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*Colorado Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Tuesday September 16, 2025 ( 6 items )  

Colo. PUC Issues Weekly Meeting Agenda for Sept. 17, 2025
DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 12 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24A-0401BP MedRide, LLC IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MEDRIDE, LLC FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE AS A CONTRACT CARRIER BY MOTOR VEHICLE FOR HIRE. Filing Date and Party: 09/08/2025 MedRide, LLC ADDENDUM Description: Request for extension of time to file compliance items Analyst(s): Gary Gramlick RECOMMENDATION: Grant the i  more

Denver Health Raises Concerns Over Proposed Medicare and Medicaid Payment Policies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Denver Health has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expressing both appreciation and concerns regarding the proposed rule for Fiscal Year 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems. As Colorado's primary safety-net institution, Denver Health plays a crucial role in providing care to a significant portion of the Denver population and has r  more

Gillibrand, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Refund Small Businesses For Trump Tariffs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Gillibrand, Senate Democrats Introduce Legislation To Refund Small Businesses For Trump Tariffs * Legislation Would Help Support the 2.3 Million Small Businesses Across New York, Many of Which Are Struggling to Keep Up with Rising Costs Caused By Trump's Tariffs U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, alongside Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Ed Markey (D-MA), Angela Alsobrook  more

Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Save Social Security from Trump Admin's Dangerous Cuts
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Save Social Security from Trump Admin's Dangerous Cuts * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined 27 of their Senate colleagues to introduce the Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act to protect social security benefits for Coloradans. The bill would reverse the Trump administration's disastrous cuts to the  more

Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Refund Small Businesses for Trump Admin's Tariffs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Refund Small Businesses for Trump Admin's Tariffs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined nine of his Senate colleagues to introduce the Small Business RELIEF Act to exempt small businesses from the Trump admin's tariffs and give small businesses refunds for the tariffs they have already paid. "Small businesses shouldn't be collateral   more

Stefanik's Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Passes the House
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik's Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Passes the House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership Elise Stefanik issued the following statement after the House passed her Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act to award Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the historic 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team in recognition of their remarkable ac  more