Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado
NEW: Poll Shows Army Veteran Jessica Killin Statistically Tied With Jeff Crank in CO-05
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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NEW: Poll Shows Army Veteran Jessica Killin Statistically Tied With Jeff Crank in CO-05
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Killin surges ahead of Crank after voters hear balanced profiles on both candidates
New polling shows Army veteran and CO-05 candidate Jessica Killin statistically tied with vulnerable Republican Jeff Crank, 44 to 45%. Described by the Colorado Sun as "likely a stronger candidate than the
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Arapahoe Community College Foundation Receives $3K From Littleton Rotary
LITTLETON, Colorado, July 31 -- Arapahoe Community College issued the following news:
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ACC Foundation Receives $3K from Littleton Rotary
Author: Jeff Duggan
The Littleton Rotary Foundation presented the Arapahoe Community College (ACC) Foundation with $3,000 on Tuesday afternoon, July 28, 2026, at the ACC Littleton Campus.
The gift was made in support of ACC's James McKechnie Memorial Scholarship. McKechnie, a longtime member of Littleton Rotary, was a prominent civic leader in Littlet
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL BLOCKS FEDERAL CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL BLOCKS FEDERAL CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 15 attorneys general announced a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants.
The order comes just
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Bennet Leads Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Crack Down on Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion Network
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet Leads Colleagues to Demand Trump Administration Crack Down on Russian Crypto Sanctions Evasion Network
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Washington, DC -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and Senate Finance Committee, led seven colleagues in a letter to Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent urging the Trump Administration to crack down on A7 LLC, a Russian s
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Bennet Statement on Senate Finance Committee Passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet Statement on Senate Finance Committee Passage of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act
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Legislation includes four Bennet bills that would reduce burdens for low-income filers, set out important procedural requirements for multi-year bans, and adjust the penalty approval process
Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, c
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BIA Sets 2027 Irrigation Assessment Rates for Indian Irrigation Projects
WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs will implement updated irrigation assessment rates for multiple Indian irrigation projects beginning Jan. 1, 2027, following a review of public comments and a determination that higher assessments are needed to recover the costs of administering, operating, maintaining and rehabilitating irrigation systems serving tribal lands.
The notice applies to irrigation projects owned by or associated with the Bur
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Congressman Tim Moore Introduces Bipartisan HUD Disaster Information Improvement Act
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Tim Moore Introduces Bipartisan HUD Disaster Information Improvement Act
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) introduced H.R. 9992, the HUD Disaster Information Improvement Act, which would facilitate disaster relief information sharing between Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Small Business Administration (SBA)
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CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Nordi Foldable Toddler Tower Stools
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Nordi Foldable Toddler Tower Stools
Hazard: The recalled tower stools can collapse or tip over while in use, and a child's torso can fit through the openings on the front and back sides, posing a risk of serious injury and death due to tip over, fall and entrapment hazards.
Remedy: Repair
Recall Date: July 30, 2026
Units: 47,166
Consumer Contact: HARPPA toll-free at 833
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CU announces Spring '26 president's, dean's lists
LAWTON, Oklahoma, July 30 -- Cameron University issued the following news release:
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CU announces Spring '26 president's, dean's lists
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Cameron University has announced the President's and Dean's honor lists for the Spring 2026 semester.
To make either honor list, students must be enrolled fill time. President's List honorees must have maintained a straight-A (4.0 grade point) average for the semester. The Dean's List requires a 3.00-3.99 grade point average.
Students are listed by ho
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Dr. Nicki Gonzales Takes on Second Term as Colorado's State Historian
DENVER, Colorado, July 31 -- The History Colorado issued the following news release:
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Dr. Nicki Gonzales Takes on Second Term as Colorado's State Historian
On Colorado Day, August 1, 2026, Dr. Nicki Gonzales will begin her second term as State Historian and leader of History Colorado's State Historian's Council.
Dr. Nicki Gonzales is a vital voice in the ongoing efforts to ensure that Colorado's stories reflect the diversity of its people.History Colorado is honored to welcome her back
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Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Drone cameras can measure pigments indicating surface health of drylands soils
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Drylands soils are being degraded by human activities and climate change, threatening the thin living layers covering their surface, called biocrusts, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Composed of cyanobacteria, lichens, mosses, algae, fungi and bacteria, biocrusts play major role
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Enhanced Geothermal Systems Commercialization Topic of White Paper From CRS
WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13278) on July 28, 2026, by energy policy analyst Morgan Smith:
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Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) Commercialization
Enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) use directional drilling and hydraulic stimulation technologies to add porosity and fluid circulation to locations of naturally occurring underground heat to create conditions necessary for geothermal energy production. Rela
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From the South Pole to Startup Life: How Case Western Reserve Alum is Using AI to Improve Wireless Networks
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 31 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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From the South Pole to startup life: How a CWRU alum is using AI to improve wireless networks
A conversation with James "JT" Sayre (CWR '03; GRS '14, physics), co-founder and chief technology officer of eino
Story by: Katie Critchett
A wireless network can be running smoothly today and strained tomorrow.
