News Tipoffs - Colorado Editors
ACC-RSA Leadership Forum Creates Space for Strategic Focus and Collaboration
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, June 24 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news:
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ACC-RSA Leadership Forum Creates Space for Strategic Focus and Collaboration
"Everything rises and falls on leadership." This well-known John Maxwell quote reflects a principle that Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) embraces. That perspective brought the organization's leaders together June 15-17 for a two-and-a-half-day leadership forum at The Summit.
The leadership for
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Americans for Tax Reform: Colorado Democrats Ask Voters to Give Up Billions in TABOR Refunds
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 23, 2026, by Sean Rowen:
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Colorado Democrats Ask Voters to Give Up Billions in TABOR Refunds
Colorado voters will decide this November whether to let the state keep and spend billions of dollars that would otherwise be returned to taxpayers under TABOR. The proposal would weaken one of the nation's strongest taxpayer protections and allow the government to retain an estimated $4.6 billion that would o
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Americans for Tax Reform: OCC and NCUA Preemptions Strengthen Case Against Price Controls on Interchange Fees
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 23, 2026, by Andrew Gins:
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OCC and NCUA Preemptions Strengthen Case Against Price Controls on Interchange Fees
In light of the OCC's preemption order on the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), proponents of interchange fee restrictions continue to make misguided claims in order to pocket savings from government mandated price controls, all while falsely claiming consumers would benefit. T
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Federal Partners in National Health Care Fraud Takedown 2026
SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Federal Partners in National Health Care Fraud Takedown 2026
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the California Department of Justice's (California DOJ) participation in the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated law enforcement operation that resulted in criminal charges against 455 defendants nationwide with o
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Attorney General Bonta Opposes Increased Oil and Gas Development on Alaska's Coastal Plain
SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Opposes Increased Oil and Gas Development on Alaska's Coastal Plain
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OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in filing amicus briefs supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of th
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
SACRAMENTO, California, June 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
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OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key
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Attorney General Clark Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
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Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general today announced a victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key provisions of Executive Order N
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT REVIEW OF MANUFACTURED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, CORRUPT USE OF LEGAL SYSTEM IN TRUMP v. IRS
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT REVIEW OF MANUFACTURED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, CORRUPT USE OF LEGAL SYSTEM IN TRUMP v. IRS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to carefully scrutinize the parties' conduct and claimed settlement agreement
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Attorney General Tong Condemns Unprecedented Misuse of Legal System in Trump v. IRS
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Condemns Unprecedented Misuse of Legal System in Trump v. IRS
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(Hartford, CT) -Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to scrutinize the parties' conduct and purported "settlement" agreement in Trump v. IR
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Bennet Introduces Legislation to Prevent Chronic School Absenteeism
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet Introduces Legislation to Prevent Chronic School Absenteeism
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Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet introduced the Keep Kids in School Act. This legislation would create a grant program to help prevent and reduce persistent school absences and would target states with high levels of chronic absenteeism.
"As the former Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, I know f
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Bennet, Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan PASTEUR Act to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Young, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan PASTEUR Act to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance
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Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), alongside Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), and John Hickenlooper reintroduced the Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance (PASTEUR) Act to encourage innovative dr
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Colorado Launches New Dashboard Showing More Than $1.3 Billion Return on State Investment
DENVER, Colorado, June 24 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Colorado Launches New Dashboard Showing More Than $1.3 Billion Return on State Investment
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DENVER -Today, Governor Jared Polis announced a new public dashboard that gives Coloradans a first-of-its-kind look at how strategic state investments have helped secure more than $1.3 billion in federal infrastructure funding for improvements across Colorado. The interactive dashboard tracks the return
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Committee Advances 19 Bills in Bipartisan Votes to Modernize TSA, Refocus I&A, Enhance Border Security, Prepare for Emerging Threats
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on June 24, 2026:
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Committee Advances 19 Bills in Bipartisan Votes to Modernize TSA, Refocus I&A, Enhance Border Security, Prepare for Emerging Threats
Today, the House Committee on Homeland Security advanced 19 bills with broad bipartisan support to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) core mission by refocusing the Office of Intelligen
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CU Denver Signs Direct Admissions Agreement with St. Vrain Valley Schools--Its Fifth with a Nearby School District
DENVER, Colorado, June 24 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news:
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CU Denver Signs Direct Admissions Agreement with St. Vrain Valley Schools--Its Fifth with a Nearby School District
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Students in St. Vrain Valley Schools, a school district that serves more than 33,000 learners across communities in northern Colorado, now have easier access to a CU Denver degree. Chancellor Kenneth T. Christensen signed the university's fifth guaranteed admissions agreement with St. Vrai
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EPA Announces $9.1 Million in Grants to Assess and Cleanup Communities in Colorado
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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EPA Announces $9.1 Million in Grants to Assess and Cleanup Communities in Colorado
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DENVER - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced over $9 million in Brownfields Multipurpose, Assessment and Cleanup grants to accelerate the cleanup of polluted sites across Colorado. With these funds, EPA is investing directly in American communities to cleanup and redevelop blighted prop
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EPA Approves Conditional Hazardous Waste Storage Variance for Utah Facility
WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has approved, with conditions, no-migration variances that will allow Clean Harbors' Grassy Mountain hazardous waste facility in Tooele County, Utah, to temporarily store treated hazardous wastes in designated disposal units while awaiting verification that the wastes meet federal treatment standards.
