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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Tuesday March 10, 2026 ( 34 items )  

Administrator Zeldin Announces Selection of Members to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Administrator Zeldin Announces Selection of Members to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the selection of new members to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). The well-qualified experts from a broad range of scientific disciplines bring the experience and expertise neede  more

AG Brown vows to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live entertainment industry
OLYMPIA, Washington, March 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown vows to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live entertainment industry * Attorney General Nick Brown released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 2024, a bipart  more

AG Campbell Vows To Continue Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation Despite DOJ Settlement
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Vows To Continue Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation Despite DOJ Settlement * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today released the following statement affirming her commitment to continue her office's ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, despite the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)'s announcemen  more

AG Sunday Will Continue Pursuit of Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster for Illegal Monopoly Over Live Entertainment
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Will Continue Pursuit of Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster for Illegal Monopoly Over Live Entertainment * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday and a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General will continue to pursue a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster, LLC., regarding monopolistic practices -despite an announce  more

Animal Wellness Action Condemns National Park Service Plan to Restore Baiting of Grizzlies and Black Bears on National Preserves in Alaska
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following joint news release on March 9, 2026 with Animal Wellness Action: * * * Animal Wellness Action Condemns National Park Service Plan to Restore Baiting of Grizzlies and Black Bears on National Preserves in Alaska The agency will get people killed by allowing the feeding of black and grizzly bears on lands visited by hikers and other forest users. * Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy today conde  more

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding Attorney General Kris Mayes and a coalition of 23 states have secured a court order requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Co  more

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Vows to Continue Case Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry, Despite DOJ Settlement
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Vows to Continue Case Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry, Despite DOJ Settlement Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and conc  more

Attorney General Bonta and State Attorneys General Carry on the Fight Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster
SACRAMENTO, California, March 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and State Attorneys General Carry on the Fight Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster Vow to protect consumers, businesses, and artists nationwide  NEW YORK -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan group of attorneys general today announced their intent to continue with the landmark antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster, rejecting the  more

Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Trial
ALBANY, New York, March 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Trial NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement on new developments in her ongoing lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry:  "For years, Live Nation has made enormous profits by exploiting its illegal monopoly and raisin  more

Attorney General Nessel Vows to Continue Antitrust Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry
LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Vows to Continue Antitrust Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * LANSING - Today, following the announcement of a settlement reached between Live Nation and the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve antitrust claims brought by the federal authority alongside a broad, bipartisan coalition of states, Attorney General Ne  more

ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL VOWS TO CONTINUE CASE AGAINST LIVE NATION/TICKETMASTER FOR ILLEGALLY MONOPOLIZING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL VOWS TO CONTINUE CASE AGAINST LIVE NATION/TICKETMASTER FOR ILLEGALLY MONOPOLIZING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of state attorneys general today issued a multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment i  more

Attorney General Schwalb Joins State Attorneys General to Continue Live Nation Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Joins State Attorneys General to Continue Live Nation Lawsuit * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "DC's live entertainment scene is vital to ou  more

Attorney General Tong to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services  more

Attorney General Weiser vows to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live music industry
DENVER, Colorado, March 9 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser vows to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live music industry * March 9, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 20  more

Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States
LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.   more

CMU Faculty and Students Preserve the Stories of Women Ranchers in Western Colorado
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, March 10 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news: * * * CMU Faculty and Students Preserve the Stories of Women Ranchers in Western Colorado When Assistant Professor of Mass Communication Laurena Davis reviewed records from a nursing home where her grandmother once lived, one line caught her attention. Under "occupation," the form listed her grandmother as "housewife." What it didn't mention was the decades she spent helping run a sheep ranch. For Davi  more

Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Leads Letter Seeking Confirmation of Homeland Security Policy on ICE at Polling Locations
DENVER, Colorado, March 10 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Leads Letter Seeking Confirmation of Homeland Security Policy on ICE at Polling Locations Today Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that Colorado, along with eight other states, has sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Nominee Markwayne Mullin seeking confirmation that immigration enforcement agents would not be at   more

Colorado Wolf Petition Seeks Transparent, Consistent Conflict Rules
WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Wolf Petition Seeks Transparent, Consistent Conflict Rules DENVER-The Center for Biological Diversity today submitted a formal rulemaking petition urging Colorado Parks and Wildlife to make commonsense updates to regulations that outline when wolves can be killed.  These proposed amendments would clarify nonlethal steps designed to reduce livestock-wolf conflict b  more

Congress, Courts, State AGs Must Stop Corrupted DOJ From Letting Live Nation-Ticketmaster Off the Hook
WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Congress, Courts, State AGs Must Stop Corrupted DOJ From Letting Live Nation-Ticketmaster Off the Hook * Washington, D.C. - In response to news that the Trump-Vance Department of Justice Antitrust Division has negotiated a settlement to its landmark monopolization suit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster, just weeks after allegedly corrupt DOJ leadership pushed out an  more

