Sunday - October 4, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado

7 items
Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Continuing to Block Trump Administration's Plan to Terminate School Mental Health Funding
SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Continuing to Block Trump Administration's Plan to Terminate School Mental Health Funding * OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week secured a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington that continues blocking the U  more
Bennet, Murray, Schumer, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Trump's Trade War with Canada & Lower Costs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Murray, Schumer, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to End Trump's Trade War with Canada & Lower Costs * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee with jurisdiction over trade and tariffs, joined U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to introduce legislation that would revoke President   more
Bennet, Slotkin, Colleagues Demand Answers from Hegseth on Cost of Iran War
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Slotkin, Colleagues Demand Answers from Hegseth on Cost of Iran War * President Trump's Pentagon Has Greatly Underestimated the Iran War's Costs Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) and 43 Senate colleagues, including fellow Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper, to   more
Bennet, Young Reintroduce Legislation to Combat National Eviction Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Young Reintroduce Legislation to Combat National Eviction Crisis * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), members of the Senate Finance Committee, reintroduced the updated Eviction Crisis Act of 2026. This legislation would address our urgent national eviction crisis, creating an emergency rental assistance program to reduce preventable evictions  more
Federal Register: EPA Proposes Consent Decree Establishing Deadlines for Ozone Air Quality Plans in Calif., Colo.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Proposed Consent Decree; Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Environmental Health v. Lee Zeldin, No. 4:25-cv-10007-JST. On November 20, 2025, and December 24, 2025, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and the Center   more
ICYMI: Bennet Calls for New Federal Agency to Prevent Catastrophic AI Risk
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Bennet Calls for New Federal Agency to Prevent Catastrophic AI Risk * Video of Bennet's interview on The Source with Kaitlan Collins can be found HERE. Washington, D.C. -This week, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced a new proposal to create an independent federal agency to regulate frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models and social media platforms. In an interview w  more
Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Topic of CRS Report
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43956) on Aug. 31, 2026, entitled "The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act: Compensation Related to Exposure to Radiation from Atomic Weapons Testing, Radioactive Waste and Uranium Mining" by disability policy specialist Scott D. Szymendera. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) provides one-time benefit payments to persons who may have developed ca  more