COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Academy issued the following news: By Mackenzie Mende, U.S. Air Force Academy Strategic Communications The U.S. Air Force Academy recently welcomed the 2024 Outstanding Airmen of the Year (OAY) for a three-day visit from Oct. 23-25, providing cadets an invaluable opportunity to engage with the Air Force's top enlisted members ahead of the 2025 National Character and Leadership Symposium (NCLS). Representing a diverse array of Air Force  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Lafayette, CO -- In case you missed it, earlier today, U.S. House Assistant Minority Leader Joe Neguse celebrated the announcement that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded $66.4 million to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to help bring the Front Range Passenger Rail Project to life. The funding was allocated through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper joined U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), alongside 37 of their bipartisan colleagues, to urge the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to release the maximum allowable number of additional temporary, non-agricultural (H-2B) visas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 to support  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Denver Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, alongside 258 members of Congress, submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit calling on the court to require Medicare-funded hospitals to provide life-saving care that may include abortion care. The court is considering Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States which concern the Emergency Medica  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Oct. 28, 2024, entitled "Consumer Expenditures for the Denver Metropolitan Area - 2022-23": * * * Households in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO, metropolitan area spent an average of $94,236 per year in 2022-23, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hi  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 29 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Starting January 1, 2025, all eggs sold in Colorado must be from a cage-free facility. All egg producers in Colorado housing more than 3,000 egg-laying hens will need to comply with the requirements of a cage-free facility as defined in the amended Cage-Free Egg rule. Additionally, all eggs and egg products for sale in Colorado will need to show they are compliant by including "CO-COM," "organ  more

ARVADA, Colorado, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Governor Polis highlighted Colorado's leadership in clean energy, investments in education, and promotion of healthy civic engagement for all Coloradans. The Governor took part in the Colorado Afterschool Partnership Fall Conference, to discuss Colorado's work to support out-of-school educators for their work to help Colorado students succeed . In 2023, Governor Polis signed a biparti  more

WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * Total Funding of $94.3 million will help improve safety of freight operations today in Colorado by adding Positive Train Control and crossing improvements to the Front Range Rail Corridor preparing Colorado for fast, convenient, and safe passenger rail service * * * Governor Polis, Senator Michael Bennet, Congressman Joe Neguse, Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen, Colorado   more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 30 -- The Colorado House Republicans issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Colorado House Republicans are proud to announce that Representative Lisa Frizell has been recognized with four prestigious awards for her outstanding leadership and dedication to the people of Colorado. Representative Frizell received the Independent Community Bankers of Colorado 2024 Champion of Main Street Award, the Common Sense in the Courtroom Award, Colorado Realtors(R) Legisla  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 29 -- The Colorado Supreme Court issued the following news release: FAIRPLAY, Colo. - Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Monica M. Marquez has appointed the Hon. Amanda Hunter to serve as chief judge in the 11th Judicial District (Chaffee, Custer, Fremont and Park counties). As of Oct. 29, Judge Hunter will replace the Hon. Patrick W. Murphy, who was appointed as a district judge in 2012 and has served as chief judge since 2015. Chief Judge Murphy recently announced hi  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 30 -- ProgressNow Colorado, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Rep. Lauren Boebert took to Twitter this morning to defend rightwing podcaster Tony Hinchcliffe's racist tirade at a rally for ex-President Donald Trump in New York City this past weekend. Even many Republicans have condemned Hinchcliffe's remarks against Latinos and the island of Puerto Rico. Today, ProgressNow Colorado, the state's largest multi-issue progressive or  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Michele Bratcher Goodwin, a professor of constitutional law and global health policy at Georgetown University, from a Sept. 24, 2024, hearing entitled "Chaos and Control: How Trump Criminalized Women's Health Care": * * * Committee Chairman Wyden, Committee Ranking Member Crapo, and distinguished members of the Senate Finance Committee, thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing on "Chaos a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth released the following testimony by Joe Bishop-Henchman, executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, from a Sept. 25, 2024, hearing entitled "Providing Small Business Relief from Remote Sales Tax Collection": * * * Senator Hassan, Senator Grassley, and members of the Subcommittee, My name is Joe Bishop-Henchman, and I am Executive Vice President of the National Taxpayer  more

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 30 -- The Colorado Department of State issued the following statement on Oct. 29, 2024: * * * The Colorado Department of State is aware that a spreadsheet located on the Department's website improperly included a hidden tab including partial passwords to certain components of Colorado voting systems. This does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado's elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted. Colorado elections include many layers of security. The  more