| Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday December 03, 2025 ( 20 items ) |
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Bennet Statement on Reports Concerning U.S. Strikes in the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet Statement on Reports Concerning U.S. Strikes in the Caribbean
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Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on U.S. strikes on suspected narcotics vessels in the Caribbean:
"As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I am alarmed by reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. military to 'kill everybody' on an alleged
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Bennet Statement on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Name Change
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet Statement on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Name Change
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Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's new name:
"For decades, Colorado has been home to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and its global leadership on renewable energy and energy efficiency. As the Lab transitions to i
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse Support CORE Act at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse Support CORE Act at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing
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Video of Bennet's Testimony is available HERE.
Video of Hickenlooper's Remarks is available HERE.
Washington, D.C. Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, testified during a Subcommittee on
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Pettersen, DeGette, Neguse, Crow Demand Answers from the Department of Education on Ending Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Pettersen, DeGette, Neguse, Crow Demand Answers from the Department of Education on Ending Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions
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Washington, D.C. Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, and Jason Crow sent a letter to Secretary Linda McMahon in opposition of the Departmen
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Former Federal Employee Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Defrauding U.S. Government For More Than $1 Million
DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado posted the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025:
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Former Federal Employee Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison After Pleading Guilty To Defrauding U.S. Government For More Than $1 Million
The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that James Montoya, 55, of Lakewood, Colorado, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to
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Greystar Agrees to Pay $24 Million and Stop Deceptive Advertising Practices as a Result of FTC and Colorado Lawsuit Alleging the Firm Deceived Consumers About Rent Prices
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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Greystar Agrees to Pay $24 Million and Stop Deceptive Advertising Practices as a Result of FTC and Colorado Lawsuit Alleging the Firm Deceived Consumers About Rent Prices
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Greystar, the nation's largest multi-family rental property manager, has agreed to pay $23 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to the State of Colorado and stop its deceptive advertising practices to resolve char
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Cheer Progress, Senate Hearing on Bill to Expand Sarvis Creek Wilderness
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Cheer Progress, Senate Hearing on Bill to Expand Sarvis Creek Wilderness
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In hearing, Hickenlooper spoke in support of his Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act and CORE Act
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse applauded progress on their Sarvis Creek Wilderness Completion Act, which received a
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Support CORE Act at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Support CORE Act at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing
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Video of Hickenlooper's Remarks is available HERE.
Video of Bennet's Testimony is available HERE.
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, testified during a Subcommittee on Public L
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Hickenlooper, Ossoff Launch Inquiry into DHS' Obstruction of Congressional Oversight
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper, Ossoff Launch Inquiry into DHS' Obstruction of Congressional Oversight
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Letter follows Trump admin refusal to release a Durango father and children who reported abuse in ICE detention
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined Senator Jon Ossoff and 11 of their Senate colleagues to demand that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stop obstructing congressional over
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Mines to Open Satellite Campus in Guam Focused on Additive Manufacturing
GOLDEN, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news:
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Mines to open satellite campus in Guam focused on additive manufacturing
Launching in Fall 2026, the Mines campus will confer bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering, serving civilian and military-connected learners on island
By Emilie Rusch
Colorado School of Mines will open its first satellite campus in 2026 in Guam as part of a major initiative to build additive materials and manufacturing capacity
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Neguse Announces Nearly $4 Million in Funding for Transportation Across Colorado's Western Slope
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Neguse Announces Nearly $4 Million in Funding for Transportation Across Colorado's Western Slope
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Washington, D.C. Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse announced more than $8 million in funding for four projects across the 2nd Congressional District from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Buses and Bus Facilities Program and Low or No Emission Program, which provide financial assistance to
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NEW DATA: Colorado Businesses, Agricultural Producers HATE Gabe Evans' Tariffs
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW DATA: Colorado Businesses, Agricultural Producers HATE Gabe Evans' Tariffs
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86% of Colorado businesses have a negative view of Evans' tariffs, citing higher costs and greater uncertainty
A whopping 86% of Colorado businesses say Gabe Evans' tariffs are doing more harm than good, a new survey shows.
The Denver Post reports that Evans' tariffs are forcing Colorado businesses
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New Giving Circle Awards $16,000 to Support LGBTQ+ Community
DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The Denver Foundation issued the following news:
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New giving circle awards $16,000 to support LGBTQ+ community
LGBTQ+ Giving Circle, Colorado's first giving circle supporting organizations and causes that impact LGBTQ+ communities in Colorado, awarded a total of $16,000 in grants to eight organizations in its first year.
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It's been the honor of a lifetime to gather with passionate people in our community, pool our resources, and decide how we want to h
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Pettersen's Bipartisan SUPPORT Act Signed Into Law
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Pettersen's Bipartisan SUPPORT Act Signed Into Law
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Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) released the following statement after President Trump signed into law her bipartisan bill, the Support for Patients and Communities Act. The legislation authorizes funding for critical prevention, treatment, and recovery substance use disorder (SUD) programs.
Rep. Pettersen's work on S
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Reps. Evans and Dingell Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking on Social Media
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Evans and Dingell Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking on Social Media
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WASHINGTON, DC Today Congressman Gabe Evans (R-CO-08) and Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) introduced the bipartisan No Fentanyl on Social Media Act legislation directing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), in coordination with the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services to
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University of Colorado: Campus and Community Gather for American Revolution Program
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release:
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Campus and community gather for American Revolution program
For six nights, people interested in history, political science and geography gathered from across campus and the Colorado Springs community to watch "The American Revolution."
Scholars, community members and history enthusiasts came to interact with one another and consider the places, people and actions that Ken Burns and his
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University of Colorado: Continuing Implementation of the CCC Recommendations
DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news:
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Continuing Implementation of the CCC Recommendations
The spring 2025 recommendations from the Comprehensive Compensation Collaborative (CCC) initiative have been continuing with important implementation steps over the past several months. This project included a market analysis and resulted in updated salary ranges intended to better align with market pricing and the cost of labor in the Denver area. This
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University of Colorado: State-Mandated AHEC Study Nears Completion
DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news:
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State-Mandated AHEC Study Nears Completion
By Zenaida Kotala Gonzalez, University Communications
KPMG is wrapping up a four-month study of the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) mandated by the Colorado state legislature during the 2025 session. The final report is expected to be submitted to the state in January 2026.
The goal of the study is to assess the finances, operations, and governance of AH
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USOPC Statement Supporting The SCORE Act
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued the following agency statement on Dec. 2, 2025:
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USOPC Statement Supporting The SCORE Act
The SCORE Act represents meaningful progress to strengthen the future of college sports and preserve pathways essential to the Team USA pipeline. We urge the House of Representatives to pass The SCORE Act in an effort to bring greater stability to the collegiate sport environment.
We stand ready to continue work
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White River & Douglas Creek Conservation Districts Call for Rescission of BLM Rule
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts, Meeker, Colorado, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior, urging the rescission of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Conservation and Landscape Health Rule finalized in 2024. These local governments, governed by elected officials and tasked with conserving essential natural resources, emphasize the importance of balanced land management in a region where federal land policie
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