DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- The Colorado Community College System issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Leaders from the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education (SBCCOE) will begin a statewide listening tour next week that will inform the development of a new strategic plan guiding CCCS and its 13 colleges from 2025 through 2030. The tour will begin at Red Rocks Community College on Monday, March 4, and exten more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today Governor Polis, joined by Representative Emily Sirota, Senator Jeff Bridges, and Imagination Library CEO Jack Tate, handed out the one-millionth book from Dolly Parton's Colorado Imagination Library. Launched by Dolly in 1995 and expanded to Colorado in 2020, this universal book-gifting program was created to inspire a love of reading by gifting books to children (0- 5 yrs. old), more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today, Governor Polis administratively signed the following bills into law. * HB24-1181 - Department of Corrections Supplemental, sponsored by Rep Shannon Bird, and Senator Rachel Zenzinger * HB24-1184 - Department of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, & Office of State Planning and Budgeting Supplemental, sponsored by Rep Shannon Bird, and Senator Rachel Zenzinger * HB24-1185 - Departm more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Office of Economic Development and International Trade's (OEDIT) Business Support division announced 180 Small Business Accelerated Growth Programs grants to support small businesses in Colorado. Consisting of 113 Access to Capital grants and 67 digital marketing grants, these $5,000 awards will help small business owners across the state secure financing  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: The House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee today passed two bills that would prevent excessive increases in rent in the wake of a disaster and reduce evictions by saving Colorado renters money on filing fees during eviction proceedings. "After the Marshall Fire, rents skyrocketed and priced people out of their community who just lost everything they owned," said Rep more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: The House Health & Human Services Committee today passed two bills to improve health care in Colorado. HB24-1010 would streamline prescription drug access for Coloradans with chronic, complex, rare, or life-threatening medical conditions and save them money on life-saving prescription drugs. HB24-1066 would help prevent workplace violence against nurses, CNAs and other health care worke more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee today passed legislation to create more housing options Coloradans can afford by allowing homeowners to build Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). HB24-1152 passed by a vote of 9-2. "Nearly 80 percent of Coloradans agree that this bipartisan bill can help solve Colorado's housing crisis and save people money," said Rep. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder. more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release: The Department of State's Electronic Recording Technology Board (ERTB) has awarded $73,533.18 to Mineral County to complete the indexing and digitizing of historical records and make these records increasingly accessible to the public. "Mineral County has been on a path to increase public access to historical documents since 2006, and this grant is an important step forward," said Secretary Griswold more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Consumers are starting to show more optimism in the economy, according to the latest Economic Indicators Report (https://www.sos.state.co.us/pubs/business/quarterlyReports/2023/2023Q4SOSIndicatorsReport.pdf) released today by the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado Secretary of State's office. "I am focused on supporting economic opportunity for all Coloradans. Our  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- The Colorado Senate Republicans issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2024: As property taxes continue to skyrocket, the Senate Republicans are actively working to provide relief for the people of Colorado, while Senate Democrats remain preoccupied with engaging in partisan politics. Today, Democrats in the Senate Finance Committee killed Senator Van Winkle's and Senator Baisley's bill that aimed at addressing Colorado's continually increasing property taxes. Senat more PR

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news release: The City of Grand Junction and Rocky Mountain Health Plans announced a $1 million dollar community partnership with Colorado Mesa University to support the future of mental health services in Grand Junction. The announced city investment of $500,000 is from the municipality's American Rescue Plan Act funds. This funding is dedicated to assisting graduates of CMU's Masters of Social Work (MSW) prog more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: When the COVID-19 pandemic suddenly forced us to spend a lot more time at home, many people became amateur breadmakers, recording countless videos of their own gooey, bubbling sourdough starters along the way. And while many of those videos might look the same, at a microscopic level, no two versions of the sourdough starters that live in kitchens around the world are exactly alike - an ide more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- Denver Mayor Mike Johnston issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2024: Denver Mayor Mike Johnston today announced a series of ambitious citywide goals for 2024 aimed at taking on Denver's toughest challenges, in addition to citywide vision and mission statements. After hitting the ground running during his first six months in office by setting and hitting an ambitious goal to help 1,000 Denverites access safe, stable, transitional housing, Mayor Johnston has rolled more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- Denver International Airport issued the following agency statement on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * We've been in contact with local and national TSA leadership to understand what resources and staffing they had in place this morning, how the lanes were being operated, what advance planning took place, traffic projections, equipment issues and more. At the same time, we are reviewing our own operation regarding how we manage the lines outside the checkpoint. TSA and DEN co more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) announced the submission of Colorado's amended application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Biden Administration to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada. The submission is an amendment to the initial application submitted on Dec. 5, 2022. With this step forward,  more PR