WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Casten Reintroduce Bill to Ensure Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy are Considered in Home Appraisals Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Sean Casten (D-Ill.) reintroduced the Getting Renewable and Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Appraisals Act. This legislation will encourage energy-efficient and clean energy features to be conside  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on March 28, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Minnesota - Third Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in 7 of the 8 largest counties in Minnesota from September 2023 to September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county equivalents with annual average   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 29 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 25A-0074R Colorado Department of Transportation IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN PUC AUTHORIZATION TO RECONSTRUCT BOTH I-25 OVERPASS BRIDGE STRUCTURES D-17-EY & D-17-EX OVER GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY OF COLORADO, LLC (GWRCO) MP 9.68 (U.S. DOT# 849335N) AND MINOR  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 27, 2025 AIR FORCE Rocket Lab National Security LLC, Long Beach, California (FA8811-25-D-B007); and Stoke Space Technologies Inc., Kent, Washington (FA8811-25-D-B006), have been awarded a multiple-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum cumulative ceiling of $5,600,000,000 for the National Security Space (NSS) Launch Phase Three Lane On  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 28, 2025 ARMY Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $4,937,045,400 firm-fixed-price contract for the Precision Strike Missiles Increment One. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2030. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on RFK Jr.'s Assault on Public Health WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after across-the-board cuts were announced throughout the Department of Health and Human Services. "Secretary Kennedy and DOGE's illegal assault on public health is going to harm the American p  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 28 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Signs Bills Into Law Administratively DENVER - Governor Polis signed the following bills into law administratively. * HB25-1077 \- Backflow Prevention Devices Requirements, sponsored by Representatives Sheila Lieder and Naquetta Ricks, and Senators Dylan Roberts and Janice Rich. * HB25-1041 \- Student Athlete Nameor Likeness, sponsored by Representative Lesley Smith, and S  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released its latest notice in the Federal Register detailing petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Covering cases received between January 1 and January 31, 2025, the report includes individuals from across the country seeking compensation for alleged vaccine-related injuries, disabilities, or deaths. The VICP, a feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Hudson, Issa, Risch Lead Bill to Stop Unfair State Taxes on Firearms WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressmen Richard Hudson (R-NC) and Darrell Issa (R-CA), alongside Senator Jim Risch (R-ID), introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act (link is external) to prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gun control programs. "Gun grabbing liberals wil  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE Denver removes man wanted in El Salvador DENVER - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement removed Salvadoran national and foreign fugitive Jose Eduardo Moran-Garcia, 28, to El Salvador via air transportation, March 28. Moran is wanted in his home country for aggravated homicide, displacement of individuals, unlawful groupings and aggravated robbe  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * ICYMI: Colorado Congressman Gabe Evans is leading a bipartisan effort to close a loophole in Medicaid that he says is leading to identity theft ICYMI, this week Congressman Gabe Evans co-introduced the bipartisan Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act, a bill that would require states to regularly check social security files for deceased doctors whose Medicaid or Medicare ID num  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Leads Committee Democrats in Introduction of Resolution of Inquiry to Investigate Trump and Musk's Illegal CFPB Shutdown Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, led Committee Democrats in introducing H. Res. 259, a Resolution of Inquiry (ROI) deman  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Rep. Crank Votes to Require Academic Institutions to Report Foreign Gifts and Funding WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of the Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, which would strengthen reporting requirements related to foreign gifts and funding received by academic institutions. Cur  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Rep. Neguse Celebrates Boulder Being Named Host of the 2027 Sundance Film Festival Lafayette, CO -- Today, Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-02) issued a statement celebrating the Sundance Institute naming Boulder, Colorado as the new host of the Sundance Film Festival starting in 2027: "I'm incredibly excited to welcome the 2027 Sundance Film Festival to one of the best cities in the countr  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Rep. Neguse, Sen. Bennet Issue Statement on the Passing of Bob Fuchigami Lafayette, CO -- Today, Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Senator Michael Bennet issued a statement on the passing of Bob Fuchigami: "We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Bob Fuchigami, a dear friend and an inspirational advocate. "Bob was just eleven years old when his family was ordered to leav  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on March 28, 2025: * * * Reps Issa, Hudson and Senator Risch Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Stop Improper State Taxes on Firearms WASHINGTON - This week, Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Congressman Richard Hudson (NC), and Senator Jim Risch (ID), introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act. This bill would prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gu  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Issa, Hudson Introduce Bill to Prohibit State Excise Taxes on Firearms WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Representatives Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) today introduced the Freedom from Unfair Gun Taxes Act. This bill would prohibit states from implementing excise taxes on firearms and ammunition to fund gun control programs. "Blue states that implement an   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following floor remarks on March 27, 2025: * * * Mr. President, today I want to recognize the first responders who responded to a tragic multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate70 on March 14 and remember the victims of this accident. Kansas is well-known for its windy plains and expansive prairies, but these features of our State can, on occasion, create dangerous weather conditions. Leading up to March 14, high sustained winds coupled   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. FD 36845) entitled "OmniTRAX Holdings Combined Inc. and HGS Railway Holdings Inc. - Continuance in Control Exemption - Santa Maria Valley Railroad LLC": * * * OmniTRAX Holdings Combined, Inc. (OmniTRAX), and HGS Railway Holdings, Inc. (HGS) (collectively, Omni-HGS), both noncarriers, have filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR 1180.2(d)(2) to continue   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Attack on the Minority Business Development Agency Will Harm Small Businesses In recent weeks, Trump escalated his assault on small businesses by signing an Executive Order to gut the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The MBDA was created to assist businesses owned by people of color -- who face the greatest barriers to  more