LITTLETON, Colorado, March 14 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news: Arapahoe County boasts more than 400,000 engaged and active voters, but there's always room for more. To strengthen relationships with municipal organizations and engage directly with voters and residents, the Clerk and Recorder's Office restructured the Elections Division into three categories. One new division--Community Services--will focus on partnerships. Community Services Manager Katie Sims managed several vote more PR

LITTLETON, Colorado, March 14 -- Arapahoe County issued the following news: Arapahoe County receives federal funds to help increase and preserve affordable housing options that benefit low- and moderate-income households. County residents are encouraged to provide their input to help identify priority needs as the Arapahoe County Urban Consortium plans how to spend those funds in 2025-2030. Provide your feedback through an online survey through May 1 (https://www.arapahoeco.gov/your_county/cou more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 13 -- The Colorado Community College System issued the following news release: The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and six community colleges won nearly $309,000 in grants from the Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE) as part of a $1 million state program to expand use of open educational resources (OER). OER are publicly available teaching and learning materials available at no-cost. The grant awards range from $13,000 to $45,000 and will support fac more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 14 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Democrats on the House Energy & Environment Committee today defeated a bill rooted in climate change denialism. HB24-1246, sponsored by Representative Ken DeGraaf, would have jeopardized Colorado's efforts to address climate change. "The spread of climate change denialism is dangerous, we need policies rooted in scientific fact that will help create a safer, healthier Colorado for us more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 14 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release: The House Judiciary Committee today passed legislation to help prevent firearms from being stolen in cars by requiring them to be secured while unattended in a vehicle. HB24-1348 passed by a vote of 7-3. "As a rural legislator from the Western Slope, I know that so many gun owners value proper training and safety, and that includes safe storage," said Rep. Elizabeth Velasco, D-Glenwood Springs. "It's  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 14 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: Today, the Senate passed Senator Jessie Danielson's, D-Wheat Ridge, bill to seamlessly connect apprenticeship programs with the Colorado Community College System (CCCS) and high school and technical education (CTE) programs. SB24-104 would require the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) and the CCCS to align high school CTE programs with registered apprenticeships, wh more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 14 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release on March 13, 2024: The Senate today 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. HB24-1139, cosponsor more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, March 13 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: There's been a long-running debate in Earth sciences over whether mountains are a source of carbon dioxide or if they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through mineral weathering. A new study has found that mountains can be sources or sinks and has identified the tipping point at which they switch from one to the other. The study -- by Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Color more PR

PUEBLO, Colorado, March 14 -- Colorado State University Pueblo campus issued the following news release: Colorado State University Pueblo student, Seungown (Collin) Han, has been accepted into the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Program with the United States Navy. The Navy Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate (NUPOC) program stands as an esteemed and rigorous career trajectory, requiring individuals to demonstrate unwavering excellence and dedication. Successful candidates are assured a commission more PR

MIAMI, Florida, March 13 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: Top national law firm Akerman today announced Litigation Partner Adam Massaro, Real Estate Associate Steven Paletz and Litigation Associate Joyce Williams were named Colorado Rising Stars in the 2024 edition of Super Lawyers Magazine, and Consumer Financial Services, Data and Technology (CFS+) Partner Scott Lachman was recognized as the same in Nevada. Massaro is an intellectual property and corporate litigator more PR