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*Colorado Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday November 26, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Colorado State Judicial Branch: Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program Names New Executive Director
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 26 -- The Colorado State Judicial Branch issued the following news release: The Colorado Judicial Branch is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth "Liz" Lembo, LPC, LAC, as the new Executive Director of the Colorado Lawyer Assistance Program (COLAP), the state's lawyer assistance program dedicated to promoting the well-being, resiliency, and competency of Colorado's legal community. With a mission to address behavioral health concerns such as mental health cha  more

Department of Defense Awards $5.1 Million to Demonstrate and Establish Process to Recrystallize Nitroguanidine
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense recently made two awards totaling $5.1 million to Canadian Commercial Corporation and Estes Energetics. These awards, facilitated through the Defense Production Act Purchases (DPAP) office, in collaboration with the Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, will enable the recipients to demonstrate and subsequently establish a process for recrystallizing nitroguanidine (NQ),  more

DOL Mine Safety & Health Administration Receives Petition From Buchanan Minerals of Mavisdale, Colorado
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 14 signed by Song-ae Aromie Noe, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards Here are excerpts: * * * AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine  more

DOL Mine Safety & Health Administration Receives Petition From Buchanan Minerals of Mavisdale, Colorado
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 14 signed by Song-ae Aromie Noe, Director, Office of Standards, Regulations, and Variances. Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards Here are excerpts: * * * AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine  more

Fla. U.S. Attorney: Tampa Dentist Pleads Guilty to Sending Threats to Multiple Victims, Including an Election Official
TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: A Florida dentist pleaded guilty today to sending threats to three victims in 2019 and 2020 and to an election official in 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats to various public figures based on their political commentary via Facebook and Instagram messages,   more

Interior BLM Issues Final EIS Involving Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Management Plan for 10 States
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 15 signed by Sharif Branham, Assistant Director for Resources and Planning. Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Greater Sage-Grouse Rangewide Planning AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environm  more

Justice Dept.: Florida Dentist Pleads Guilty to Sending Threats to Multiple Victims, Including an Election Official
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024: A Florida dentist pleaded guilty today to sending threats to three victims in 2019 and 2020 and to an election official in 2024. According to court documents, from September 2019 to July 2020, Richard Glenn Kantwill, 61, of Tampa, sent over 100 threats to various public figures based on their political commentary via Facebook and Instagram messages, email, and text. As charged in the super  more

U.S. Space Command Hosts Japanese Deputy Director General
PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Nov. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: U.S. Space Command leaders welcomed Major General Masahiro Asaka, deputy director general of the Operations Department, Joint Staff, Japan Self Defense Forces, for a three-day visit to Peterson Space Force Base, Nov. 19-21, where they held U.S.-Japan Staff Talks. They discussed cooperation in the space domain, as well as land, maritime, and air domains, and agreed on a direction to  more