WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Senator Attempts to Block Wolf Reintroduction in Special Session * Colorado State Senator Dylan Roberts introduced legislation today in an attempt to halt the state's historic gray wolf reintroduction program, which has already seen remarkable progress since Colorado Parks and Wildlife began reintroducing gray wolves in December 2023. "Any effort to sabotage this progr  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 19 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 31 States And D.C. From July 2024 To July 2025; While 22 States Add Construction Jobs From June To July * Tue, 08/19/2025 - 12:41 Texas and New Mexico Have Highest 12-Month Gains, While California and New Jersey Have the Worst Yearly Losses; Oregon and Colorado Top Monthly Gainers; California & Wyoming Have the Wors  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Do Colorado Democrats Agree With Rutinel's Claim That More Police "Isn't About Safety"? * Radical Manny Rutinel attacked President Trump deploying federal law enforcement resources and National Guard to address Washington D.C.'s crime and homelessness crisis, claiming it "isn't about safety." Do Yadira Caraveo, Shannon Bird, and Dave Young agree deploying more law enforcement officers "i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Cassidy, Warren Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Revamp College Data Reporting System, Support Students' College Search * Bipartisan College Transparency Act would improve and expand data on postsecondary outcomes available to students and parents to inform their decisions on college and career training WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Bill Cassidy, Elizabeth Wa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * How Colorado taxpayers are saving $4,261 thanks to Gabe Evans * Colorado taxpayers will save $4,261 on average thanks to Congressman Gabe Evans' Working Family Tax Cuts. A new Tax Foundation report found Colorado taxpayers will save big, thanks to expanded child tax credits, pro-business policies and No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime and a tax cut on Social Security. But Colorado Demo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- A change in operating control for the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Covert, Michigan, has been authorized by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The authorization shifts the plant's operating authority and its independent spent fuel storage license from Holtec Decommissioning International LLC, Jupiter, Florida, to Palisades Energy LLC, Denver, Colorado. Holtec Palisades LLC will retain its role as the owner of the facility and the associated spent fuel storage install  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Partnership training helps prepare firefighters for leadership roles * FORT CARSON, Colorado - More than 20 firefighters from across U.S. Army Installation Management Command came together for professional and personal development training Aug. 11-15 at the Mission Training Complex at Fort Carson, Colorado. "The first two days is more of a personal and pr  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft/Sherman & Howard Attorneys Highlight Emerging Issues at CBA 2025 Family Law Institute * Taft, formerly Sherman & Howard, attorneys Joseph Bronesky, Kathryn DeVries, Marte Timmers, and Madeleine Rosengrants were featured speakers at the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) 2025 Family Law Institute in Vail, CO. Bronesky and Devries partnered with retired Judge Angela Arkin to analyz  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * With Back-to-School Underway, Pettersen Directly Calls Trump Out For Burying CO Families With High Costs * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Pettersen (CO-07) directly called out President Donald Trump for burying families with high costs as they head back to school amid his reckless trade war. In a blistering letter sent to the President, Pettersen highlighted how parents in Colorado a  more