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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for 2026-01-31 ( 34 items )  
'Business is Great in Army Space:' Space Ops Forum Draws Professional Cohort (10)
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Jan. 31 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: * * * 'Business is great in Army Space:' Space ops forum draws professional cohort PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado - Nearly 200 Army space professionals convened in Colorado and virtually - tuning in from 23 outstations - to hold discussions and share information during the annual Army Space Operations Training Forum, Jan. 21-23. Maj. Kyle Furfari, military deputy, Office of the Chief of Space and Missile Defense, Space and Missil more PR

'Colorado Climate Disasters Awareness Week' Press Conference Highlights Economic, Human Impacts (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * 'Colorado Climate Disasters Awareness Week' Press Conference Highlights Economic, Human Impacts * DENVER - Today over 60 groups including conservation organizations, business leaders and lawmakers rallied at the Colorado State Capitol calling for bolder climate action and preparation to respond to the human and economic costs of climate change impacts and disasters. According to a new study by Colorado Fiscal Institute, the state conserva more PR

Achievements | Honors, appointments and publications for Jan. 30 (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 30 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Achievements | Honors, appointments and publications for Jan. 30 * Recent achievements for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community were earned by Donald Becker, Jayson Beckman, Amy Desaulniers, Fiona Dumo, Ed Harris, Amani Kirk, Kara Mitchell Viesca, Larkin Powell, Anai Torres and faculty, students and alumni from the Department of Entomology. Honors Amy Desaulniers, associate professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Scien more PR

AG Campbell Opposes Trump Administration's Attempt To Prolong Immigration Detention Of Children (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Opposes Trump Administration's Attempt To Prolong The Immigration Detention Of Children * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Trump Administration's efforts to terminate the Flores Settlement Agreement, which provides crucial protections against the inappropriate detention of children and en more PR

America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Chemical and Surgical Mutilation of Children (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Chemical and Surgical Mutilation of Children * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states suing the Trump Administration over President Trump's Executive Order 14187, "Protecting Children From Chemical and Surgical Mutilation," lack evidence to support their claims of harm. more PR

American Mountain Guides Association Executive Director Wade Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Matt Wade, executive director of the American Mountain Guides Association, Boulder, Colorado, from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act": * * * Dear Chair Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee, my name is Matt Wade, and I am the Executive Director of the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA). O more PR

Attorney General Bonta Opposes Rules That Would Weaken State Consumer Financial Protection Laws (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Rules That Would Weaken State Consumer Financial Protection Laws * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general and a group of state-level bank regulators, including the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, in opposing a pair of rules proposed by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that would preempt st more PR

Attorney General Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (PDF), the coalition condemned the Trump administra more PR

Baby dinosaurs a common prey for Late Jurassic predators (10)
LONDON, England, Jan. 29 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Baby dinosaurs a common prey for Late Jurassic predators * Babies and very young sauropods - the long-necked, long-tailed plant-eaters that in adulthood were the largest animals to have ever walked on land - were a key food sustaining predators in the Late Jurassic, according to a new study led by a UCL researcher. The study, published in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, used data from fossils laid down 150 million year more PR

Binghamton University: Proyecto Alpaca - Researchers Excavate Pre-Inca Hillfort in Peru (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 31 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Proyecto Alpaca: Researchers excavate pre-Inca hillfort in Peru Led by Anthropology Professor BrieAnna Langlie, the NSF-funded project is in partnership with the local Indigenous community By Jennifer Micale In the morning light, before they even set a spade to the Earth, the archaeologists gathered on what was once a fortified hilltop. Below, Peru's Colca Valley - twice as deep as the Grand Canyon - unrolled in a breathtaking vista. A distant volcano b more PR

BLM announces March 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Colorado (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces March 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Colorado * LAKEWOOD, Colo. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 31, 2026, to offer 90 oil and gas parcels totaling 52,703 acres in Colorado. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in October 2025 and held a public comment period that closed in December 2025 on the parcels and the related environmental more PR

Cal. State-San Bernardino: Modern China Lecture Series Resumes on Feb. 11 With Author Stephen J. Harnett (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, Jan. 31 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * Modern China Lecture Series resumes on Feb. 11 with author Stephen J. Harnett Stephen J. Harnett, author of "The Lost Chance in China and the Rise of Cold War Populism," and a professor of communication at the University of Colorado, Denver, will present his talk in-person and on Zoom. The Modern China Lecture Series is free and open to the public. * A talk by Stephen J. Harnett, author of "The Lost Chance in China and  more PR