The final approval, published in the Federal Register, becomes effective July 23, 2026. The action applies only to Clean Harbors'
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EPA Moves to Approve Colorado Ozone Control Revisions for Denver Metro Area
WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed approval of revisions to Colorado's State Implementation Plan aimed at strengthening reporting and compliance requirements tied to ozone pollution controls in the Denver Metro/North Front Range nonattainment area.
The proposed rule, published on June 23, concerns Colorado's obligations under the Clean Air Act for the 2008 eight-hour ozone standard. The action would approve portions of state submissions made on
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Experienced Administrator and Student Affairs Leader Genia Herndon Named Chapman's Next Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
ORANGE, California, June 25 -- Chapman University issued the following news:
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Experienced Administrator and Student Affairs Leader Genia Herndon Named Chapman's Next Senior Vice President for Student Affairs
Chapman announced that it has selected Genia Herndon, Ed.D., as its next Senior Vice President for Student Affairs, effective July 31. After a comprehensive national search, Herndon emerged as the ideal choice to lead the next chapter of Student Affairs' success and continue Chapman'
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Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Open Applications for $160 Million to Reduce Healthcare Costs and Improve Access to Healthcare in Rural Colorado
DENVER, Colorado, June 23 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing Open Applications for $160 Million to Reduce Healthcare Costs and Improve Access to Healthcare in Rural Colorado
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Funding will address significant health care needs and gaps in Colorado's rural and frontier counties
DENVER \- The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) released a Request fo
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Governor Polis Marks Dobbs Anniversary: While Other States Restrict Healthcare Colorado Strengthens Access
DENVER, Colorado, June 24 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Governor Polis Marks Dobbs Anniversary: While Other States Restrict Healthcare Colorado Strengthens Access
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DENVER -Four years ago today, the Trump-appointed United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping Americans of the right to make health care decisions, dismantling 50 years of legal precedent, and inserting government into one of the most private medical and family decisio
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Advises Energy Fuels on the Acquisition of Vacuumschmelze for $1.9 Billion Equity Value
NEW YORK, June 25 -- Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer advises Energy Fuels on the acquisition of Vacuumschmelze for $1.9 billion equity value
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer has advised Energy Fuels Inc. on its acquisition of Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG (VAC) and its related group companies from Ara Partners.
Energy Fuels is acquiring VAC for a total consideration of $718 million in cash and 65.853 million newly i
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Hickenlooper Demands Trump Personally Reimburse Taxpayers for Reflecting Pool Disaster
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper Demands Trump Personally Reimburse Taxpayers for Reflecting Pool Disaster
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Hickenlooper calls for congressional investigation into failed project
Hickenlooper visited the Reflecting Pool yesterday after botched $16M renovation resulted in algae, dead wildlife
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released a public letter to President Trump calling on him to personally r
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ICYMI: Bill Huizenga's "Jaw-Dropping Luxury Splurge Exposed"
LANSING, Michigan, June 24 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 22, 2026:
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ICYMI: Bill Huizenga's "Jaw-Dropping Luxury Splurge Exposed"
Today, the Daily Beast reported that Rep. Bill Huizenga "has been splurging thousands of donor dollars on ski trips and fine dining like someone who didn't just spend half a decade under investigation for alleged abuse of campaign funds." Huizenga was investigated by the House Ethics Committee from 2019 to 2024.
