LITTLETON, Colorado, March 7 -- Arapahoe Community College issued the following current news: Arapahoe Community College (ACC) has earned the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge Highly Established Action Plan Seal for 2024. ACC, which is one of 93 campuses to have earned this recognition thus far during the 2024 election cycle, received this honor for developing a non-partisan democratic engagement action plan that received at least 31.5 of 36 possible points based on the Strengthening American  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following statement on March 7, 2024: * * * Tonight, Governor Polis released a statement following President Biden's State of the Union address. "Tonight, President Biden outlined a future-focused vision that emphasized the issues important to Coloradans, including protecting freedom and democracy, investing in education, and reducing healthcare and housing costs. Healthcare and housing are the two highest costs that Colora more PR

LONGMONT, Colorado, March 8 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Governor Polis, Senate President Steve Fenberg, state legislators, and community leaders rode an inspection train from Denver to Longmont, part of the Front Range Passenger Rail route from Pueblo to Fort Collins. This route, the same route as the unfinished FasTracks proposed service, was selected for the Federal Railroad Administration's competitive new Corridor Identificatio more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Committee today passed a bipartisan bill that would make state grant programs and tax credits more accessible. HB24-1287 passed unanimously by a vote of 8-0. "From workforce to wildfire mitigation, we've created numerous grant programs and tax credits with the basic benefits of being a Colorado resident which frequently are unknown and unused," said  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Representative David Ortiz, Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera, Executive Director of Disability Law Colorado, Andrew Romanoff, and other disability advocates today outlined priority legislation and revealed the new Office of Opportunities of Coloradans with Disabilities. "As I enter my final legislative session, I'm beyond proud of the laws we've passed over the years to improve basic access and loo more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House today passed a bill that would create clear policies and procedures for metropolitan districts to abide by, improving accountability and consistency when enforcing their policies on homeowners. HB24-1267 passed by a vote of 47-16. "Metro districts are a tool used to help keep up with the increasing demand for housing in our communities, and we must ensure that homeowners in these districts ar more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Education Committee passed legislation to save high school students money on post-secondary education. HB24-1305 would expand access to the Pathway in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) Program through which high school students can obtain an associate's degree or professional certificate in certain fields. "Meeting today's workforce demands means we need to make it easier for high more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: Today, Governor Polis and bipartisan legislators, including Speaker Julie McCluskie, Rep. Meghan Lukens, Rep. Matt Soper, Sen. James Coleman, Sen. Jeff Bridges, and Sen. Mark Baisley, announced legislation to continue strengthening Colorado's workforce and breaking down barriers to lower-cost education and training pathways. "Colorado's innovative approach to connecting more Coloradans with the trainin more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Senator Dylan Roberts, D-Frisco, that would improve safety and keep traffic flowing on Colorado's mountain highways earned approval before the Senate Transportation & Energy Committee today. SB24-100, also sponsored by Senator Perry Will, R-New Castle, would improve safety by allowing the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to establish a z more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: 'For Cause' eviction legislation that would better protect Colorado renters and keep people housed cleared the Senate Local Government & Housing Committee today. HB24-1098, sponsored by Senators Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, and Nick Hinrichsen, D-Pueblo, would require a landlord to have cause before evicting or non-renewing a tenant. Under the bill, the reasons a landlord could lawfully  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Bipartisan legislation sponsored by Assistant Senate Majority Leader Faith Winter, D-Broomfield, that would help ensure ballot access for candidates with disabilities earned Senate approval today. Also sponsored by Senator Larry Liston, R-Colorado Springs, HB24-1067 would improve representation in government by addressing barriers candidates with disabilities face when trying to acces more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: The Senate Business, Labor, & Technology Committee passed Senator Tony Exum's, D-Colorado Springs, bipartisan bill to ensure that surviving spouses of deceased state employees will receive lifetime death benefits. Currently, a surviving spouse may be eligible to receive workers' compensation death benefits for the rest of their life, but if they remarry, they forfeit the right to these benefits. HB24- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: The Republican field for Colorado's 8th district have proven their anti-woman agendas time and time again. This week, Janak Joshi committed to supporting a national abortion ban, while Gabe Evans voted against Title X funding that helps expand access for reproductive health care services. Evans has publicly supported banning abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest a more PR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, March 8 -- ENSCO, a provider of engineering, science and advanced technology solutions for defense, transportation, aerospace and intelligence sectors, issued the following news release: ENSCO's cybersecurity team is committed to utilizing open-source intelligence (OSINT) in the growing fight against human trafficking. During a recent event held near Colorado Springs, Colorado, ENSCO cyber team members volunteered their time and skills with CyberFox Team's OSINT4Goo more PR

AURORA, Colorado, March 8 -- The University of Colorado Boulder Anschutz Medical Campus issued the following news release: The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is listed as one of Forbes America's Best Large Employers for 2024. The 2024 list of "America's Best Employers" was conducted by Forbes and market research firm Statista, the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. "This ranking is meaningful to our organization because the people who work  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 8 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has led a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the Colorado Supreme Court in support of a transgender woman who was denied service by a Colorado cakeshop after she informed the business that a pink and blue cake that she ordered was expressive of her gender identity. In the amicus brief, filed in the ca more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 8 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Today, Governor Polis and bipartisan legislators, including Speaker Julie McCluskie, Rep. Meghan Lukens, Rep. Matt Soper, Sen. James Coleman, Sen. Jeff Bridges, and Sen. Mark Baisley, announced legislation to continue strengthening Colorado's workforce and breaking down barriers to lower-cost education and training pathways. "Colorado's innovative approach to connecting more Coloradan more PR