STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 7 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * 5 States Beef Conference returns with two-day event in October * Media Contact: Dean Ruhl | Communications Specialist | 405-744-9152 | dean.ruhl@okstate.edu The 5 States Beef Conference returns Oct. 14-15, featuring timely beef industry updates to local area producers. Who: The two-day event will connect producers with local experts to gather practical information and allow them to network with oth  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement Recognizing Two Years Since the October 7th Hamas Attack on Israel * Washington, D.C. -- Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released the following statement marking two years since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel: "Two years after the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, there are still empty chairs at the tables of hostages' families and millions of Palestinian  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Cathy Kramer, president and owner of Caddis LLC, Louisville, Colorado, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) regarding an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that amends the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program. The firm's owner is opposed to a provision in the rule that categorically excludes race and sex as factors in individualized social-disadvantage determinations. The letter argues the IFR overshoots the agency's goal o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Denver Announces Results of Operation Summer Heat The FBI Denver Field Office made numerous arrests and seizures over the past three months as part of the Summer Heat Operation, the FBI's nationwide effort to crush violent crime. "The FBI Denver Field Office is fully committed to crushing violent crime across Colorado and Wyoming," said Mark Michalek, special agent in charge of FBI Denver. "Operation Summer Heat shows  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Gabe Evans SILENT As District Loses $33 Million in Energy Project Funding * Just last month, Evans visited company facing millions in cuts, held energy roundtable, published op-ed on importance of investing in American energy Gabe Evans loves to brag about his 'commitment' to building on clean energy investments - that is, until D.C. Party Bosses come calling. As the Trump Admi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * HRC President Reacts to SCOTUS Oral Arguments in Chiles v. Salazar * WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Chiles v. Salazar, a case challenging the constitutionality of Colorado's state-wide restrictions on dangerous, so-called "conversion therapy" practices for minors based on free speech claims. The 2019 Colorado law protects youth from being su  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Accountable.US, an organization that says it conduct investigations to expose conflicts of interest, issued the following news release: * * * New Accountable.US Report Finds That Supreme Court Case to Overturn Ban on LGBTQ Conversion "Therapy" Hinges on Flimsy Facts and Junk Science * New Accountable.US research, first reported in The Guardian, reveals that Chiles v. Salazar, a challenge to a Colorado law banning so-called co  more

PLANO, Texas, Oct. 7 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Hears Argument Over Counseling Rights * Washington, DC --The Supreme Court of the United States today heard oral argument in Chiles v. Salazar, a case involving a Colorado law banning licensed counselors from discussing certain types of counseling with minors. This ban bars p  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 8 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Scientist Wins Early-Career Grant to Study Local Plant Communities, Facilitate Public Outreach Lauren Shoemaker, an associate professor in the University of Wyoming's Department of Botany, has received a five-year, $875,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study how plant communities in Wyoming and northern Colorado respond to warming temperatures. The grant is part of NSF's Faculty Early Care  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Hickenlooper Slams MAGA Republican Health Care Crisis, Government Shutdown * Hickenlooper: "MAGA Republicans shut down the government because they refuse to address the health care crisis that they've created" WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper spoke on the Senate floor to condemn the health care crisis Republicans caused when they passed their budget bill, which will s  more