OLYMPIA, Washington, June 22 (TNSres) -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced his appointments to the newly created Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force in the Attorney General's Office. The task force will convene technology experts, industry representatives, labor organizations, civil liberty groups and other stakeholders to discuss AI benefits and challenges. The Task Force will iss  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 22 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following statement on June 21, 2024: * * * Background: The dispute over the Rio Grande's water allocation has persisted for years, involving New Mexico, Texas, and Colorado. The Rio Grande Compact was designed to ensure equitable distribution of the river's water among these states. Recently, a Special Master approved a settlement addressing water allocation south of the Elephant Butte Reservoir. However, the   more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management today announces a final supplemental environmental impact statement analyzing proposed management changes for the Colorado River Valley and Grand Junction field offices. The plans update areas available for fluid mineral leasing and expands existing conservation areas. The proposed plan would close public lands with  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 22 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: This week, the State of Colorado announced on behalf of the Boulder Convention and Visitors Bureau (Visit Boulder) and a regional coalition of partners, including the City of Boulder, the Boulder Chamber, the University of Colorado Boulder and the Stanley Film Center, that a proposal was submitted to host the Sundance Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado starting in 2027. "Colorado and   more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Lt. Kevin Radford Cmdr. Laura Smith relieved Cmdr. John Copeland as commanding officer of Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Virginia Beach during a change of command ceremony in Layton Hall's Taylor Auditorium June 6, 2024. Capt. Christopher Bryant, commanding officer, Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), presided over the ceremony and congratulated both officers on all that the  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 960,000 head as of June 1, 2024. This latest inventory is up 1 percent from last month's inventory but 4 percent below the June 1, 2023 inventory. Cattle feeders with 1,000 head   more

AKRON, Colorado, June 22 -- The Colorado House Republicans issued the following news release: Representative Richard Holtorf (R- Akron) applauded the signing of SB24-121, "Licensure of Critical Access Hospitals". This law authorizes the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to license critical access hospitals separately from general hospitals. "Critical access hospitals are crucial to preserving the health-care of citizens in rural Colorado," said Rep. Holtorf. "There is an acu  more

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, June 22 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: By Keefer Patterson, Space Base Delta 1 Public Affairs Col. Phoenix Hauser took command of Space Delta 7 - Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance during a change of command ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, June 13. Lt. Gen. David N. Miller, Jr., Space Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony. "The simple truth is that without our teammates in Delta 7, without their abi  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, June 22 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: By Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Jeremy Fuller, Electronics Technician 1st Class Cassondra Johnson, and Kimberly M. Lansdale, Surface Combat Systems Training Command Surface Combat Systems Training Command (SCSTC) recently conducted a pilot of the newly developed Warship Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare (TASW) course of instruction to USS Truxtun (DDG 103) with USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) sup  more