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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Tuesday May 13, 2025 ( 5 items )  

Colorado Cancer Advocates Ask Rep. Gabe Evans to Protect Medicaid by Opposing Cuts
WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Cancer Advocates Ask Rep. Gabe Evans to Protect Medicaid by Opposing Cuts Today, Colorado advocates with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) delivered over 200 postcards signed by constituents to Rep. Gabe Evans' district office in Northglenn, urging him to protect Medicaid by opposing any cuts to the program. The postcards highl  more

Federal Court Rules Domestic Sheep Lease Poses Unacceptable Threat to Bighorns on Colorado National Forest
HAILEY, Idaho, May 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rules Domestic Sheep Lease Poses Unacceptable Threat to Bighorns on Colorado National Forest Contact: * Delaney Rudy, Western Watersheds Project, 970-648-4241, delaney@westernwatersheds.org * Chris Krupp, WildEarth Guardians, 206-417-6363, ckrupp@wildearthguardians.org * Laurie Rule, Advocates for the West, 503-914-6388, lrule@advocateswest.org The   more

LDF Applauds Momentous Passage of Colorado Voting Rights Act
NEW YORK, May 12 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Applauds Momentous Passage of Colorado Voting Rights Act Today, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed into law the Colorado Voting Rights Act (COVRA), protecting Coloradans from discrimination at the ballot box and safeguarding their freedom to vote. The COVRA will, among other things, enshrine powerful new state-level protections to combat voter suppression and vote dilu  more

PETA Wants Kansas State University and Ceva Animal Health to Examine Their Ties to Laboratory Cited by Feds
NORFOLK, Virginia, May 12 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Wants Kansas State University and Ceva Animal Health to Examine Their Ties to Laboratory Cited by Feds Manhattan, Kan. - In letters sent today, PETA urges Kansas State University and Ceva Animal Health to carefully consider their business relationship with Red Beast Enterprises Inc., also known as High Quality Research --a Colorado animal experimentation l  more

Professor Writes Books for the Naval Academy and Cedarville
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, May 13 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Professor Writes Books for the Naval Academy and Cedarville By Sarah Mummert Dr. David "Pete" Peterson's expertise in strength training and conditioning is reflected in two textbooks that are used at the United States Naval Academy (USNA), Colorado State University and Cedarville University, where he serves as associate professor of exercise science. Peterson served as deputy director in the physical educati  more