Department of Local Affairs Announces Awards for Latest Housing Planning Grant Program Cycle
DENVER, Colorado, March 9 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Department of Local Affairs Announces Awards for Latest Housing Planning Grant Program Cycle * STATEWIDE - The Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), through the Division of Local Government, awarded over $1.4 million across 15 projects through the third cycle of the Housing Planning Grant Program (HPLN). The program helps fund planning work that supports compliance with SB24-174: Sustai  more

Governor Polis Signs Bills Into Law
DENVER, Colorado, March 9 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Signs Bills Into Law * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis signed the following bipartisan bills into law administratively. * SB26-010 \- Agricultural Property Tax Definitions, sponsored by Senators Dylan Roberts and Byron Pelton, and Representatives Julie McCluskie and Karen McCormick. "This bill helps Colorado farmers, ranchers, and rural communities by saving agriculture prod  more

Hickenlooper, Reed Push to Ban Online Gambling on Military Operations
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Reed Push to Ban Online Gambling on Military Operations * Demands come after several online prediction market users made millions in profit on bets surrounding Iran military operations WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Jack Reed sent a letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Michael Selig calling on the CFTC to prohibit gambling contrac  more

HVS Brokerage & Advisory Closes Sale of Two Orlando-Apopka Hotels on Behalf of Capital One Hotel Group
LOVELAND, Colorado, March 10 [Category: BizConsulting] -- HVS, a consulting, valuation and research firm, posted the following news release: * * * HVS Brokerage & Advisory Closes Sale of Two Orlando-Apopka Hotels on Behalf of Capital One Hotel Group HVS Brokerage & Advisory announces the sale of the 81-key Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Orlando-Apopka, located at 321 South Lake Cortez Drive, Apopka, Florida 32703, and the 77-key Holiday Inn Express & Suites Orlando-Apopka, located at 351 Sout  more

MBL Welcomes 2026 Grass Fellows as Program Marks 75 Years of Advancing Neuroscience
WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, March 9 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * MBL Welcomes 2026 Grass Fellows as Program Marks 75 Years of Advancing Neuroscience * The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) today announced the 2026 cohort of Grass Fellows, marking the 75 th anniversary of the prestigious Grass Fellowship Program. Since its founding in 1951, the Grass Fellowship has brought promising early-c  more

Rep. Crank Honors Fallen Soldier from Fort Carson
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Honors Fallen Soldier from Fort Carson * Washington, DC - Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) issued the following statement grieving the loss of Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington. "I join the nation in mourning the loss of Sergeant Benjamin N. Pennington, assigned to 1 st Space Battalion, 1 st Space Brigade, at Fort Carson, CO. Sergeant Pennington was deployed in support of Operation  more

Rep. Neguse Calls For Inspector General Investigation Into OMB, National Science Foundation & Allegations of Potential Sale of NCAR to For-Profit Corporation
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse Calls For Inspector General Investigation Into OMB, National Science Foundation & Allegations of Potential Sale of NCAR to For-Profit Corporation * Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse wrote to the Inspector General of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and demanded an independent investigation into allegations of potential conflicts of interest and regulatory i  more

RV Industry Association Publishes 2025 Annual Report
HERNDON, Virginia, March 9 [Category: Transportation] (TNSbrep) -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * RV Industry Association Publishes 2025 Annual Report * The 2025 RV Industry Association Annual Report highlights a year of resilience, collaboration, and forward momentum for the RV industry. Despite economic headwinds, the industry continued to achieve meaningful progress through legislative wins, workforce development initiatives, consumer outreach, and strong ind  more

Statement by Commander of United States Space Command on Loss of USASMDC Soldier in Support of Operation Epic Fury
PETERSON AFB, Colorado, March 9 -- The U.S. Space Command issued the following statement: * * * Statement by Commander of United States Space Command on Loss of USASMDC Soldier in Support of Operation Epic Fury * "On behalf of U.S. Space Command, it is with a heavy heart that we render a final salute to U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Pennington, 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, Fort Carson, Colorado, in honor of his service to the nation. We mourn a life cut short and extend our heartfelt gr  more

Taft Earns Top Ranks in 2025 Bond Buyer Rankings
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Earns Top Ranks in 2025 Bond Buyer Rankings * Taft has been recognized in the Bond Buyer 2025 Annual Review, which ranks the nation's leading public finance law firms based on the volume and value of municipal bond transactions they handle from the previous year at the state and national levels, published by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (fka Refinitiv). The ranking ra  more

UToledo Herpetologists Analyze Population Decline in Regional Turtle Populations
TOLEDO, Ohio, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo Herpetologists Analyze Population Decline in Regional Turtle Populations By Nicki Gorny Are box turtles in worse shape than herpetologists thought? University of Toledo researchers raise the question in new research published in the peer-reviewed journal Ecology and Evolution. Analyzing years of field data collected on populations of two turtle species in northwest Ohio and southeast Michiga  more

Vermont to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Vermont to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * Attorney General Charity Clark today released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 2024, a bipartisan  more

Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) backed the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, and directly with the government -and make the program permanent. "The Di  more

White House Sends 7 Nominations to Senate on March 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 9, 2026, the nominations of seven individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security. James Arnott, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years. Jack Chambers, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years. Darrell Owens  more

White House: President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme  more