WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Alsobrooks, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Promote Transparency on the Effect of Tariffs Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and 15 Senate colleagues to introduce the Tariff Transparency Act. This legislation would require the independent, bipartisan U.S. International Trade Commission to issue a report on the eco  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 14 -- The Colorado Department of Education issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * Colorado State Board of Education approves state's first teacher degree apprenticeship program DENVER -- During its March meeting, the Colorado State Board of Education approved the state's first Teacher Degree Apprenticeship program. This program will be sponsored by CareerWise and allow aspiring teachers to gain credit and experience while being employed at a school,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on March 12, 2025: * * * Recap: How Three States are Protecting Voting Rights Florida, Colorado, Maryland are on verge of passing historic state VRA's Washington, D.C. -- On Wednesday, Common Cause advocates from Colorado, Florida, and Maryland held a briefing detailing their work to enact state-level Voting Rights Acts as the current administration works to erode constitutional protections. The state experts  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Introduces Bill to Protect Access to Abortion, IVF for Servicemembers WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), a veteran and member of the House Armed services Committee, introduced the Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers Act to ensure servicemembers and military families continue to have access to abortion and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments regardless where   more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 13, 2025 ARMY Advanced Technology Systems Co.,* Mclean, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-0001, W56KGY-25-F-0001); Elevated Technologies LLC,* Mesa, Arizona (W56KGY-25-D-0002, W56KGY-25-F-0002); Leidos, Reston, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-0003, W56KGY-25-F-0003); Mission Solutions Group Inc.,* North Charleston, South Carolina (W56KGY-25-D-0004, W56KGY-25-F-0004); QinetiQ, Lorton, Virginia (W56KGY-25-D-  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Reintroduces Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) reintroduced her Southern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act. The bipartisan legislation will protect over 2 million acres of public land for conservation and recreation while providing locally-selected tracts of federal lan  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * DAF senior leaders highlight warrior ethos, lethality during NCLS U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colorado - U.S. military general officers and senior enlisted advisors headlined a senior leader panel during the 32nd annual National Character and Leadership Symposium at the U.S. Air Force Academy on Feb. 21. The panel featured Gen. Stephen Whiting,  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 3, 2025, from Hess Corp., Houston, Texas: * * * To: The Honorable Lee M. Zeldin Administrator US Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0358 * * * Dear Administrator Zeldin: Hess Corporation ("Hess") is a United States-based leading global independent energy company engaged in the explor  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 14 -- The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless issued the following news release on March 13, 2025: * * * LOW-INCOME RENTERS FACE A DIRE SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOMES IN COLORADO AMID UNPRECEDENTED ATTACKS ON HOUSING ASSISTANCE A new report shared by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) published by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) finds a national shortage of 7.1 million affordable and available rental homes for extremely low-income renter hous  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Navajo Preparatory School Head Shawna Allison Becenti from a Feb. 12, 2025, hearing entitled "Leaving Indian Children Behind: Reviewing the State of BIE Schools." BIE is the Bureau of Indian Education. * * * Ya'at'eeh Chairman of the Full Committee Bruce Westerman, Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and Members of the House Subcommittee, thank you for the opp  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Evans Introduces BELO'S Act WASHINGTON - Army veteran and Congressman Gabe Evans has introduced the bipartisan Benefits the Endure for Lifetimes of Service (BELO's) Act, a bill to give free National Park lifetime passes to the families of veterans who passed away from a service-related illness or accident. The bill is named after First Sergeant Marc Belo, one of Rep. Evans' soldiers in the  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Tim Tymkovich, judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, from a Feb. 25, 2025, hearing entitled "Justice Delayed: The Crisis of Undermanned Federal Courts": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, and members of the Committee: Good morning, I am Tim Tymkovich, Judge on the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, appearing by de  more