Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday August 06, 2025 ( 16 items ) |
"Life-threatening," "A Health Care Disaster:" Gabe Evans' Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate Colorado
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"Life-threatening," "A Health Care Disaster:" Gabe Evans' Medicaid Cuts Will Devastate Colorado
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The pain Gabe Evans voted to inflict on Coloradans by gutting Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for billionaires is "coming into focus," Axios Denver reports.
More than one million Coloradans "will experience additional barriers to receiving health care, including red tape and coverage los
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Attorneys General Challenge Federal Agency's Changes to NEPA Regulations
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Attorneys General of Washington, California, New York, Massachusetts, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Michigan, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, D.C., and Harris County, Texas, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, expressing their staunch opposition to the agency's recent Interim Final Rules, which rescind vital regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act
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Bennet, Booker, Shaheen, Warner, Reed, Coons Introduce Legislation to Prevent Violence in the West Bank
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Booker, Shaheen, Warner, Reed, Coons Introduce Legislation to Prevent Violence in the West Bank
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Denver -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member, Mark Warner (D
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Colorado Teen Privacy Rules Highlight a Budding Corporate Challenge, Lexology Pro
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Colorado Teen Privacy Rules Highlight a Budding Corporate Challenge, Lexology Pro
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Partner Heather Egan spoke with Lexology Pro for an article about recently proposed draft amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act from the state attorney general's office, which would expand privacy rights to older teens and require companies to document potentially addictive online
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Crow Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help Afghans who Assisted American Servicemembers Resettle in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Crow Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Help Afghans who Assisted American Servicemembers Resettle in U.S.
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WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), a former Army Ranger who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced new bipartisan legislation to honor America's promise made to our Afghan allies.
The Afghan Adjustment Act would establish a pathway to lawful permanent status
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DeGette Statement on the Catastrophic Recissions Package
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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DeGette Statement on the Catastrophic Recissions Package
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after House Republicans passed H.R. 4 which would rescind $9 billion in Congressionally approved bipartisan funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
"Cuts to USAID will cost lives--millions of them. These are the very programs that preve
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Helping members tackle debt and unique challenges
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Helping members tackle debt and unique challenges
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Credit unions across the country are using financial counseling programs to help members pay off debt, save for the future, and afford homes. In just one example, Colorado-based Ent Credit Union has already helped members pay off more than $700,000 in debt in the first half of 2025 alone.
The credit union has certified 140 Certifi
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Public Release of Epstein Files
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Demand Public Release of Epstein Files
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet along with 21 of their Senate Democratic colleagues introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act to direct the Department of Justice to publicly release all files relating to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
"The Trump administratio
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Hickenlooper, Hurd, Bennet, Crank, Neguse, Evans, Pettersen, Boebert, DeGette, Crow Urge Admin to Release $140 Million in Obligated Federal Funding to Address Colorado River Crisis, Fund Shoshone Project
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper, Hurd, Bennet, Crank, Neguse, Evans, Pettersen, Boebert, DeGette, Crow Urge Admin to Release $140 Million in Obligated Federal Funding to Address Colorado River Crisis, Fund Shoshone Project
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15 Colorado projects selected for "B2E" funding have yet to receive funding
Letter comes as admin recently released funding for two other Colorado projects
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senato
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Rep. Pettersen, Senators Bennet, Hickenlooper Continue Push for Construction of Fremont VA Clinic
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Pettersen, Senators Bennet, Hickenlooper Continue Push for Construction of Fremont VA Clinic
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U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are urging the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Rocky Mountain Network (VISN 19) to move forward with constructing a long-awaited VA clinic in Fremont County. Following a continued push from
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USGS Assesses Oil and Gas Resources in Southwestern Wyoming Province
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a report with a positive assessment of petroleum resources. A fact sheet, 'Assessment of Continuous Oil and Gas Resources in the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado, 2024,' was prepared by the National and Global Petroleum Assessment team. The document, Fact Sheet 2025-3025, was issued in June 2025.
The report identifies undiscovered, technically recoverable
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USGS Finds Substantial Oil and Gas Reserves in Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) document titled 'Assessment of Conventional and Continuous Oil and Gas Resources in the Mowry Composite Total Petroleum System in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, 2024' reports the agency's findings on undiscovered hydrocarbon reserves. Authored by the Mowry Shale Assessment Team, including Jane S. Hearon, Christopher J. Schenk, and others, the report--Fact Sheet 2025-3023--details a geologic assessmen
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USGS Report Synthesizes Findings From Colorado River Basin Drought Meetings
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report, titled "U.S. Geological Survey Colorado River Basin Science and Technology Collaboration Meetings on Drought (2021)--Synthesis of Findings," has been released. Authored by Adrian P. Monroe and a team of colleagues, the report is identified as Circular 1551 and was published in 2025. It details the outcomes of a series of 12 virtual collaboration meetings held in June and July 2021 to address complex science challenges and so
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USGS Screens Water Data for Contaminant Modeling in Three Basins
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) titled 'Select Elements of Concern in Surface Water of Three Hydrologic Basins (Delaware River, Illinois River, and Upper Colorado River)--Data Screening for the Development of Spatial and Temporal Models' has been issued. The authors of the document, identified as Open-File Report 2025-1033, are Mark C. Marvin-DiPasquale, R. Blaine McCleskey, Samantha L. Sullivan, Jonathan Casey Root, Serena M. Seawolf, Katherine M.
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USGS Study Validates Use of Lidar-Derived Models for Gravity Data Reduction
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study, "The Feasibility of Using Lidar-Derived Digital Elevation Models for Gravity Data Reduction," explores a more cost-effective and efficient way to process gravity data. Traditionally, gravity data reduction relies on expensive, submeter-accurate differential global navigation satellite system (dGNSS) equipment to acquire elevation measurements. This report, however, investigates whether publicly available lidar-derived dig
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USGS: New Digital Map Data Outlines Dakota Sandstone on the Colorado Plateau
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, released a document titled 'Methodology for Compilation of Previously Published Contour Data Showing the Altitude of the Base of Dakota Sandstone on the Colorado Plateau, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.' This report was authored by Donald S. Sweetkind and is identified as Data Report 1213. The USGS published the report in 2025.
The report describes the process of
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