WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Padilla, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration Not to Terminate Critical Mental Health Agency Staff Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and 11 Senate Democratic colleagues to urge Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to reconsider terminating additional staff at the Substance Abus  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 2 -- The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Legislation Signed to Combine Two Waiver Programs for Children with Complex Health Needs New waiver will expand access to services and improve coordination of care Denver, CO - Governor Jared Polis has signed HB25-1003 which merges the Children's Home and Community-Based Services (CHCBS) waiver with the Children with Life Limiting Illness (CLLI) w  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Kayhan Space Corp., based in Lafayette, Colorado, has filed a protest with the General Accountability Office (GAO) challenging the Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) award of a contract to Slingshot Aerospace, Inc., of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The contract is for the development of a presentation layer for the Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). TraCSS is a system designed to ingest, archive, process, and d  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen says President Trump's Executive Orders Show he neither Understands nor Respects the Constitution Says "he is the one doing the 'overreach' " WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and its Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, today discussed President Trump's efforts to upend the judicial system at a hearing ent  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Introduces Bill to Protect Americans from Romance Scams WASHINGTON - Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Reps. Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Tom Suozzi (NY-03), and Craig Goldman (TX-12) to introduce the Romance Scam Prevention Act. This bipartisan, bicameral bill enhances user safety on online dating platforms by requiring service providers to issue fraud ban notific  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 1 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis, State Forest Service Announce 37 Wildfire Mitigation Grants DENVER - Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado State Forest Service announced $7.04 million in wildfire mitigation grants. In total, the CSFS will award the $7.04 million to 37 projects in 26 counties across Colorado. Colorado's diverse forests cover more than 24 million acres, and they provide crucial benefits includi  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham, Blumenthal Lead 50 Senators In Introducing Hard-Hitting Russia Sanctions WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) led 50 U.S. Senators - evenly divided by party affiliation - to introduce primary and secondary sanctions against Russia and actors supporting Russia's aggression in Ukraine. These sanctions would be impo  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) have announced the planned repatriation of human remains and associated funerary objects removed from multiple sites in San Juan County, Utah. These remains and artifacts, which were excavated from the Glen Canyon area during archaeological projects in the mid-20th century, have been housed at the Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah in S  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * N.M. Delegation to Host Virtual Military Service Academy Nominations Event on April 17 Nominations application is live starting April 11 th - October 4 th, 2025 WASHINGTON -- At 6 p.m. MT on Thursday, April 17, the offices of U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has released a new list of properties under consideration for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. These nominations, submitted before March 15, 2025, span multiple states and include historic districts, homes, churches, and industrial sites. The potential listings reflect a broad effort to preserve the nation's architectural, cultural, and historical heritage. Among the notable nominations is the Libertyville Downtown H  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced a new round of nominations for properties to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places, spanning 16 states across the country. These nominations, submitted before March 22, 2025, highlight historic buildings, districts, and sites that reflect the architectural, cultural, and historical heritage of the United States. Among the nominated sites are historic districts in Connecticut and Massachusetts, religious landma  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Lauren Boebert Introduces Resolution Condemning Domestic Terrorist Attacks Against Tesla and Elon Musk Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) introduced a House Resolution condemning the wave of domestic terrorism attacks targeting Tesla cars and dealerships. Since President Donald Trump tasked Elon Musk to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), the  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on March 31, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Chancellor Joe Garcia on his retirement from the Colorado Community College System (CCCS). Joe spent more than 35 years working in higher education and leaves CCCS in a strong position for the future. Joe is the former Lieutenant Governor and Executive Director of the Color  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSFR) -- The Schingoethe Center of Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois, has announced its plan to repatriate nine cultural items to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). These artifacts, which include sacred objects and items of cultural patrimony, were originally acquired by collectors Herb and Martha Schingoethe between 1967 and 1993 before being donated to the museum. After an extensive review proce  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command and Japan launch First Bilateral Space Effort TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Kagoshima -- A U.S. space domain awareness payload hosted on Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite 6 (QZS-6) successfully launched on a Japanese H-3 launch vehicle from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Cente  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * WTAS: Whip Emmer Announces Stakeholder Support for CRA to Safeguard Overdraft Services for Americans WASHINGTON - Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for S.J. Res. 18, which nullifies a Biden administration rule that would have burdened banks and credit unions, led to fewer options for American consumers, and taken away critical f  more