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $50 million to 141 awardees in 40 states and Puerto Rico, through the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program (FLSP Program), reaching 177 unique agricultural operations and over 11,000 workers. The awards will help improve the resilien  more