LITTLETON, Colorado, July 17 -- Arapahoe County issued the following agency statement on July 16, 2024: * * * Project Website Has Launched! * * * Arapahoe County is excited to announce the kick-off of the master planning effort for the 2,800-acre Bijou Basin property located approximately five miles south of Byers and currently closed to the public. Visit our new project website at www.arapahoeco.gov/bijoubasin for more information about this project and to sign up for public open house anno  more

SPACE BASE DELTA I, Colorado, July 18 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: By Brooke Nevins, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Public Affairs PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command deputy commander for operations formally joined the general officer ranks during a promotion ceremony July 12, 2024 at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. While Brig. Gen. John L. Dawber received his first star during the cerem  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein fought to increase drug price transparency for patients by urging the Court to uphold state laws that require pharmaceutical manufacturers to report information about new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. "Prescription drug prices can be astronomical," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "That means North Carol  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes today led a coalition of 14 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as eligible for major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act. The petition also seeks to clarify that wildfire smoke events are eligible fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information about specific new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/PhRMA%20v.%20S  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today formally established Blackwell School National Historic Site in Texas as the nation's newest national park. The park is the seventh national park unit designated under President Biden. Recent additions include the designation of Amache National Historic Site in Colorado, the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Illinois and Mississippi, and   more

DENVER, Colorado, July 17 -- Denver International Airport issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Denver International Airport (DEN) announced today that its Business Development Training Academy (BDTA) has been honored with the Airport Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative of the Year at the 2024 Food and Beverage Awards. The Airport Food & Beverage + Hospitality Conference & Awards, organized by the London-based Moodie Davitt Report, prioritizes supporting and awarding those wh  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Grants from President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act will support the renewal of American manufacturing by helping businesses produce low-carbon materials * * * BOSTON (JULY 16, 2024) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the selection of four recipients working in New England that will receive more than $18 million in grants to support efforts in reporting and reducing   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following order (FRN No. 0033161688) on July 17, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Riverside Communications, LLC, Licensee of Stations KLMR-FM, Lamar, Colorado, and KLMR(AM), Lamar, Colorado; Application for Consent to Transfer of Control ORDER By the Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau: 1. In this Order, we adopt the attached Consent Decree entered into by the Media Bureau (Bureau) and Riverside Communication  more

ALBANY, New York, July 17 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Selected Teams Will Partner with Leading Real Estate Companies to Advance Their Low Carbon Solutions for Heating Tall Buildings * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced seven finalists in the $10 million Empire Technology Prize, a competitive opportunity for global solution providers launched last October to advance building technologies for low carbon heating system retrofits in tall comm  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 17 (TNSres) -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Today, Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Executive Director Jill Ryan discussed Colorado's efforts to strengthen the healthcare workforce through the Practice-Based Healthcare Education grants. The Governor visited the Lowry Family Health Center, which received a grant for the Colorado Works for International Physicians program, an innov  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 18 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Today, Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), and the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) announced the preliminary selection of the first six recipients of the voter-approved Proposition 123 Equity program. These funds will provide investment capital for low- and middle-income multifamily affordable rental housing proje  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 18 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Department of Regulatory Agencies' (DORA) Division of Insurance (DOI), announced health insurance plans and premium savings for Coloradans in 2025 thanks to Colorado's landmark reinsurance program. Coloradans will save $477 million on premiums and avoid a nearly 23% premium increase, which would occur if reinsurance did not exist. "Reinsurance savings hel  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 18 -- The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies' Division of Insurance issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * Bipartisan Reinsurance program effort continues to save consumers millions in 2025. Colorado Option plans will again have lower premiums than non-option plans. * * * Today, Governor Polis and the Department of Regulatory Agencies' (DORA) Division of Insurance (DOI), announced health insurance plans and premium savings for Coloradans in 2  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 17 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on July 16, 2024: Representative Tammy Story today highlighted the success of the Capital Development Committee (CDC) as it begins charting state investments for the new fiscal year. This joint legislative committee reviews funding requests for capital projects from all state agencies. Vice Chair Representative Tammy Story, D-Conifer: "From higher education and youth services within the Department of C  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in 10 Kansas counties and neighboring counties in Colorado are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans o  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the names of individuals who hold senior staff positions in D.C. Eric Deeble has been promoted to Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Before becoming the Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Dr. Deeble joined USDA as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Congressional Relations  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 17, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration announces $5 billion for new infrastructure projects and releases new tools for Americans to see how the President's actions are lowering costs and benefiting their daily lives * * * This week, the Biden-Harris Administration will launch its fifth Investing in America tour: Investing in America, Made in America. President Biden's Cabinet and White House officials will   more