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Jayapal, Menendez Introduce Bill to Eliminate Xenophobic Barriers to Healthcare, Nutrition Assistance, and Other Support Programs for Lawful Immigrants
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news:
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Jayapal, Menendez Introduce Bill to Eliminate Xenophobic Barriers to Healthcare, Nutrition Assistance, and Other Support Programs for Lawful Immigrants
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) led 99 lawmakers today in introducing the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration (LIFT the BAR) Act, which would remove unnecessary barrie
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Lt. Governor Primavera and CCIA announce Tribal and American Indian/Alaska Native Affairs Roadmap
DENVER, Colorado, June 23 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Lt. Governor Primavera and CCIA announce Tribal and American Indian/Alaska Native Affairs Roadmap
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DENVER \- Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera and the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs (CCIA) announce the release of the Tribal and American Indian/Alaska Native Affairs Roadmap. This Roadmap represents a foundational step toward honoring Tribal sovereignty, strengthening partnerships, an
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Lujan, Slotkin, Warnock, Booker, Bennet, Fetterman Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Support for Specialty Crop Growers
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Lujan, Slotkin, Warnock, Booker, Bennet, Fetterman Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Support for Specialty Crop Growers
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Supports America's Specialty Crop Growers Who Produce Trademark Crops from Pecans to Chile
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Elissa Slotkin (D-
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Meet 4 Mines alumni digging in on critical minerals
GOLDEN, Colorado, June 24 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news:
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Meet 4 Mines alumni digging in on critical minerals
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Mines graduates have been contributing to the critical minerals field since before critical minerals became a household term, building expertise in exploration, processing, systems analysis and decision-making that now anchors global conversations.
Here are four Mines alumni making a mark in the field today:
Jerry Grandey '68: Board Chairman, Rare E
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National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers: Video Helps Navigate Trusted Treatment Resources
LOUISVILLE, Colorado, June 18 -- The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers issued the following news release:
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New Video Helps Navigate Trusted Treatment Resources
Finding quality addiction treatment can be overwhelming. That's why NAATP continues to invest in resources that help individuals, families, and referring professionals identify ethical, accredited, and trusted providers committed to quality care.
NAATP is pleased to announce the release of a new instructional
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National Jewish Health Researchers Discover New Driver of Asthma-Related Inflammation
DENVER, Colorado, June 24 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release:
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National Jewish Health Researchers Discover New Driver of Asthma-Related Inflammation
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DENVER - Researchers at National Jewish Health have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps drive inflammation in allergic asthma, offering new insight into how the disease develops and potentially revealing new targets for future therapies.
The study,
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New Polling Shows Overwhelming Support for Franchising
WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Business] -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release:
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New Polling Shows Overwhelming Support for Franchising
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Nationwide and state polls indicate Americans prefer business expansion through franchising rather than corporate growth; Protections for franchising, including the American Franchise Act, enjoy overwhelming support
WASHINGTON - The International Franchise Association (IFA) today released new national and state
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NMSU contributes to study showing moose have deep roots in Southern Rockies
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 24 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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NMSU contributes to study showing moose have deep roots in Southern Rockies
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A New Mexico State University researcher was part of an interdisciplinary team of archaeologists, paleontologists, paleoecologists, archivists and tribal cultural heritage leaders who collaborated on a new study suggesting moose inhabited Colorado's southern Rocky Mountains centuries before state wildlif
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On Anniversary of Dobbs Decision, Hickenlooper Fights to Protect Reproductive Freedom
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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On Anniversary of Dobbs Decision, Hickenlooper Fights to Protect Reproductive Freedom
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Hickenlooper: "Women deserve the freedom to make their own health care decisions. Full stop."
WASHINGTON - Today, on the fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released a video to his social media accounts reaffirming Colorado's support for repro
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On Dobbs Anniversary, Reps. Pettersen Introduces Resolution to Stop Government Surveillance of Reproductive Health Care Medication
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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On Dobbs Anniversary, Reps. Pettersen Introduces Resolution to Stop Government Surveillance of Reproductive Health Care Medication
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WASHINGTON - Today, on the anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) introduced a resolution to prohibit the government from surveilling water systems, including groundwater, surface
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Padilla, Peters, Schumer Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding USPS Abandon Plan to Carry Out Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Padilla, Peters, Schumer Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding USPS Abandon Plan to Carry Out Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail
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Under draft rule USPS would not deliver mail ballots in states that resist Trump Administration's unlawful demands for voter lists
WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Commi
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Polaris and the National Forest Foundation Announce Recipients of the 2026 Polaris Fund for Outdoor Recreation Grants
MEDINA, Minnesota, June 25 -- Polaris Industries, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026:
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Polaris and the National Forest Foundation Announce Recipients of the 2026 Polaris Fund for Outdoor Recreation Grants
Permanent endowment now fully established, securing long term stewardship and continued outdoor recreation access across America's National Forests
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MINNEAPOLIS - Today, Polaris
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Rail Is Part of Colorado's History and Future: Governor Polis Celebrates Colorado's Strong Rail History at Colorado Railroad Museum
DENVER, Colorado, June 24 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Rail Is Part of Colorado's History and Future: Governor Polis Celebrates Colorado's Strong Rail History at Colorado Railroad Museum
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GOLDEN \- Today, Governor Polis toured the Colorado Railroad Museum, The Colorado Railroad Museum first opened its current 15-acre location in Golden, Colorado, in 1959. Before that the museum was in Alamosa as a private collection that started in 1948 before re
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Rep. Clyde Congratulates Gwinnett Nominees on U.S. Service Academy Appointments
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Clyde Congratulates Gwinnett Nominees on U.S. Service Academy Appointments
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GAINESVILLE, GA -Last week, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) honored Alexander Lee, Tanner Brannock, and Divya Tiwary during a signing ceremony celebrating their U.S. Service Academy appointments. Rep. Clyde proudly nominated all three Georgians for the prestigious appointments.
