LITTLETON, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news on Feb. 8, 2024: The Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners today announced Gini Pingenot as director of the County's Open Spaces Department, which works to preserve natural and heritage areas, enhance neighborhood and regional parks and build and maintain trails across Arapahoe County. The Department also houses the CSU Extension office and 4-H programs. Pingenot takes the helm of the Department as it celebrates its 20th  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Today, Governor Jared Polis announced Dannette R. Smith as the Commissioner of the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA). "Expanding access to the behavioral healthcare Coloradans need continues to be a top priority for my administration, and we are excited that Dannette can help us achieve our vision. Throughout her 30-year career, Dannette has been a fierce advocate for accessible be more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Business Affairs & Labor Committee today passed legislation to combat wage theft and boost the economic security of workers in the construction industry, ensuring construction workers receive pay for their work. "Wage theft is a serious problem in Colorado, with over $720 million in wages withheld from hardworking Coloradans every single year," said Majority Leader Monica Duran, D-Wheat Ridge. more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Legislation aimed at boosting substance use disorder (SUD) prevention and saving lives in Colorado cleared the Senate Health & Human Services Committee today. SB24-047, sponsored by Senators Sonya Jaquez Lewis, D-Longmont, and Kevin Priola, D-Henderson, would support Coloradans with SUDs by updating the Colorado Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to improve data collection and access, more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Senator Kyle Mullica's, D-Thornton, bill to give counties more local control over tobacco and nicotine sales cleared the Senate Local Government and Housing Committee today. SB24-022 would explicitly allow counties to prohibit the sale of cigarettes, tobacco, or nicotine products. This includes the power to prohibit the sale of flavored cigarettes, flavored tobacco or flavored nicotine  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Legislation that would combat gun violence by establishing a new code to categorize gun sales and help law enforcement recognize dangerous firearm purchasing patterns cleared the Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee today. Sponsored by Senator Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, SB24-066 would require payment card networks like Visa or Mastercard to provide a specific code, known as a merchant code,  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- Denver International Airport issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Denver International Airport's (DEN) trains to the concourses will be shut down overnight for six days in February for scheduled testing of the train's electrical power system. The scheduled testing will help DEN airport operations evaluate the AGTS (Automated Guideway Transit System) power distribution system and the critical infrastructure systems that are necessary to support the 26 ne more PR

GOLDEN, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- The Jeffco Public Schools issued the following news: Jeffco's Capital Improvement Program is kicking off 2024 at roughly 96% complete and ahead of schedule. Thank you again, Jefferson County voters. With your votes to approve the 2018 bond, we've been able to make continued building improvements across the district. Since the initial bond approval, Jeffco Builds has been hard at work improving our school environments ensuring every student thrives. As of January 20 more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following statement on Feb. 8, 2024: * * * Today, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. The case concerns whether the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution disqualifies Donald Trump from appearing on Colorado's Presidential Primary ballot because of his role in the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the United States Capitol. * * * Secretary Griswold has iss more PR