SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported t  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 13, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy, Bennet Introduce Legislation Supporting Charter School Students WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Michael Bennet (D-CO) reintroduced the Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, legislation that en  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 14 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Department of Agriculture Range Rider Program is fully staffed, trained and deployed to reduce wolf conflicts Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), in partnership with Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), now has a fully staffed Range Rider Program ready to deploy to reduce wolf conflicts in Colorado. The program is one componen  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Evans Op-ed Makes the Case for Colorado to be a National Example of American Energy In case you missed it... Congressman Gabe Evans is once again making the case for Colorado to be a national example of an all-of-the-above approach to energy. Supporting affordable, reliable, and secure energy is key to making America energy dominant. Read the op-ed by here or below. Opinion: Colorado ne  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN GABE EVANS' FIRST BILL PASSES THE HOUSE Today Congressman Gabe Evans' bipartisan Benefits that Endure for Lifetimes of Service (BELO'S) Act passed through the House of Representatives. This is Congressman Evans' first piece of legislation to pass the House, and the bill would give free National Park lifetime passes to the families of veterans who passed away from a service-related illness o  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Councilman Chris Hinds to Join DeGette at Energy & Commerce Committee Markup of Republican Attack on Medicaid WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) announced that Denver City Councilman Chris Hinds will be joining her at the Energy & Commerce Committee markup of House Republicans' bill that would kick at least 13.7 million Americans off their health care. "Today, House Rep  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to approve the South Dakota regional haze state implementation plan (SIP) for the second implementation period, submitted by the state on July 29, 2022. This SIP submission, aimed at addressing visibility impairment due to anthropogenic sources of pollution, is an essential part of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the EPA's Regional Haze Rule (RHR). The proposal concerns efforts to reduce regional haze in manda  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Hageman's Bill to Protect the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund Passes House of Representatives Washington, DC - Congresswoman Harriet Hageman's bill requiring the Bureau of Reclamation and Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) to analyze the economic consequences that bypass flows at Glen Canyon Dam have had on the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund, passed the House of Representatives earlier today  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Force Senate Vote for Trump Admin to Obey Federal Courts, Due Process WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Alex Padilla, Chris Van Hollen, Chuck Schumer, and Tim Kaine to introduce a resolution to investigate the Trump administration's compliance with due process and court orders and El Salvador's human rights abuses. "Due process is a fundamental   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. W. Greg Steube, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Rep. Greg Steube Congratulates FL-17 Students Appointed to U.S. Military Academies SARASOTA -- In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) on Friday congratulated nine students from Florida's 17th Congressional District who have received appointments to U.S. Service Academies following his nomination process in December. "These exceptional young men and women have c  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Landry's Seafood House to Pay $90,000 in EEOC National Origin Harassment Lawsuit Settlement Resolves Federal Suit Charging Iranian Employee Was Harassed and Subjected to Retaliation at Work DENVER - National restaurant chain Landry's Seafood House will pay $90,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a national origin harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal E  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Urges Amodei to Withdraw Proposal to Send NV Public Land Sales Proceeds to Federal Government for Billionaire Tax Breaks Rather Than Staying in NV WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) sent a letter to Congressman Mark Amodei (NV-02) urging him to immediately withdraw his reckless Clark County public land sale proposal that sends proceeds of Nevada public land sales to Washington to pay   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 14 -- ProgressNow Colorado, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * RELEASE: Does Rep. Rebecca Keltie Speak For All Colorado Republicans? Minority Leader Rose Pugliese Owes Colorado Springs An Explanation COLORADO SPRINGS: After far-right state Rep. Rebecca Keltie of Colorado Springs unapologetically doubled down on her expressed desire to see the state of Colorado "burned to the ground" following an interview last week in whic  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- A biometric technology company is urging the U.S. Department of Commerce to reconsider proposed export controls on facial recognition systems, warning that overly restrictive regulations could undermine U.S. technological leadership and national security interests. Rank One Computing Corporation (ROC), a small employee-owned business headquartered in Denver, Colorado, submitted a detailed comment letter to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on October 15, 2024, addre  more