WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- A coalition of 23 former senior executives, field management employees, and national program leaders of the Bureau of Land Management has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior urging the agency to retain the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule that was finalized in June 2024. This rule, they argue, is vital for enhancing and protecting public lands across the United States. The letter, originating from over a dozen retired BLM officia  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Society of Family Planning, Denver, Colorado, have submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration urging the agency to reconsider its regulation of mifepristone. The organizations supplement their prior citizen petition to remove the Mifepristone Shared System Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Program. They call for the agency to refrain fro  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and Society of Family Planning, Denver, Colorado, has filed a public comment letter opposing citizen petition FDA-2025-P-3288-0001 concerning the regulation of mifepristone by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In their correspondence, they request the agency to reject the citizen petition in its entirety while calling for an expansion of mifepristone's labeling to inc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input for March 2026 sales of oil and gas leases in six states * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include oil and gas parcels in Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi and Nevada in March 2026 lease sales. The comment period ends Dec. 12, 2025. The BLM p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Statement on House Passage of Government Funding Bill * WASHINGTON Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06) issued the following statement after the House passed a bill to reopen the government that does not address the ongoing health care crisis. The bill now heads to the President's desk: In a statement, Congressman Crow said: "After an 8-week vacation, House Republicans finally brought   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on Government Funding Vote in House of Representatives * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement ahead of the vote in the House of Representatives to end the government shutdown. "While health care costs are skyrocketing, House Republicans have been on vacation for over 7 weeks. Donald Trump has been laying off thousands of f  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release: * * * FinCEN Combats Financial Support to the Sinaloa Cartel by Finding Transactions Involving 10 Mexico-based Gambling Establishments to be of Primary Money Laundering Concern * WASHINGTON Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that identifies transactio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet Demand Starbucks CEO Stop Union-Busting, Negotiate Fair Contract for Workers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Michael Bennet, and 24 of their Senate colleagues recently sent a letter to Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol pushing the company to end its illegal union-busting efforts and negotiate a fair contract with its employees. The letter follows a vote in which 9  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congressman Crow on Fighting Trump and Standing up for Colorado * WASHINGTON Congressman Jason Crow was profiled by The Washington Post's David Ignatius in his latest piece (link is external), " This Rising House Democrat is a Voice for the Angry Middle. " The article highlights how Congressman Crow is going where the fight is to stand up against Trump on behalf of Coloradans & ensure Congress  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Votes (Again) to Fund the Government, Pay our Troops and Federal Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) released the following statement after voting to fund the government: "After weeks of the Senate minority holding the government hostage, we were finally able to make progress on reopening the federal government," said Rep. Crank. "The Democrats owned t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Evans Votes Once Again to Fund Government, Restore Pay for Troops and Federal Workers * Washington, DC - Today Congressman Gabe Evans voted in favor of the Senate-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) and three full-year appropriations bills to reopen the government restoring funding, ensuring federal workers, air traffic controllers and our military get their pay and fully funding key programs that  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Matthew K. Barnes, owner and rangeland scientist at the Shining Horizons Land Management LLC, Dolores, Colorado, has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management advocating for the retention of the 2024 Public Lands Rule on Conservation and Landscape Health, which the current administration has proposed to rescind. The letter highlights the significance of the rule in fulfilling the agency's objectives under the Federal La  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Treasury and Government of Mexico Partners Target Transnational Criminal Organization Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) joined the Government of Mexico in targeting the Hysa Organized Crime Group and numerous Mexico-based gambling establishments involved in cartel-related money l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America's Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs New rule closes dangerous loopholes, holds states accountable, and launches immediate enforcement action against California for gross negligence * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced  more