PUEBLO, Colorado, Jan. 12 -- The city of Pueblo issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2024: The City of Pueblo is seeking residents in Districts 2 and 4 to apply for the Your Idea Your Neighborhood Review Committee. The Review Committee is needed to process applications submitted for the Your Idea Your Neighborhood project which launched last fall in 2023. Applications are re-opened through Friday, Jan. 26. This project creates ownership and genuine participation in city government by neighbor more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 12 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Colorado Department of Agriculture announced a search to fill two new regionally based Regional Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture positions that will serve as a liaison between the Department and agricultural communities across Colorado. The two new positions are in addition to the two positions filled in 2023 when these positions were created. The Regional Assistant Commissioner of Ag more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Jan. 11, 2024: Governor Polis delivered his 2024 State of the State address today, focusing on the issues that matter most to Coloradans like reducing housing costs, expanding access to transit and making Colorado one of the ten safest states. "I challenge everyone to envision how we want our state to look in 2026 when we turn 150, and I am excited to continue working to achieve these shared goals.  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 11 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following remarks: * * * Speaker Julie McCluskie, D-Dillon, today delivered opening remarks for the Second Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly. Selected excerpts from the Speaker's remarks: "This session will be transformative for education in our state- a monumental leap forward in our endeavor to offer every student the world class education they deserve." ... "Lawmakers this year will present a meaningful pack more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 11 -- The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies' Division of Insurance issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2024: Open enrollment for 2024 individual health insurance (meaning for people who don't get their insurance from an employer) lasts until Jan. 15. That means for people who need health insurance, there is still time to choose a plan and get coverage that will start on February 1, 2024. "If anyone needs health insurance for 2024, now is the time to fi more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 11 -- The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment issued the following news release: Payments are headed to Colorado workers who were among the first to take advantage of the State's voter-approved Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. The FAMLI Division, part of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, announced today that it has distributed the first payments to some 3,200 Colorado workers who filed claims under the law setting up a first-of-i more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 11 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release: CDPHE is pleased to announce the Front Range Waste Diversion program's tenth grant cycle to support Front Range projects on waste diversion, the process of diverting and redirecting waste from landfills. The grant opportunity provides up to $500,000 of total funding to support short-term small-scale projects that contribute to Front Range waste diversion. Applicants may requ more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 11 -- The Colorado Senate Republicans issued the following transcript of remarks on Jan. 10, 2024, by Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, R-Monument: * * * Below is the transcript of Colorado Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen's (R-Monument) speech on the opening day of the Second Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly. "Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Coloradans, thank you for being here. Dear Colleagues, and I use those words with consideration, welcome back, it's good  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 11 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following transcript of remarks on Jan. 10, 2024, by President Steve Fenberg: * * * Colorado Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, today delivered his Opening Day Remarks to kick off the 2024 legislative session - his last as Senate President. Below is a transcript of Fenberg's remarks as prepared for delivery: Mr. Majority Leader, Mr. President Pro Tempore, Mr. Minority Leader - friends, colleagues, loved ones - good more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: A global study organized and led by Colorado State University scientists shows that the effects of extreme drought - which is expected to increase in frequency with climate change - has been greatly underestimated for grasslands and shrublands. The findings - published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - quantify the impact of extreme short-term drought on grassland and shr more PR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 12 -- Northrop Grumman issued the following news release: Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is developing the Deep Space Advanced Radar Capability (DARC) that will track objects in the geosynchronous orbit, protecting critical U.S. and allied satellites. DARC is a global network of three advanced ground-based sensors to be operated in collaboration with AUKUS alliance partners, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom. Leaders from the three c more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 12 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: IU McKinney Professor Gerard Magliocca is much in demand for his expertise on the 14th Amendment. In addition to speaking with media members nationwide about how Section 3 of the 14th Amendment applies to people running for public office who have been accused of insurrection, Professor Magliocca has testified in multiple hearings on these matters across the country. Professor Magliocca te more PR

LITTLETON, Colorado, Jan. 12 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news: The County and stakeholder partners are seeking public feedback on their Regional Electric Vehicle (EV) Action Draft Plan, which crafts a shared and cohesive vision for supporting plug-in electric vehicles in the future. You can read the plan and provide comment through Feb. 15 at www.arapahoeco.gov/evplan. As part of the public comment period, the plan authors will host a virtual meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 8. De more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: By Daniel Strain Scientists and engineers at the CU Boulder will soon take part in an effort to collect a bit of stardust--the tiny bits of matter that flow through the Milky Way Galaxy and were once the initial building blocks of our solar system. The pursuit is part of NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) mission to explore our solar neighborhood--decoding the mes more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: This year looks to be a turning point in the steady upward march of interest rates, with consumers poised to benefit from cheaper borrowing costs. After raising its benchmark interest rate 11 times since March 2022 to the highest level in 22 years, the Federal Reserve has held rates steady at a range of 5.25% to 5.5% since July. During its December 2023 meeting, the Fed forecast three qu more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Trump v. Anderson. The brief, which was led by the States of Indiana and West Virginia, asks the nation's high court to hear arguments to address the Colorado Supreme Court decision about former President Donald Trump's ballot eligibility. On December 19, the Colorado Supreme Court ordered that Trump b more PR

GUNNISON, Colorado, Jan. 12 -- Western State Colorado University issued the following news: Western Colorado University's Professional Selling Program had another great showing in a regional competition, bringing home two first-place finishes and placing several other competitors in the top five at the Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) Regional Conference held in Denver on November 9, 10, and 11. "All I can say is, Western once again proved we are The Little Engine That Could," program director Stan Weil more PR