LITTLETON, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news: There is still time to join the discussion about Arapahoe County's most precious resource. The County is seeking public feedback to inform its Water Supply Study to plan for current and future water needs and outline how water can be conserved and used more efficiently through 2050. Public participation is key in creating strategies that will help the County maintain a reliable, sustainable and cost-effective water suppl more PR

LITTLETON, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2024: Arapahoe County Elections will host two public tours of its Election Facility the week of the March 5 Presidential Primary Election. The 30-minute tours will explain ballot security, signature verification, vote tabulation and other steps in the vote by mail process. Attendees will also be able to observe election judges processing already-received ballots. Tours will be limited to 20 people, and securit more PR

LITTLETON, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news: Arapahoe County is seeking public feedback on proposed updates to the landscape code for future commercial, industrial and residential development within unincorporated Arapahoe County. The proposed regulations would update landscaping requirements that have been in place for more than 20 years and will support the County's goal of advancing sustainable development strategies that protect human and environmental health a more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office (OREC) of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced the inaugural Outside Festival at Denver's Civic Center Park, June 1-2, 2024. This flagship event will celebrate Colorado's unparalleled outdoor recreation lifestyle and industry, while advancing our state's commitment t more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Governor Polis traveled to Grand Junction to deliver a local state of the state address to the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce and made stops focused on breaking down barriers to housing, strengthening the local economy, and increasing transit options. This morning, Governor Polis participated in a Circular Economy Roundtable Discussion with the Business Incubator Center, whic more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today passed bipartisan legislation to prevent suicides by regulating sales of sodium nitrite products. The bill passed by a vote of 60-4. "Colorado is in a mental health crisis, and the growing frequency of suicide by sodium nitrite products indicates that these products are too easily accessible," said Rep. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder. "Some private online sellers are marketing concentrated sodi more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Judiciary Committee today passed legislation to boost public safety by streamlining the process for properly trained armed forces members to become peace officers. HB24-1093 passed by a vote of 10 to 1. "Peace officers in the armed forces are well-trained professionals, and this bill streamlines the process for these individuals to become public peace officers," said Rep. Matthew Martinez, D-M more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Judiciary Committee today passed legislation to prohibit the term "excited delirium" from being used in law enforcement and other first responder training or incident reports, or listed as a cause of death on a death certificate. "When law enforcement is engaging with someone they identify as being in a state of excited delirium, it can escalate an interaction and lead to devastating outcomes, more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee today passed legislation to crack down on predatory towing, improve industry transparency, and ramp up consumer protections. HB24-1051 passed by a vote of 7 to 3. "Imagine waking up to find, through no fault of your own, that your car has been towed - this is an expensive and devastating reality for thousands of Coloradans across our state," more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee approved Senator Lisa Cutter, D-Jefferson County, and Assistant Majority Leader Faith Winter's, D-Broomfield, bill to provide dedicated funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure. Deaths and serious injuries on Colorado's roads are on the rise, felt most acutely by vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists. Bicycle an more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, the Senate Education Committee passed Senators Janice Marchman, D-Loveland, and Kevin Priola's, D-Henderson, legislation that would allow licensure for outdoor nature based schools (ONBs) and increase their operations. SB24-078 would define ONBs as child care centers for licensing purposes, and require the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC) to provide training to licen more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today Senator Tom Sullivan's, D-Centennial, bill to improve investigations of illegal firearm activity cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee. SB24-003 would give the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) the ability to investigate illegal activity involving firearms. The bill would appropriate $1.7 million to the Department of Public Safety to create a team that investigates individua more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- Denver International Airport issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2024: Today, Denver International Airport (DEN) was joined by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and U.S. Congresswoman Diana DeGette to celebrate the completion of the West Security Checkpoint. The checkpoint, which officially opens tomorrow, is the first of two new state-of-the-art security checkpoints on Level 6 (passen more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Feb. 7 -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: Super Bowl LVIII is this Sunday, and in addition to being one of the biggest sporting events of the year, it's also a pop culture phenomenon. Colorado State University experts are available to discuss a variety of angles related to the Super Bowl, ranging from what makes Patrick Mahomes so good (hint: it's not totally football related) to the playing surface itself to the impact that a certain pop s more PR