* Alexander Lee of Buford, GA | Peach
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Rep. Pettersen Delivers Major Housing Affordability Wins for Colorado Families as Landmark Bipartisan Package Heads to the President's Desk
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Rep. Pettersen Delivers Major Housing Affordability Wins for Colorado Families as Landmark Bipartisan Package Heads to the President's Desk
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WASHINGTON -Today, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) applauded House passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, the most significant housing legislation in 30 years, which now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law. The landmar
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Rural Ready Seed Grants to Support Local Economic Development
DENVER, Colorado, June 24 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Rural Ready Seed Grants to Support Local Economic Development
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DENVER - Today, the Rural Opportunity Office within the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced the recipients of the Rural Ready seed grants. Ten recipients across rural Colorado have each been awarded a $2,500 seed grant to support local economic development initiatives.
"Rural communi
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Schiff Joins Padilla, Peters, Schumer in Demanding USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Schiff Joins Padilla, Peters, Schumer in Demanding USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail
U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) abandon its proposed rule to implement
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SEMA TAPS MEGAN KOWALIS TO LEAD CONTENT CREATOR RELATIONS
DIAMOND BAR, California, June 25 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release:
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SEMA TAPS MEGAN KOWALIS TO LEAD CONTENT CREATOR RELATIONS
The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) has added Megan Kowalis to its Washington, D.C.-based Government Affairs team, bringing extensive grassroots mobilization experience to the organization's acclaimed program for mobilizing automotive enthusiasts and content creators for advocacy. As manager of digital c
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Slotkin, Bennet, Booker, Fetterman, Lujan, Warnock, Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance to Specialty Crop Farmers
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Slotkin, Bennet, Booker, Fetterman, Lujan, Warnock, Introduce Legislation to Provide Assistance to Specialty Crop Farmers
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the Cultivating Horticultural Innovation in Local Economies (CHILE) Act to expand fe
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St. Olaf welcomes new associate chaplain
NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, June 24 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news:
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St. Olaf welcomes new associate chaplain
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Pastor Sarah Semmler Smith '04 will join the St. Olaf College Ministry Office as the new associate chaplain. She will begin her role on August 17.
Semmler Smith has 16 years of ministry experience, seven of which have been in college ministry. After majoring in religion at St. Olaf, she earned a Master of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago and
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University of Colorado: Exploring the Fungi-mentals of Genome Organization
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 25 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release:
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Exploring the fungi-mentals of genome organization
Andrew Klocko, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, has been awarded an impressive five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue his research project "Genome Organization and Function in Fungi."
Klocko's research involves using the fungal system Neurospora crass
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Western Caucus Members Applaud Funding to Restore Local Government Revenues
WASHINGTON, June 24 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release:
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Western Caucus Members Applaud Funding to Restore Local Government Revenues
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Department of the Interior announced that it would be disbursing $733 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program funding for 2026 to 1,900 State and local governments across the nation. The Congressional Western Caucus strongly supports this program, and several Members
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Wildlife Society: Free-ranging Dogs Attack and Kill Threatened Desert Tortoises
BETHESDA, Maryland, June 24 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news:
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Free-ranging dogs attack and kill threatened desert tortoises
It was somewhere around Daggett, just east of Barstow on the edge of the desert, when the dogs began to take hold.
Kristin Berry, a principal investigator and research wildlife biologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, had been studying the threats imperiled Agassiz's desert tortoises face when a tracking de
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Xcel Energy Foundation awards $580,000 in grants
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 24 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release:
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Xcel Energy Foundation awards $580,000 in grants
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AMARILLO, Texas (June 24, 2026) -Today, the Xcel Energy Foundation awarded $580,000 to 37 nonprofits in Texas and New Mexico to recognize their contributions in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Career Pathways, Environmental Sustainability and Community Vitality.
"Nonprofit organizations across our regi
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