Colorado Attorney General Weiser and Utilities Intervene Against Craig 202(c) Order (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and Utilities Intervene Against Craig 202(c) Order * DENVER - This week Colorado utilities filed a request for reconsideration against the Trump administration's illegal coal orders following similar requests from public interest groups and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser. Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Platte River Power Authority's (PRPA) argue the federal government's interventio more PR

Colorado Challenges Department of Energy's Unlawful 202(c) Order Requiring Craig Unit 1 Coal Plant to Stay Open (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Challenges Department of Energy's Unlawful 202(c) Order Requiring Craig Unit 1 Coal Plant to Stay Open * DENVER \- The State of Colorado formally appealed the U.S. Department of Energy's 202(c) order to keep the Craig Unit 1 coal plant available for operation on Wednesday. The plant, which was slated for retirement on Dec. 31, 2025, was inoperable due to damage and the decision to keep it open requires extensive costs -without improv more PR

Colorado Committed to Solutions Ahead of Colorado River Talks (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Committed to Solutions Ahead of Colorado River Talks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Governor Polis released the following statement ahead of a meeting between Western governors and federal officials on the Colorado River. "Colorado is coming to Washington committed to an agreement that reflects real world water supplies and shares responsibility across all seven Basin states. I am fighting for Colorado water users and our way of life. I look more PR

COWGIRL honors Texas A&M University faculty member, former students (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 30 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * COWGIRL honors Texas A&M University faculty member, former students * Four Texas A&M University former students and a current faculty member are listed among COWGIRL magazine's 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 standouts. For the seventh year, the magazine is recognizing innovators, leaders and trailblazers who open doors for others, share their enthusiasm and embody the qualities that more PR

Crow Statement on the Arrest of Independent Journalists (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Statement on the Arrest of Independent Journalists * AURORA -Congressman Jason Crow (CO-06), a three-time combat veteran and former Army Ranger, released the following statement after the Trump Administration's Department of Justice, led by Attorney General Pam Bondi, arrested independent journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for reporting on protests in Minneapolis: "There's nothing more American than the right to dissent and question autho more PR

First Comprehensive Heart Failure Center certified in Taiwan (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 30 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * First Comprehensive Heart Failure Center certified in Taiwan * DALLAS, January 30, 2026 -Heart failure (HF) affects an estimated 330,000 people in Taiwan, a number that has roughly doubled over recent years and is expected to continue rising. [1] In response to this critical health challenge, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital in New Taipei City has become the first hospital in Asia to meet the American Heart Association's  more PR

First Reservist joins 379th ECS Viper Team (10)
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * First Reservist joins 379th ECS Viper Team * U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY - When senior leaders travel within the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, it is important that they and their teams are able to maintain communication with personnel on the ground while in the air. U.S. Airmen assigned to the 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Viper Team meet that need by setting up and maintaining in-flight secure  more PR

Gov. Gordon, Wyoming and Governor Spencer Cox, Utah Attend Historic Meeting To Discuss Colorado River Compact, Encouraged by Results (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Jan. 31 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Governor Mark Gordon, Wyoming and Governor Spencer Cox, Utah Attend Historic Meeting To Discuss Colorado River Compact, Encouraged by Results Governors Mark Gordon (R-WY) and Spencer Cox (R-UT) attended a historic meeting today in Washington D.C., with governors and representatives of seven Western states to discuss the Colorado River Compact. "I want to thank Secretary Burgum for hosting today's historic and productive meet more PR

Governor Polis Announces Staff Updates (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Announces Staff Updates * DENVER - Governor Polis announced updates to his communications staff today. Gov. Polis announced that effective February 6, Conor Cahill will be stepping down as Communications Director. Cahill has served on the Governor's communications team since his first term, beginning in 2019. Throughout the Governor's tenure, Cahill spearheaded communications for historic legislative sessions, challenges facin more PR

Governor Polis Attends Colorado River Discussions with Interior Secretary and Western Governors (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Attends Colorado River Discussions with Interior Secretary and Western Governors * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Governor Jared Polis joined in a historic meeting between the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary, Doug Burgam, and fellow Upper Basin Governors Spencer Cox (R-Utah), Mark Gordon (R-Wyo.), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), along with the Governors or representatives of Arizona, California, and Nevada. "Today I defe more PR

Greenberg Traurig Named a Leading Trademark Firm in WTR 1000 2026 Edition (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Named a Leading Trademark Firm in WTR 1000 2026 Edition * NEW YORK - Jan. 30, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has been nationally and regionally recognized by the World Trademark Review (WTR) in the 16th edition of the WTR 1000. In addition to the firmwide rankings, WTR recommended 30 attorneys in Greenberg Traurig's Trademark & Brand Management Group. The WTR 1000 also ranked Greenberg  more PR

