Thursday - October 30, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday October 01, 2025 ( 11 items )  

Bennet Introduces NDAA Amendment to Ensure Intelligence Support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Introduces NDAA Amendment to Ensure Intelligence Support for Ukraine * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) directing the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence to continue sharing information, intelligence, and   more

Bennet, Booker, 40 Democratic Colleagues Urge State Department to Resume Medical and Humanitarian Visas for Civilians in Gaza
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Booker, 40 Democratic Colleagues Urge State Department to Resume Medical and Humanitarian Visas for Civilians in Gaza * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and 40 of their Senate Democratic colleagues in urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to reverse the State Department's misguided decision last month to suspend issuanc  more

Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming a Laser Pointer at Fresno County Sheriff's Helicopter
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California posted the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Colorado Man Pleads Guilty to Aiming a Laser Pointer at Fresno County Sheriff's Helicopter Martin Joseph Avila, 66, of Longmont, Colorado, pleaded guilty today, to aiming a laser pointer at a Fresno County Sheriff's Office helicopter, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, on May 28, 2024, Avila aimed   more

Congressman Crow Statement on Quantico Meeting
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Statement on Quantico Meeting * WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Crow (D-CO-06) issued a statement following President Trump and Secretary of Defense Hegseth's meeting with military leaders at Quantico. In a statement, Congressman Crow said: "I went to war three times for this country. I served under some of America's finest military leaders, many of whom attended today's addres  more

EEOC Sues Montrose Regional Health for Age Discrimination and Retaliation for Second Time
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Montrose Regional Health for Age Discrimination and Retaliation for Second Time * Second federal lawsuit says regional health care facility continued to harass older workers and fired them for complaining MONTROSE, Colo. - Montrose Memorial Hospital, Inc. doing business as Montrose Regional Health, a regional medical center in the San Juan Valley in southwestern Colorado,   more

Hickenlooper, Welch Introduce Bill to Help Communities Build Modern Energy Grid, Lower Costs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Welch Introduce Bill to Help Communities Build Modern Energy Grid, Lower Costs * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Peter Welch recently introduced the Energizing Our Communities Act, which invests in communities that upgrade local energy transmission through Department of Energy (DOE)-supported projects. The program would build trust between local governments and   more

Rep. Neguse: "Democrats don't work for Donald Trump. We work for the American people."
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse: "Democrats don't work for Donald Trump. We work for the American people." * Washington, D.C. -- As President Trump drives America closer to a government shutdown, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) joined MSNBC's Morning Joe to underscore the stakes should Congressional Republicans decide to continue down this reckless path. JONATHAN LEMIRE, MSNBC HOST: Let's bring in Assistan  more

SSTL Announce Further Enabling Satellite Development for AquaWatch-AUK: Water Monitoring Innovation
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado, Sept. 30 -- Surrey Satellite Technology U.S., a subsidiary of Surrey Satellite Technology, issued the following news: * * * SSTL Announce further Enabling Satellite Development for AquaWatch-AUK: Water Monitoring Innovation Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), in partnership with CSIRO, University of Stirling, Pixalytics, RAL Space, Assimila, and Deloitte, is advancing the AquaWatch programme through the UK Space Agency's International Bilateral Fund (IBF) Call 2.   more

UC-Riverside: Farm Conservation is an Economical Path to Save River Water
RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Farm conservation is an economical path to save river water UCR experts examined the costs of hundreds of Colorado River water projects over 20 years Author: David Danelski The most cost-effective way to conserve the dwindling waters of the Colorado River may not come from building new reservoirs, canals, or wells, but from changing how water is used on farms that consu  more

USGS: Green River Parks Continue to Narrow, Study Finds
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the National Park Service, issued Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5078, titled 'Channel and Floodplain Cross-Section and Bed-Elevation Analyses of the Green River in Echo, Island, and Rainbow Parks, Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado and Utah,' with authors David J. Dean, Paul E. Grams, Shannon L. Sartain, Christina M. Leonard, Ronald E. Griffiths, Joel A. Unema, David J. Topping, and John C. Schmidt.   more

USGS: Tributary Floods Drive Sediment Transport and Fish Habitat Dynamics in Green River Network
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- A document from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), titled 'Controls on Sediment Transport and Storage in the Little Snake, Yampa, and Green Rivers in the Vicinities of Dinosaur National Monument and Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado and Utah, with Implications for Fish Habitat in the Middle Green River,' has been issued. The Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5075 was authored by David J. Topping, Ronald E. Griffiths, Joe  more