WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd, Boebert, Crank, Crow, DeGette, Evans, Neguse, Pettersen Urge President Trump to Declare a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration Following Extreme Fires * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Jeff Hurd, Lauren Bobert, Jeff Crank, Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Gabe Evans, Joe Neguse, and Brittan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The White House Council on Environmental Quality issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * CEQ Releases Guidance to Streamline NEPA Reviews Federal permitting reforms are driving unprecedented results under President Trump. * Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released its updated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation guidance and associated agency implementing procedures template. Major infrastructure projects in the United  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues Minnesota Over Sanctuary Policies Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Minnesota, the City of Minneapolis, the City of St. Paul, Hennepin County, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna S. Witt over the State's, Cities', and County's sanctuary city policies that interfere with the federal government's enforcement of i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release: * * * NHTSA Approves More Than $800M for States to Make Roads Safer Grants will fund vital traffic safety programs and enforcement in all 50 states, territories and tribal lands * The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has notified all 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. territories and the Bureau of Indian Affairs representing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- University Physicians Inc. dba University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine), Aurora, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing critical aspects of the proposed Calendar Year 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Quality Payment Program (QPP). As a multispecialty academic practice plan, CU Medicine comprises about 4,500 faculty providers caring for roughly 71,000 Medicare beneficiaries annually. In its letter,   more