IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Lisa Scott, an INL postdoc administrative assistant, grew up next to Russell L. Heath. "Our backyards touched," Scott said. "As a young girl, I never knew the extent of Russ' education and contributions to the INL research. He was always a kind, genuine neighbor and family friend. He had a talent for restoring old Model T type cars." Deborah Heath, Russell   more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Master Sgt. Rachelle Morris, Air Force Reserve Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) More than two dozen Airmen and Guardians executed a cybersecurity Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission June 4 to 14 in response to the governor declaring Guam's cybersecurity as a critical area in need of appropriate measures to defend critical infrastructure from malicious cyber activity. The mission came at   more

BUCKLEY AFB, Colorado, July 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Buckley Air Force Base (460th Space Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Joshua Hollis, Space Base Delta 2 Public Affairs U.S. Space Force Col. Heidi Dexter, Space Base Delta 2 commander, alongside U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Sharma Haynes, Senior Enlisted Airman of Space Base Delta 2, spoke at an all-call at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, June 26, 2024. Dexter focused on the ongoing strategic shifts within the U.S.  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: In a significant move to enhance public safety, the State of Colorado has finalized new state licensing for ground ambulance agencies. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment will now oversee the licensing of all agencies providing ground ambulance services, which will help ensure more consistent and equitable standards across the state. The   more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado announced that a jury found a former Colorado resident guilty of 31 counts of defrauding the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program and the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of nearly half a million dollars. Shambrica Washington, 39, now a resident of Parker, Texas, was found guilty on 31 counts including wire fraud, br  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 2 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release: The Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) seized approximately 170,000 fentanyl pills in Utah operations last month. In less than two weeks in June, 170,000 fentanyl pills were seized across the state. This represents 25.6% of the total fentanyl pill seizures in Utah in all of 2023. A record 664,000+ fentan  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following public funding document on July 1, 2024: * * * On June 26, 2024, the Commission certified that Jill Stein is eligible to receive federal matching funds in connection with seeking the Green Party nomination for president for 2024. To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must submit Candidate and Committee Agreements and Certifications as well as raise a threshold amount of $100,000 by collecting $5,000 in 20 d  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Presidential candidates collected $553 million and disbursed $416 million, Congressional candidates collected $1.8 billion and disbursed $1.2 billion, political parties received $989.5 million and spent $774.8 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $5.2 billion and spent $4.4 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission th  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Bipartisan legislation goes into effect today to boost Colorado's education workforce. HB24-1044, sponsored by Representative Eliza Hamrick and Senator Chris Hansen, allows school districts to hire more Public Employee Retirement Association (PERA) retirees, without the risk of the retirees losing their retirement benefits. "Colorado's educator shortage is dire and our students deserve q  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Legislation sponsored by Representative Judy Amabile, D-Boulder, and Senator Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora, that aims to streamline complicated processes in the competency system to increase efficiency and effectiveness and reduce waitlists goes into effect on July 1. "We must reform Colorado's competency system to get people the help they need to get better, which is why we passed this new law," said Amabil  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: In the first half of 2024, Governor Polis and his administration made new near-term progress, signed a series of new climate-related bills into law, and made important investments aimed at cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution emissions, according to a newly released progress report (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19Dn5gr9jXk-1v3oz2PXDfSYqB8rPWB43/view) on the Colorado Greenhouse Gas Pollutio  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory issued the following news release: A research effort led by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has made advances that could enable a broader range of currently unimagined optoelectronic devices. The researchers, whose previous innovation included incorporating a perovskite layer that allowed the creation of a new type of polari  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 2 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today, Governor Polis, joined by the Colorado Energy and Carbon Management Commission (ECMC), announced two important new reports [active link not provided by source] that outline how Colorado can further harness emerging clean energy solutions, like geothermal and hydrogen energy, to help reach the State's climate and air quality goals. Directed by a law signed by Governor Poli  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and FINRA announced today that registration is now open (https://cvent.me/XxEQGz?rt=HHbjZBDX3064kIpgFG_xOg) for both in-person and virtual attendance of their Compliance Outreach Program for municipal market professionals. The event is open to the public and will take place on Wednesday, No  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: The Securities and Exchange Commission, Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB), and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration (https://web.cvent.com/event/42b01ae5-40e1-454e-961b-97af5fa703d7/regProcessStep1?rt=HHbjZBDX3064kIpgFG_xOg) for both in-person and virtual attendance of their Compliance Outreach Program for municipal mar  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news on July 1, 2024: * * * * Researchers have built an atomic clock that is more precise and accurate than any previous clock. * For the first time, the clock can detect the effects of gravity predicted by the theory of general relativity at the microscopic scale. * The clock is the latest demonstration that a much more precise definition of the official secon  more