WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse, in collaboration with Boulder residents Jill and Michael White, introduced the Magnus White Cyclist Safety Act, named in honor of their 17-year-old son who tragically lost his life while riding his bicycle. The bill requires the Department of Transportation to issue a rule requiring that automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems be installed on all new passenger   more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 19 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Douglas County Canine Rescue (DCCR) has relinquished its license to operate a pet facility in Colorado to settle two cases brought by the Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA) program in 2023 and 2024. In the two cases, DCCR was charged with nine total counts, including failing to provide timely veterinary care to the dogs in their care, failing to maintain records, falsifying recor  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 19 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Governor Polis toured The Village at Solid Rock, a 77-unit Affordable housing complex in Colorado Springs. "Expanding housing opportunities Coloradans can afford is critical to lowering costs and helping families thrive. Today, in Colorado Springs I toured 77 units of new housing that offer options closer to job centers so families have more time to explore everything that makes Color  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 2, 2024, entitled "Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 123 Under Alternative Site Framework; Denver, Colorado". Here are excerpts: * * * Pursuant to its authority under the Foreign-Trade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a-81u), the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the following Order: Whereas, the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Act provi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule in the Federal Register on Dec. 9, 2024, entitled "Finding of Failure To Attain and Reclassification of an Area in Utah as Serious for the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is determining that the Northern Wasatch Front, UT area failed to attain the 2015 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) by the ap  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet released the following statement regarding the decision by Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) to go out-of-network for patients on TRICARE, the health care program for military service members and their families: "Military families across the West rely on Children's Hospital Colorado especially those with very ill or medically fragile children  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Bill included in annual defense policy bill passed by Congress, strengthens partnerships across the Western Hemisphere Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Bill Cassidy, and Michael Bennet, along with U.S. Representatives Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Joaquin Castro, and Maria Elvira Salazar celebrated the passage of the bipartisan Summit of the Americas Act as part of the fiscal year 2025 National Defense  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Language included in annual defense policy bill passed by Congress Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Mike Crapo, and Mark Kelly applauded the passage of language based on their Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act in the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "Our Air National Guard fighter squadrons like the Buckley-based 140th Wing are responsible for 94 p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Three individuals were sentenced yesterday for their roles in founding and operating an illegal pyramid scheme. Alex Dee, 50, of Fate, Texas, was sentenced to 36 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,845,600 in forfeiture; Brian Kaplan, 53, of Fort Collins, Colorado, was sentenced to 22 months in prison and ordered to pay $2,838,700 in forfeiture; and Jerrold Mauer, 58, of North Bellmore,   more

PORTLAND, Maine, Dec. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee today announced the filing of lawsuits against three individuals alleging they fraudulently applied for and received CARES Act pandemic relief funds: * Jazmyn Paduani (Manchester, New Hampshire) is alleged to have fraudulently applied for, received, and received forgiveness for a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. * Devi  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: A rendering of Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander and a rover developed for the company's third mission to the Moon as part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative. Credit: Firefly Aerospace NASA continues to advance its campaign to explore more of the Moon than ever before, awarding Firefly Aerospace $179 million to deliver six experiments to the lunar surface. This fourth task order for Firefly will target l  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 17 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) caught a glimpse of the agency's retired InSight lander recently, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft's solar panels. In the new image taken Oct. 23 by MRO's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera, InSight's solar panels have acquired the same reddish-brown hue as the rest of the planet. After touching down in Novemb  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: * * * COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Potato stocks in Colorado on December 1, 2024, totaled 14.90 million hundredweight, down 3 percent from last year. Disappearance of the crop to date was 6.35 million hundredweight. Potatoes in storage accounted for 70 percent of the 2024 production, compared with 73 percent a year earlier. * * * UNI  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: * * * COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Potato stocks in Colorado on December 1, 2024, totaled 14.90 million hundredweight, down 3 percent from last year. Disappearance of the crop to date was 6.35 million hundredweight. Potatoes in storage accounted for 70 percent of the 2024 production, compared with 73 percent a year earlier. * * * UNIT  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: The work was done as part of the USGS 3D Elevation Program, known as 3DEP, which uses a next-generation mapping technology to obtain highly detailed three-dimensional elevation information about the natural and constructed landscapes of the Nation, including surfaces under rivers and other inland waterbodies. Known as topobathymetric lidar, the technology uses laser pulses that  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Dec. 18 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) detected and tracked four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) on Dec. 17, 2024. The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaska ADIZ occurs regularl  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Today, the Senate passed the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), bipartisan legislation shaped and led by Arizona Senator Mark Kelly that will tackle water infrastructure, flood control, and drought resilience across Arizona and the west. Authorized every two years, WRDA directs U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' infrastructure, drought, and flood control work. This yea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Service Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes Members of Congress. Admission to the United States Coast Guard Academy, also a federal service academy, does not require a congressional nomination. "W  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today announced their nominees to the United States Military Academies. To be considered for an appointment to a service academy, applicants must be nominated by an authorized nominating source, which includes Members of Congress. Admission to the United States Coast Guard Academy, also a federal service academy, does not require a congressional nomination. "We are p  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: This year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes seven Hickenlooper bills and a provision, strengthening U.S. national security, and delivering historic pay raise for junior enlisted service members Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper applauded the inclusion of seven of his bills in the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets national security policy and recommende  more