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State Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for 2023-11-02 ( 10 items )  
City of Pueblo Municipal Court Invites Public to Participate in Veterans Day Parade (10)
PUEBLO, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2023: Pueblo Municipal Court participates in the annual Veterans Day Parade and is inviting the public to participate in a unique way with a photo collage. Veterans of the Pueblo community are invited to submit their photos for a collage display on the Municipal Court float. "We are incredibly proud of the veteran community in Pueblo and would like to honor as many individuals as possible with a photo collage o more PR

Colo. Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Child Support Commission The Child Support Commission reviews the child support guidelines and is required to issue a report every four years to the Governor and the General Assembly of the results of the review of child support guidelines and any recommended statutory changes. For terms expiring July 1, 2027: * Candy Granger of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, to serve as a parent representative, more PR

Colo. Gov. Polis Releases Balanced Budget Proposal That Fully Funds K-12 for First Time Since 2009, Focuses on More Housing Now, and Making Colorado One of the Ten Safest States (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: Today, as required under law, Governor Jared Polis released his balanced budget proposal for FY 2024-25, concurrently submitting his budget proposal to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) of the General Assembly. Governor Polis's budget proposal calls for fully funding public schools at a level consistent with the voter-approved Amendment 23 by eliminating the Budget Stabilization factor fo more PR

Colo. Senate Democrats Leadership on Governor's Budget Proposal (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2023: * * * Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, and President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, today released the following statements on Governor Polis' FY 2024-2025 budget proposal: "After years of delivering historic increases in public school funding and making steady progress, the General Assembly this year is poised to eliminate the public school funding deficit (the Budget Stabilization Factor)  more PR

Colo. Senate Democrats: Bills to Save Seniors Money on Housing, Expand Wildfire Mitigation Efforts Advance (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: The Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy & Task Force today advanced bills to extend the senior housing income tax credit, exempt modular homes from sales and use taxes, and expand the wildfire mitigation tax credit and the health preceptor tax credit. "These bills will put more money back into the pockets of Colorado seniors renting their homes, property owners trying  more PR

Colo. Senate Democrats: Water Resources Committee Advances Bills to Preserve Water Resources, Support Green Infrastructure (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2023: The Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee today advanced bills to preserve water resources, build more efficient water systems, and ease restrictions on the sale of raw milk. Outdoor watering of landscaping uses about half of all municipal water, with much of this being on non-native turf grass. The state has supported turf replacement as a key tool for water conservation, an more PR

Colo. Senate Republicans: Senate Republican Leadership Respond to the Governor's Budget Requests (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The Colorado Senate Republicans issued the following news: The Colorado Republican Senate Leadership has issued the following comments concerning Governor Jared Polis' FY 2024-2025 budget requests: "After years of Republican demands that we fully fund students--instead of growing state government, we are glad to see Governor Polis chose to follow our leadership and prioritize funding for students and teachers," Minority Leader Lundeen said. "It is critically importa more PR

Colorado School of Mines: 9 PFAS Treatment, Destruction Technologies to Be Tested Side by Side at Colorado Military Base (10)
GOLDEN, Colorado, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: * * * Colorado School of Mines is leading a multi-institution research effort to test the effectiveness of treatment technologies in PFAS-contaminated soil * * * When poly and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) leach into the environment, it is not just water that can be impacted. PFAS can also contaminate soil but removing these so-called "forever chemicals" from soils and sediment requires a different a more PR

LCRA Awards $10,897 Grant for New AC/heating Units at Lohn Event Center (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Lohn Valley Improvement Association will purchase two new air conditioning and heating units for the Lohn Tabernacle community event center, thanks to a $10,897 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $2,725 in matching funds from the association, will replace two faltering HVAC systems and help create a more comfortable envir more PR

UC-Riverside: Model to Illustrate Scenarios for Colorado River Water Use (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Difficult choices loom as climate change reduces water flows * * * The Colorado River is a lifeblood for the U.S. Southwest that provides tap water for some 40 million people and irrigation for 2.6 million acres of crops in seven states and Mexico. But as water flows decline with climate change and a century-old water rights accord becomes unsustainable, federal, state, a more PR