DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Astro Digital, a developer of micro-satellite systems and infrastructure, will expand into Littleton, Colorado. The company provides end-to-end satellite mission support, including comprehensive satellite technology development and fl more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- 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; Utah; Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period; Air Plan Disapproval; Utah; Prong 4 (Visibility) for the 2015 8-Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is partially approving and partial more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 27, 2024, from the Colorado School of Mines. Here are excerpts: * * * Response to Request for Information on "Use of Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Quantification of Annual Facility Methane Emissions Under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program" From: William Daniels PhD Candidate Colorado School of Mines wdaniels@mines.edu * Philip Waggoner Senior Research S more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Nov. 27, 2024, from the FLIR Systems Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon: * * * To: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center, Air and Radiation Docket Attn: EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0350 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20460 RE: Teledyne FLIR Comments on EPA's Use of Advanced and Emerging Technologies for Quantification of Annual Facility Methane Emissions Under th more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Federal Reserve System Board of Governors issued a change in bank control notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 2, 2024, entitled "Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company". The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec.225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications a more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: This week, the House passed Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse's bipartisan, bicameral Disaster Management Costs Modernization Act. This legislation enhances communities' capacity for long-term disaster recovery by allowing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster management funds awarded for one disaster to be applied to other open disasters. "As we continue to face increasi more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 13 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: To make government more efficient, Governor Polis signed an Executive Order to rescind 208 outdated Executive Orders in Colorado dating back to 1920. "Today, I took a table saw to outdated and wasteful Executive Orders, cutting away at bureaucracy to make our government more efficient " said Governor Polis. Governor Polis rescinded Executive Orders that were unnecessary, outdated,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) celebrated the passage of the bipartisan, bicameral Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024 (S.4367). The bill previously passed the Senate and was approved by the House of Representatives by a vote of 399-18 and is now headed to the President's desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. WRDA is a legislative package that is passed eve more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Congressman Doug Lamborn, Chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, joined his colleagues to pass the Senate amendment to H.R. 5009 - Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 281--140. The legislation provides $883.7 billion for Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 (JUDGES Act). This legislation will add critically needed federal judgeships to resolve currently understaffed and backlogged courts--including an additional federal district judgeship in Idaho. "With Idaho's population growth comes increased pressure on our courts," said Rep. Simp more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Today, Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability, as well as Reps. Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-04), led a letter with 74 of their House colleagues urging the Biden Administration to provide their full assessment of the status of Israel's compliance with relevant U.S. policies and laws, including Natio more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Travelers can now use their West Virginia mobile driver's license at airport security checkpoints * * * CHARLESTON, W.Va. -The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now accepting West Virginia-issued mobile driver licenses (mDLs) at checkpoints with digital ID readers nationwide. Travelers who have downloaded the West Virginia Mobile ID ap more PR

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: ORLANDO, Fla. - Gen. Stephen Whiting, U.S. Space Command commander, kicked off day two of the Space Force Association's annual Spacepower Conference, delivering keynote remarks to the audience of Space Force Guardians, government leaders, academia and space industry experts, Dec. 11, 2024. As the service's senior-most leader of a joint organization, Whiting highlighted the signific more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a notice involving an information collection on Nov. 25, 2024, entitled "Assessment of Administrative Costs of Electronic Healthy Incentives Projects". The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is necessary for the more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Trade and Development Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Arlington, VA - Today, the U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a technical assistance grant to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) to support Egypt's priority of deploying innovative technology to reduce methane emissions, improve air quality, and strengthen public health. USTDA's technical assistance will identify major sources of methane emissions in Egypt's oil more PR