As demand shifts, telecommunications companies must decide where more capacity will be needed,
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Frontline employees showcase skills at 33rd Lone Star Lineman's Rodeo
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 30 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release:
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Frontline employees showcase skills at 33rd Lone Star Lineman's Rodeo
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AMARILLO, Texas (July 30, 2026) -About 100 Xcel Energy line workers from Texas, New Mexico and Colorado competed in the 33rd Lone Star Lineman's Rodeo in Amarillo, putting their technical skills, focus and teamwork on display. The annual event highlights the work line crews perform every day to maintain critical
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Gabe Evans Lied About The Big, Ugly Bill's Medicaid Cuts. Now Three Hospitals in His District Could Close.
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Gabe Evans Lied About The Big, Ugly Bill's Medicaid Cuts. Now Three Hospitals in His District Could Close.
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New reporting from the Colorado Times Recorder reveals just how painful Gabe Evans' Medicaid cuts and lies are for his district.
When Evans cast his vote for the largest Medicaid cuts in history, he told Coloradans that the bill "didn't cut Medicaid at all." In fact, Evans
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Georgetown University Medical Center: Despite Medicare Coverage, Many Cancer Patients Still Do Not Receive Testing That Guides Treatment Options
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Georgetown University Medical Center issued the following news:
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Despite Medicare Coverage, Many Cancer Patients Still Do Not Receive Testing That Guides Treatment Options
While there has been a recent increase among Medicare recipients in genomic testing that helps match cancer patients to the most effective treatment for their tumor, many Medicare beneficiaries with cancer are still not receiving next-generation sequencing (NGS), according to a new analysis b
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Governor Polis Announces Staff Updates
DENVER, Colorado, July 29 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Governor Polis Announces Staff Updates
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DENVER - Today, Governor Polis announced updates to his Executive and Senior Staff. Governor Polis announced Jenna Goldstein as the next Chief Legal Counsel for the Governor and Seth Walter as the next Chief of the Office of Federal Funds and Strategic Initiatives (OFFSI).
Jenna Goldstein has been a member of the Governor's Office of Legal Counsel sinc
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Hickenlooper Calls for Immediate Federal Investigation into Knowles Fire and Urges Action to Prevent Wildfires
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Hickenlooper Calls for Immediate Federal Investigation into Knowles Fire and Urges Action to Prevent Wildfires
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Hickenlooper: "We can't afford to wait months and months to learn lessons that could save lives right now."
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper took to the Senate floor to call on the Department of Interior to investigate the Knowles fire burnover incident that kill
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History Is Made: Arkansas Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 31 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release:
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History Is Made: Arkansas Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Arkansas is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia an
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ICYMI: AFP-CO, Rep. Jeff Crank Celebrate Colorado's 150th Birthday, Connect with Grassroots Activists
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: AFP-CO, Rep. Jeff Crank Celebrate Colorado's 150th Birthday, Connect with Grassroots Activists
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -On Wednesday night, Americans for Prosperity-Colorado (AFP-CO) hosted an event with Rep. Jeff Crank (CO-05) in Colorado Springs to celebrate Colorado's 150th birthday and connect grassroots activists with their congressman during a live town hall.
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In Response to the Aspen Acres and Willow Fires, Rep. Pettersen Leads Bipartisan Wildfire Mitigation Package
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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In Response to the Aspen Acres and Willow Fires, Rep. Pettersen Leads Bipartisan Wildfire Mitigation Package
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LAKEWOOD - Today, Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) introduced a suite of six bills aimed at helping communities prepare, respond to, and recover from increasingly destructive wildfires. This comes after the Aspen Acres and Willow fires have been raging across the state of Col
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Judicial Watch: Virginia Removes 6,531 Declared Noncitizen Registrations From Voter Rolls
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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Judicial Watch: Virginia Removes 6,531 Declared Noncitizen Registrations from Voter Rolls
Judicial Watch announced today that records from the Virginia Department of Elections show the commonwealth cancelled 6,531 "declared noncitizen" voter registrations between June 2024 and June 2026.
