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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Thursday June 27, 2024 ( 7 items )  

ATR Congratulates Pledge Signers in Colorado, New York, and Utah on their Primary Victories
WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news: Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Colorado, New York, and Utah for their recent primary victories. By signing the Pledge, these candidates have made a written commitment to taxpayers to oppose and vote against any and all income tax increases if elected to Congress. The following Primary winners signed the Pledge: Colorado:   more

CLIMATE MODELS UNDERESTIMATE CARBON CYCLING THROUGH PLANTS
BOULDER, Colorado, June 26 (TNSres) -- The National Center for Atmospheric Research issued the following news release: * * * New study has implications for vegetation-based carbon removal projects * * * The carbon stored globally by plants is shorter-lived and more vulnerable to climate change than previously thought, according to a new study. The findings have implications for the role of flora in mitigating climate change, including the potential for vegetation-based carbon removal project  more

NCBA Statement on Latest USDA Packers & Stockyards Rule
CENTENNIAL, Colorado, June 25 [Category: Agriculture] -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association issued the following news release: WASHINGTON (June 25, 2024) -- "USDA's newly proposed rule is a direct attack on cattle producer profitability. By creating criteria that effectively deems any innovation or differentiation in the marketplace improper, USDA is sending a clear message that cattle producers should not derive any benefit from the free market but instead be paid one low price regardle  more

New Study Reveals Investments Will Create More Than 190,000 Clean Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Per Year in Ohio, Michigan, Colorado and Oregon
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The National Skills Coalition issued the following news release: * * * Research shows that historical investments from new federal laws could present an opportunity for states to build a diverse workforce in these sectors. * * * New analysis commissioned by National Skills Coalition (NSC) and the BlueGreen Alliance (BGA), shows that combined historic investments in clean energy, manufacturing, and infrastructure from three new federal laws--the Inflation Reduc  more

New Women Officeholders Likely in South Carolina and Utah
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: * * * Results for women in the June 25th primaries in Colorado, New York, and Utah from the Center for American Women and Politics * * * Primary elections were held on Tuesday in three states: Colorado, New York, and Utah. Runoff elections were also held in South Carolina (find those results incorporated into the complete South Carolina results here [https://cawp.rutge  more

Potential of Inflammatory Biomarkers to Guide Treatment in Mild Asthma
DENVER, Colorado, June 27 (TNSres) -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: National Jewish Health researchers are looking for ways to identify patients with untreated mild persistent asthma who might benefit from daily inhaled treatment based on inflammatory biomarkers. Their results were published in April in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI) In Practice. "Patients with severe asthma can be prescribed biologic   more

Timing of Rainfall Could Help Predict Floods
BOULDER, Colorado, June 27 (TNSres) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * New CIRES-led study measures the time between storms to better understand soil moisture * * * With record rainfall projected to continue into the future, many worry extreme flooding will follow suit. But a new CIRES-led study published today in Science of the Total Environment found an increase in precipitation alone won't necessarily increase disastrous f  more