WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 -- Sixteen State Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing opposition to a proposed revision regarding the collection of significant disproportionality data under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The states argue that the revision would undermine efforts to promote equity in special education by eliminating the current requirements for states to report changes in their methodologies for calculatin  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 25 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items GENERAL MATTERS 1. PROCEEDING NO. 25M-001AGENDA a. Filing Date and Party: 10/24/2025 IN THE MATTER OF ESTABLISHING THE INTEREST RATE ON CUSTOMER DEPOSITS TO BE PAID BY TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDERS WITH FILED TARIFFS OR TERMS OF SERVICE AT THE COLORADO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION IN CALENDAR YEAR 2026. Analyst(s): Gladys Rey Meghan Ruwet RECOMMENDATION: Open   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Presses for Answers on States' Use of Taxpayer Dollars to Fund Health Care for Illegal Immigrants, Asks HHS to Launch Nationwide Investigation * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member and former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, is urging federal health officials to investigate schemes by states to provide taxpayer-funded Medicaid coverage to illegal immigran  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Statement on Vote to Pay Federal Employees * Yesterday, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' efforts to pay federal employees, bar illegal mass layoffs amid Republicans' government shutdown WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after Senate Republicans blocked Democrats' efforts to pay federal employees and prevent the White House f  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse, Bennet Urge FCC Put Colorado Communities Over Corporate Interest, Reject Nexstar Media-Tegna Merger * Lafayette, CO Congressman Joe Neguse and Senator Michael Bennet implored Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr to put community interest over corporate profit and reject the Nexstar Media-Tegna merger. The $6.2 billion deal between the two broadcast companies is in   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Neguse and Hurd Lead Colorado's House Delegation in Defense of Ranchers & Producers, Push Back Against Plan to Purchase More Argentine Beef * Lafayette, CO Today, Colorado's Western Slope lawmakers, Congressmen Joe Neguse and Jeff Hurd, convened the state's bipartisan House delegation in support of local ranchers and rural economies. They issued the following statement in response to public   more