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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for 2025-07-11 ( 12 items )  
Analysis: Botanical Cannabis Products Often Possess Less THC Than Advertised (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Botanical Cannabis Products Often Possess Less THC Than Advertised * Boulder, CO: Botanical cannabis products sold in Colorado frequently contain lesser amounts of THC than what is advertised on the products' labels, according to data published in the journal Nature: Scientific Reports. Investigators affiliated with the University of  more PR

Base Hosts Environmental Pilot Programs (10)
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, July 11 -- Peterson and Schriever Space Force Base issued the following news: * * * Base hosts environmental pilot programs By Stephen Brady, Space Base Delta 1 Peterson SFB and the Air Force Civil Engineer Center are conducting multiple PFAS mitigation pilot programs at the base, exploring the innovative strategies being studied to address PFAS in soil, surface water and groundwater. The studies are being held in conjunction with the Colorado School of  more PR

Bennet, Ernst Introduce Legislation to Mitigate Flood Risks (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Ernst Introduce Legislation to Mitigate Flood Risks * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, introduced the bipartisan Restoring America's Floodplains Act to mitigate flood risk and improve water quality by ensuring farmers, landowners, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can work toge more PR

Colorado Selects Key Electric Transmission Projects to Unlock More Affordable, Clean Power (10)
NEW YORK, July 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Selects Key Electric Transmission Projects to Unlock More Affordable, Clean Power * (Boulder, CO -- July 10, 2025) Today, the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority, an independent state entity that plans and develops electric transmission, announced six project concepts to prioritize for development. "This is a key step toward more affordable, reliable, clean pow more PR

Congressman Crow Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Servicemembers Suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Leads Bipartisan Bill to Help Servicemembers Suffering from Traumatic Brain Injury * WASHINGTON - Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a former Army Ranger, has introduced the Support Modern Approaches in Recovery Technology for Traumatic Brain Injury (SMART for TBI) Act, bipartisan legislation that would improve care for active-duty servicemembers suffering from traumatic brain injury  more PR

Congressman Evans Makes the Case for More Law Enforcement Training (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Evans Makes the Case for More Law Enforcement Training * In case you missed it... As an Army veteran and a former cop, Congressman Gabe Evans penned an op-ed on how the One Big Beautiful Bill trains all levels of law enforcement officers. Read highlights below or his full op-ed here (link is external). Congressman Evans: 'Big Beautiful Bill' funding will train all levels of law enforcem more PR

EACH provides medical skills training for Air Force Reservists (10)
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, July 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * EACH provides medical skills training for Air Force Reservists * * Published July 9, 2025 * By Gino Mattorano * Evans Army Community Hospital FORT CARSON, Colorado -- Airmen from the 910th Medical Squadron from Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, visited Evans Army Community Hospital June 16-27 to brush up on critical medical skills. The 18 Air Force Reservists received training  more PR

LPEA Round Up Foundation Distributes $89,890 to Local Nonprofits in First Half of 2025 (10)
DURANGO, Colorado, July 10 -- La Plata Electric Association issued the following news release on July 8, 2025: * * * LPEA Round Up Foundation Distributes $89,890 to Local Nonprofits in First Half of 2025 DURANGO, Colo. - The La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) Round Up Foundation is proud to announce it has awarded $89,890 in grant funding during the first half of 2025, supporting 33 nonprofit organizations across La Plata and Archuleta counties. Of these, 10 grants--about 30%--were awarded  more PR

Rep. Neguse and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation to Impose Lifetime Ban on Members of Congress from Lobbying (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation to Impose Lifetime Ban on Members of Congress from Lobbying * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) introduced the Close the Revolving Door Act of 2025, legislation that would impose a lifetime ban on former Members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. The legislation als more PR

Rep. Neguse Leads Coalition of Lawmakers Opposing Proposed Cuts to NOAA (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Neguse Leads Coalition of Lawmakers Opposing Proposed Cuts to NOAA * In letters to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and Subcommittee Chairman Hal Rogers, lawmakers urge the rejection of proposed funding cuts and facility closures at NOAA. Washington, DC-- Following the release of the White House's Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal, Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02) led a coalition of 23 lawmake more PR

University of Colorado-School of Public Health: Discovery Reveals Dopamine Operates With Surgical Precision, Not as a Broad Signal (10)
AURORA, Colorado, July 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * New Discovery Reveals Dopamine Operates with Surgical Precision, Not as a Broad Signal New understanding of how dopamine acts could reshape how brain disorders are treated * A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has upended decades of neuroscience dogma, revealing that dopamine, a neurotransmitter critical for movement, motivation, l more PR

VIDEO: Hickenlooper Honors John Stulp on Senate Floor (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Hickenlooper Honors John Stulp on Senate Floor * Hickenlooper: "John was a good man, a great man by any measure. Certainly, he was defined by his unwavering commitment to his family, his neighbors, his friends, and his home state of Colorado. He was the essence of a public servant." WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper spoke on the Senate floor in memory of John Stulp, a more PR