The Virginia Department of Elections produced records in response to the below June 2026 Judicial Watch request
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Md. A.G. Brown Urges the EPA to Implement Meaningful Permitting Requirements for Toxic Coal Ash Facilities
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 31 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 30, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Urges the EPA to Implement Meaningful Permitting Requirements for Toxic Coal Ash Facilities
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of six attorneys general in opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to implement a lax federal permit program for the disposal of coal combustion residual, also known as coa
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National Jewish Health Appoints R. Stanton Dodge as Chair of Board of Directors
DENVER, Colorado, July 29 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release:
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National Jewish Health Appoints R. Stanton Dodge as Chair of Board of Directors
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DENVER - R. Stanton Dodge has been named chair of the National Jewish Health Board of Directors. He has served as a member of the Board of Directors for 16 years. He succeeds Evan Zucker, who has served as board chair since July 2023 and will continue to serve as a member
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NCLA Sues Colorado to Stop Unconstitutional Recycling Regulation Scheme, Pausing National Trend
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release:
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NCLA Sues Colorado to Stop Unconstitutional Recycling Regulation Scheme, Pausing National Trend
The New Civil Liberties Alliance and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) appreciate the benefits of recycling--as long as recycling programs comply with the Constitution. But Colorado's Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act does not: it gives away recycling re
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Operation Jailbreak: Inside the Army's Sprint to Integrate the Battlefield
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 30 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news:
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Operation Jailbreak: Inside the Army's Sprint to Integrate the Battlefield
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In an unprecedented move to shatter the data silos that have long plagued military technology, the U.S. Army launched "Operation Jailbreak" on May 11, 2026, at Fort Carson, Colorado. Operation Jailbreak is a high-intensity hackathon that encourages vendors to open proprietary systems. This initiat
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Pioneering NOAA-University of Colorado Research Converges on Role of Microbes in Methane's Surge
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 31 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
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Pioneering NOAA-University of Colorado research converges on role of microbes in methane's surge
Stable isotope analysis points to impact of agriculture and wetlands, not fossil fuels
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Scientific investigations into the rapid rise of atmospheric methane since 2007 have debated the roles of emissions from fossil fuel production versus microbial processes like wet
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Protect Our Care: Republicans Made the Biggest Cuts to Medicaid in History and the State Leaders Who Run It Are "Panicked"
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news:
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Republicans Made the Biggest Cuts to Medicaid in History and the State Leaders Who Run It Are "Panicked"
Sixty-one years after Medicaid and Medicare were created to protect Americans' health and security, Republican cuts threaten to take us backward. Nearly 70 million Americans rely on Medicaid for life-saving coverage across the country. Now, the health care leaders responsible for making sure those people have coverage
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Secretary Rollins Launches USDA Initiative to Recruit Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military Spouses
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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Secretary Rollins Launches USDA Initiative to Recruit Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Military Spouses
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(Washington, D.C., July 29, 2026) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) initiative to recruit veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses into mission-critical careers that protect America'
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Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Experts on How to Protect American Workers in the New AI Economy
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 29, 2026:
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Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Experts on How to Protect American Workers in the New AI Economy
"I'm a person who is generally a very hopeful person, and the conversations around AI a lot today are very fear based."
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U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, today participated in a subcommitt
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Study: Use of THC-Infused Edibles Associated With Improvements in Lower Back Pain
WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release:
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Study: Use of THC-Infused Edibles Associated With Improvements in Lower Back Pain
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Boulder, CO: Patients with chronic lower back pain report less pain intensity on days when they consume THC-infused edible products, according to observational data published in the journal Biomedicines.
Investigators affiliated with the University of Colorado at
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Tianeptine Products Co-Author Shade Urges DEA to Reject Schedule One Classification for Tianeptine
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
Re: Docket No. DEA1596
Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Tianeptine in Schedule I
91 Fed. Reg. 42150
Administrator Cole:
My name is Soren Shade. I am a co-author of the 2025 systematic review, "Systematic Review of Clinical Case Reports Involving Tianeptine Products: 'Gas Station Heroin' Hype or Fact?," p
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UCCS Students Win Second Place at the 2026 VICEROY National Cyber Competition: The Finals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 31 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release:
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UCCS students win second place at the 2026 VICEROY National Cyber Competition: The Finals
UCCS students team Bits_N_Bytes captured 2nd place in the nation at The Finals: Gilded Guardian VICEROY National Cyber Competition, a multi-stage competition, on April 14, 2026. Winning students included Luke Farchione (team captain), Laura Baird, Dash Hollist, and Klaus Streicher, all students in t
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University of Colorado to Launch New Hiring System in Summer 2027
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 31 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release:
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CU to launch new hiring system in summer 2027
Starting in summer 2027, most CU campuses will begin using PageUp for university job postings, application tracking and new employee onboarding, replacing the current service provider, Taleo.
This new applicant tracking system (ATS) will be rolled out to the Anschutz, Denver and Colorado Springs campuses as well as System Administration. Thi
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University of Colorado: Leadership Pikes Peak Community Leadership Conference Inspires Leading With Purpose
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, July 31 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release:
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Leadership Pikes Peak Community Leadership Conference inspires leading with purpose
The Leadership Pikes Peak (LPP) Community Leadership Conference brought together leaders from across the Pikes Peak region for a day of learning, collaboration and meaningful dialogue centered on this year's theme, "Leading with Purpose: Agile Leadership in Changing Times." Community members representing
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Utah's work-from-home workforce declines from pandemic peak, but remains elevated
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 30 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release:
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Utah's work-from-home workforce declines from pandemic peak, but remains elevated
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Utah's work-from-home workforce declined since its pandemic-era peak, but remote work remains a defining feature of the state's labor market for certain industries, occupations, and demographic groups. A new research brief from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute finds that after nearly tripling between 2019 and 2
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Why remembering the Big Thompson Flood of 1976 matters today
BOULDER, Colorado, July 29 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news:
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Why remembering the Big Thompson Flood of 1976 matters today
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CU Boulder Natural Hazards Center Director Lori Peek says there are still lessons to be learned from the devastating flash flood, 50 years later
Fifty years ago this week, a beautiful summer evening in Colorado ended in catastrophe.
On the night of July 31, 1976, a powerful thunderstorm stalled over the Big Thompson Canyon w
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