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News Tipoffs - Colorado Editors Newsletter for Tuesday July 23, 2024 ( 11 items )  

City of Pueblo Receives $1 Million DOLA Grant for Real Time Crime Center
PUEBLO, Colorado, July 23 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news: The City of Pueblo received notice of award from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) for a $1,000,000 grant to assist with funding the Real Time Crime Center (RTCC) with the Pueblo Police Department. Recently Mayor of Pueblo Heather Graham, Chief of Pueblo Police Department Chris Noeller and Chief of Staff Brian McCain traveled to Montrose, Colo. to present before DOLA regarding this grant application. Consideration   more

Colo. PUC Issues Weekly Meeting Agenda for July 24, 2024
DENVER, Colorado, July 19 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24A-0301CP-SUSP Billups Transportation LLC IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF BILLUPS TRANSPORTATION LLC TO SUSPEND CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY NO. 55986. Filing Date and Party: 07/02/2024 Billups Transportation LLC Description: Application for authority to suspend Certificate of Public Convenience and N  more

Colo. Speaker McCluskie Addresses Elevating Rural Colorado Partnership Education Celebration
DENVER, Colorado, July 23 -- The Colorado House Democrats posted the following remarks on July 22, 2024, from Speaker Julie McCluskie: * * * KEYSTONE, CO - Speaker Julie McCluskie today delivered remarks at the Elevating Rural Colorado Partnership celebration in Keystone, CO, and discussed recent efforts to boost career pathways in rural Colorado and support rural public schools. The event, organized by Colorado Succeeds, the Colorado Education Initiative, Empower Schools, and Lyra Colorado,   more

Colorado Medicaid Executes Its Fifth Pharmaceutical Value-Based Contract
DENVER, Colorado, July 23 -- The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * Medicaid enters into value-based contract for Dupixent(R) * * * Today the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) announced it has entered into a value-based pharmacy contract designed to save Coloradans money on health care. This latest value-based contract is with Sanofi for Dupixent(R) (dupilumab), an injectable biologic me  more

CPUC Recommends Fourth Round of Grant Awards for Last Mile Broadband Infrastructure Projects Across California
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 23 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today announced the fourth round of recommended awardees for last mile broadband projects as part of the $2 billion Last Mile Federal Funding Account Grant Program. This program expands broadband internet access for underserved and unserved communities across California. This announcement continues a rolling proces  more

Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Implement President Biden's Investing in America Agenda for Ecosystem and Habitat Restoration in the Upper Colorado River Basin
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a funding opportunity through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for ecosystem and habitat restoration projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin that address impacts caused by drought. These funds will help increase community and landscape resiliency while restoring habitats and assisting in species recovery. These funds are made available thro  more

Interior Department Announces Next Steps to Implement President Biden's Investing in America Agenda for Ecosystem and Habitat Restoration in the Upper Colorado River Basin
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a funding opportunity through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for ecosystem and habitat restoration projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin that address impacts caused by drought. These funds will help increase community and landscape resiliency while restoring habitats and assisting in species recovery. These funds  more

JCS chairman puts strategic picture in focus during Aspen talk
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., gave some insight into the thought processes of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during a Fireside Chat with Fox News luminary Jennifer Griffin at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado on July 19. Brown is the highest-ranking officer in the U.S. military, and it is his job to advise the president, vice president,   more

Polis Administration Announces $129 Million in Federal Funding to Improve Colorado Air
DENVER, Colorado, July 23 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * EPA Grants Colorado Energy Office $129 Million to invest in greenhouse gas emissions reduction * * * Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Energy Office celebrate an awarded $129 million granted by the EPA to invest in new initiatives to help improve Colorado's air quality. The announcement of the grant allows Colorado to expand initiatives and promote community-driven soluti  more

Senate Democratic Leadership Statements on President Biden
DENVER, Colorado, July 23 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats posted the following statements on July 22, 2024: * * * Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Senate Majority Leader Robert Rodriguez, D-Denver, today released the following statements on President Biden's decision not to seek reelection. Senate President Steve Fenberg: "President Biden is a true public servant and deserves our immense gratitude for saving the country from a deepening crisis in the 2020 election. He brought   more

White House Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Detect and Reduce Climate Super Pollutants
WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Detect and Reduce Climate Super Pollutants Half of today's climate change is caused by super pollutant greenhouse gases--including methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and nitrous oxide (N2O)--that are far more potent than carbon dioxide (CO2). Slashing emissions of these super-pollutants is the fastest way to tackle climate change and a critical compleme  more