WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48538) on Nov. 26, 2025, entitled "Advanced Lithium-Ion Energy Storage Battery Manufacturing in the U.S." by Michael Alan Havlin, industrial organization and business analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Due to increases in demand for electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energies, and a wide range of consumer goods, the demand for energy storage batteries has increased considerably from 20  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on Reports Concerning U.S. Strikes in the Caribbean * 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   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Name Change * 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Neguse Support CORE Act at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing * 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Pettersen, DeGette, Neguse, Crow Demand Answers from the Department of Education on Ending Grants for Minority-Serving Institutions * 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1527) on Dec. 2, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnoever - August 2025": * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 6 states and increased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total  more

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 3 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * DOJ, DHS Fail to Respond to Request from 10 Secretaries of State; Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem did not reply to a letter from 10 Secretaries of State seeking information on their collection and use of state voter roll data and whether they misled state officials. The let  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * 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 * 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Cheer Progress, Senate Hearing on Bill to Expand Sarvis Creek Wilderness * 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet, Neguse Support CORE Act at Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Hearing * 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Ossoff Launch Inquiry into DHS' Obstruction of Congressional Oversight * 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse Announces Nearly $4 Million in Funding for Transportation Across Colorado's Western Slope * 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   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Pettersen's Bipartisan SUPPORT Act Signed Into Law * 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  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Evans and Dingell Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Stop Fentanyl Trafficking on Social Media * 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   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Semi-Finalists in Innovation Challenge with $1 Million Prize * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has selected 15 semi-finalist teams to advance to the next stage of the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure (ARPA-I) Ideas and Innovation Challenge (the "Ideas Challenge"). Through the Ideas Challe  more

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  more