Immersive Landscape Architecture Studio Designs for Food Sovereignty on Wind River Reservation (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 30 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * The Immersive Landscape Architecture Studio Designs for Food Sovereignty on the Wind River Reservation * Landscape architecture students traveled to the Wind River Reservation to design with-not just for-the land. Through an immersive studio experience, they explored food sovereignty, water scarcity, and community-centered design firsthand. Each fall semester, students in the master's program in landscape architecture at CU Denver apply classroom lear more PR

Lt. Governor Primavera, as Acting Governor, Issues a Verbal Disaster Declaration for Avian Flu Outbreak in Weld County (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Lt. Governor Primavera, as Acting Governor, Issues a Verbal Disaster Declaration for Avian Flu Outbreak in Weld County * DENVER - Last night, Lt. Governor Primavera, as acting Governor while Governor Polis is in Washington D.C. to attend the Colorado River negotiation meeting, issued a verbal disaster declaration for an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Weld County. The disaster declaration was made in coordination with Governo more PR

NMED Powers Cleanup and Growth for New Mexico Distillery (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 31 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * NMED powers cleanup and growth for New Mexico distillery Brownfields Program spurs economic development in Northern New Mexico * TAOS, N.M. -- The New Mexico Environment Department's Brownfields Program is supporting the transformation of a blighted mechanic shop in El Prado, near Taos, into a new distillery and tasting room. Taos-based Rolling Still Distillery will build the project on a former neglected and more PR

Shingo Academy & Rising Star Recipients Named for 2026 (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 30 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Shingo Academy & Rising Star Recipients Named for 2026 * The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has announced the 2026 inductees into the Shingo Academy and recipients of the Shingo Rising Star Award. The Shingo Academy is a community of professionals who have dedicated their careers to advancing organizational excellence. Honored for their leadership and contributions to industry best practices, acad more PR

Space Force activates component command to NORTHCOM (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Space Force activates component command to NORTHCOM * COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) - The U.S. Space Force activated a new component field command, Jan. 30 at Peterson Space Force Base. The command, titled U.S. Space Forces Northern, serves as the Space Force service component to U.S. Northern Command. This is the seventh Space Force service component activation since November of 2020 when Space Forces Indo-Pacific stood up. "Space forces and capabilities are  more PR

Thoma Bravo's RealPage reaches settlement with DOJ (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 30 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Thoma Bravo's RealPage reaches settlement with DOJ * As 2025 came to a close, there were several key developments in legal cases regarding the Thoma Bravo-owned property management software RealPage. On November 24, 2025, the US Department of Justice announced that it had settled its lawsuit against the corporation. The settlement has be en disappointing to housing advocates and tenants who were hopeful that the DOJ w more PR

University of Kentucky: 'Think Big... Then Think Bigger' - Researcher Greg Gerhardt on Diving Into the Unknown (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 31 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * 'Think big... then think bigger': Researcher Greg Gerhardt on diving into the unknown By Charla Hamilton, College of Medicine When Greg Gerhardt, Ph.D., talks about his work, you get the sense you're listening to someone who has never accepted limits -- not in science or geography, and certainly not in imagination. A world-class neuroscientist, educator, and explorer, Gerhardt has built a career defined by innovation. Over nearly three decades at t more PR

University of Texas Dallas: Mechanical Engineers' Wood-Based Material Could Cut Energy Costs (10)
RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Mechanical Engineers' Wood-Based Material Could Cut Energy Costs By Kim Horner University of Texas at Dallas researchers and their collaborators have developed and patented a wood-based material that can store and discharge heat to help make building temperatures more comfortable without using electricity. "Our material acts as a thermal battery that charges as it absorbs heat," said Dr. Shuang (Cynthia) Cui, assistant professor of more PR

Va. A.G. Jones Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Jan. 31 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Coalition Condemning DOJ Threats Against Minnesota Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in denouncing the Department of Justice's (DOJ) latest attempt to coerce the State of Minnesota. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, the coalition condemned the Trump administration's effort more PR

WATCH: Hickenlooper Demands ICE Overhaul, Calls out Violence, Trump's Lies (10)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Hickenlooper Demands ICE Overhaul, Calls out Violence, Trump's Lies * "We have to fundamentally overhaul the lawlessness of these organizations." Earlier today, Hickenlooper voted NO on the DHS funding bill WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper took to the Senate floor to denounce the horrifying killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good and to demand a comprehensive overhaul of U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (IC more PR

Western governors issue statement on Colorado River meeting (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, posted the following news release: * * * Western governors issue statement on Colorado River meeting * SANTA FE - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham attended a historic meeting today in Washington, D.C. with governors and representatives of seven Western states to discuss the Colorado River Compact. The governors of New Mexico, California, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada were convened by U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgam. The governors issued the follow more PR