KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area - November 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.2 percent in October and November, up 2.0 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.2  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 11, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - November 2024": * * * Area prices were down 0.1 percent over the past month, up 2.4 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), declined 0.1 percent in November, the U.S. Bure more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11250) on Dec. 9, 2024, by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia: * * * Congressional Court Watcher: Circuit Splits from November 2024 The U.S. Courts of Appeals for the thirteen "circuits" issue thousands of precedential decisions each year. Because relatively few of these decisions are ultimately reviewed by the Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals are often more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), a former Army Ranger who serves as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, voted to pass this year's National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (NDAA), which included key priorities he championed to bolster military readiness, improve the lives of US servicemembers and their families in Colorado, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) celebrated the passage of S. 2781, the Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Crapo is a co-sponsor of the bill led by U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho). The legislation will make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies, nonprofits and other groups to clean up and improve wate more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement following the vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in the House of Representatives. "It is a shame that Speaker Johnson has hijacked the NDAA to advance his extreme social agenda. Every year, the NDAA provides Congress with the opportunity to invest in the men and women who bravely serve our country in uniform. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule in the Federal Register on Dec. 2, 2024, entitled "Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; North Dakota; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partially approving and partially disapproving a regional haze state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of North D more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule in the Federal Register on Dec. 2, 2024, entitled "Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval; Wyoming; Regional Haze Plan for the Second Implementation Period". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partially approving and partially disapproving a regional haze state implementation plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of Wyoming on August 10, 2022 (Wyomi more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: Includes $250 Million for Stanton's signature Arizona Environmental Infrastructure Authority, $215 Million to complete Tres Rios ecosystem restoration project, resources to support communities experiencing drought Rep. Greg Stanton today celebrated the unanimous passage of the final Water Resources Development Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation he shaped over many months of work on the House Transportation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- U.S. Marines from across the Fleet Marine Force (FMF) converged with service members from U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) to refine space fires procedures during Marine Forces Space Command's (MARFORSPACE) Fire Support Rehearsal Exercise (FSRE) hosted at Peterson Space Force Base (PSFB) from Nov. 18- 22, 2024. The FSRE served as a critical testbed for space officers and fires practitioners f more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The U.S. Space Force officially turns five years old Dec. 20. The sixth branch of the U.S armed forces was established on Dec. 20, 2019, when President Donald J. Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Under this act, Air Force Space Command, headquartered at then-Peterson Air Force Base, ceased space operations, was more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: Bipartisan Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act clears final hurdle in Congress Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) applauded the passage of his Good Samaritan Remediation of Abandoned Hardrock Mines Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. Co-led with U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), this legislation will make it easier for "Good Samaritans," such as state agencies,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8753, bipartisan legislation that included a provision introduced by Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) to restore the Town of Silver Cliff's ZIP Code. In 1991, the town lost its unique ZIP Code and was forced to use the ZIP Code of the neighboring town of Westcliffe, which has resulted in delays and extensive errors with postal delivery, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) successfully passed her bipartisan Zip Code bill, H.R. 8753, unanimously through the U.S. House of Representatives today. This bipartisan bill, which now heads to the U.S. Senate, benefits communities throughout the country by requiring the Postal Service to formally designate unique zip codes within their system for 51 specific cities and towns including the Colorado  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Robert E. Latta, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: U.S. Military Academy West Point, New York Lindsey Hatcher, Van Wert, Lincolnview High School Garrett Cook, Norwalk, St. Paul High School Connor Bender, Avon Lake, Saint Ignatius High School Sarah Connor, Avon, Avon High School William Sikora, Avon, Avon High School John Paul Gray, Findlay, Findlay High School Ashton Draga, Amherst, Marion L. Steele High School Charles Knight, Republic, Columbian Hi more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 12 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Peak Energy, the first American venture to advance sodium-ion battery systems, has selected Broomfield, Colorado for expansion. By developing sodium-ion battery cells in Colorado, the startup will strengthen the national supply chain  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan, and Congresswoman Young Kim (R-CA-40) introduced the Sunsetting the Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) Act, bipartisan legislation to responsibly sunset the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) by January 31, 2026. Although SIGAR has conducted robust oversight of U. more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission issued the following news release: * * * The EAC Commissioners also Unanimously Approve Appointment of Camden Kelliher as General Counsel * * * WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) hosted a 2024 Post-Election Hearing at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's Ballot Processing Center. During the livestreamed event, state and local election officials joined the EAC's Commis more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Dec. 12 -- Boulder County issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: * * * The $708 million budget will fund infrastructure, services, and programs for county residents * * * Developing Boulder County's annual budget is a process that starts in May each year and involves hundreds of hours of work from county staff, elected officials, and the community. The result is a balanced budget adopted by the Boulder County Commissioners in December ahead of the new financia more PR