DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 16 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Proposed Initiative #85 Qualifies for General Election Ballot The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced today that proponents of Proposed Initiative #85, "Penalties for Fentanyl Crimes," have submitted the required number of signatures to appear on the November 3, 2026 General Election Ballot. Proposed Initiative #85 submitted 187,699 petit more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gabe Evans Urges Colorado Farmers to Apply for Newly Announced $12 Billion in Federal Relief * WASHINGTON, DC Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08) is urging farmers across Colorado District 8 to apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) newly announced Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program, which will provide $12 billion in one-time payments to American producers in response to tem more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Rep. Michelle Fischbach, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Fischbach Nominates Ten Students to the Service Academies * Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach was privileged to nominate ten students from Minnesota's Seventh Congressional District to the U.S. Military Academy (USMA) in West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) in Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) in Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Cornyn Cheer Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Expand Satellite Data Sharing * Legislation would ensure partnerships between NASA and the private sector to boost satellite-enabled research WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and John Cornyn applauded the unanimous Senate passage of their bipartisan Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries (A more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * High-Tech Helpers: NORAD Volunteers Track Santa's Journey * Each December, millions of families around the world follow along as Santa Claus makes his Yuletide trek around the globe, but the holiday tradition wouldn't be possible without the North American Aerospace Defense Command's Santa Tracker. The Santa-tracking enterprise has grown into a massive volunteer operation that started by accident decades ago more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * It is rocket science: New heat shields, faster * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. From the tragedy of the space shuttle Columbia disaster in 2003 to the now-routine return of commercial spacecraft, heat shields formally called thermal protection systems are critical for protecting vehicles from the intense heat and friction of atmospheric reentry or traveling at many times more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following news release: * * * Modernizing the Implementation of 638 Contracting at the Indian Health Service Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing about the need to modernize federal support of 638 contracting as part of the Indian Health Service. Subcommittee Chair Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) issued the following s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release: * * * Montana selected for new USPTO community engagement office location * New community engagement office to serve as innovation center for local/regional innovators ALEXANDRIA, VA The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the selection of Montana as the first of several new locations of community engagement offices to serve innovators in part of the ei more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (Rep.) -- House Republican Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Whip Emmer announces more than 300 key stakeholders support the SPEED Act * WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today announced key stakeholder support for the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Ac t. More than 300 organizations have voiced their support for this legislation, which creates certainty in the permitting process a more PR