KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood - May 2025": * * * Area prices rose 1.0 percent in April and May, up 2.2 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area advanced 1.0 percent for the two months ending in May   more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Colorado - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment fell in 6 of the 9 largest counties in Colorado from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that De  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - May 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past month, up 2.4 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region advanced 0.3 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported to  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on Passage of Steep White House Cuts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 4, Donald Trump's $9.4 billion rescissions package to codify cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). "House Republicans handed Donald Trump and Elon Musk everything they wanted. They're gutting for  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Presses Forest Service Chief on Visiting the Pecos Watershed, DOGE Causing Trash to Pile Up on Public Lands, Trump's Budget Eliminating Funding for the New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute * VIDEO: U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) questions U.S. Forest Chief Tom Schultz at an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on June 11, 2025. WASHINGTON -- At an Interior, En  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse and Bennet: "We must oppose any provisions that would stake a for sale sign on our nation's public lands." * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources issued newly released budget reconciliation text. The bill now seeks to sell off between 2 and 3 million acres of land   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Nine South Dakota Students Nominated by Rounds Starting at U.S. Service Academies This Fall * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that nine South Dakota students he nominated to the four U.S. Service Academies have accepted their offers to join the class of 2029 at their respective academies. Rounds submitted three principal nominations and several more competitive n  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse, Sen. Gallego and Western Colleagues Launch Effort to Improve Wildfire Mitigation, Research, and Management * Washington, D.C. -- As the once-so-called "fire season" stretches into a yearlong struggle for communities across the nation, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse is launching a new effort to improve wildfire prevention, mitigation, and management. He is introducing a package of pol  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON, CLYBURN JOINED BY LEADER JEFFRIES TO REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION EXPANDING BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR GUN SALES * Washington - On Tuesday, Chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA-04) and Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC-06) were joined by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other members of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to announce legislation to close  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith Presses Attorney General Bondi to Investigate Scam DMV Text Messages * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Tina Smith is pressing the Trump Administration to take action to combat a widespread text message scam affecting Minnesotans. Thousands of Minnesotans are reporting fake text messages from senders impersonating the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). These impersonators  more