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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Thursday May 08, 2025 ( 7 items )  

AFP-Colorado Urges Gov. Polis To Veto SB25-005
ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Colorado Urges Gov. Polis To Veto SB25-005 # May 7, 2025 by AFP DENVER, CO -- Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-Colorado) is calling on Governor Jared Polis to veto SB25-005, a bill that would unnecessarily harm the Labor Peace Act and undermine the longstanding constitutional right to free association in the Centennial State. SB25-005 would increase the burde  more

Heritage Action Calls on Governor Polis to Veto Radical Gender Ideology Bill
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Calls on Governor Polis to Veto Radical Gender Ideology Bill WASHINGTON - Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with over 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, including thousands of Coloradans, calls on Colorado Governor Jared Polis to veto HB 1312, legislation that threatens religious liberty, free speech, and imposes radical gender ideolog  more

House Committee Advances Veterans' Gun Rights Bill After Major Push by Gun Owners
LOVELAND, Colorado, May 8 -- The National Association for Gun Rights issued the following news release on May 7, 2025: * * * House Committee Advances Veterans' Gun Rights Bill After Major Push by Gun Owners Washington, D.C. - The National Association for Gun Rights (NAGR) applauds today's committee passage of the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act (H.R. 1041), as amended, which will put a stop to the VA's shameful practice of stripping veterans of their Second Amendment rights without due   more

National Jewish Health Researchers Coin New Term 'Silicosarcoidosis' to Define Distinct Occupational Lung Disease
DENVER, Colorado, May 8 -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * National Jewish Health Researchers Coin New Term 'Silicosarcoidosis' to Define Distinct Occupational Lung Disease DENVER - In a groundbreaking study led by a multinational team of experts, researchers at National Jewish Health and their collaborators in Colorado, Illinois, Taiwan and Israel have introduced a new term to the medical lexicon: silicosarcoidosis. This novel designat  more

Oregon State: Warming Climate Making Fine Particulate Matter From Wildfires More Deadly and Expensive
CORVALLIS, Oregon, May 8 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Warming climate making fine particulate matter from wildfires more deadly and expensive CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists say human-caused climate change led to 15,000 additional deaths from wildfire air pollution in the continental United States during the 15-year period ending in 2020. About 35% of the additional deaths attributed to climate change occurred in 2020, the year of the historic Labor Day fi  more

Teamsters Call on Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to Sign HB 25-1122
WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters Call on Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to Sign HB 25-1122 Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org (DENVER) - Following its passage out of the Colorado State Senate, Teamsters are demanding that Gov. Jared Polis sign HB 25-1122. The legislation would require the presence of a trained and licensed human safety operator in any au  more

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Expands 15-Year Partnership With UCHealth
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 8 -- The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Expands 15-Year Partnership with UCHealth UCHealth joins Medical Network of care providers - supporting athletes at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee is pleased to announce the elevation of UCHealth hospitals and clinics in southern Colorado within the U.S. O  more