Saturday - November 23, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Saturday November 02, 2024 ( 11 items )  

Boulder Completes 3 New Grant-Funded Crosswalk Projects to Light Way for Safer Streets
BOULDER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The city of Boulder issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Low-stress connections to homes, schools and downtown informed by community needs * * * The city has completed three crosswalk construction and improvement projects at Aurora Avenue and Evans Drive, Colorado Avenue east of 33rd Street, and 15th Street and Iris Avenue. Funded by a Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) grant, these crosswalks improve the visibility of people crossing to d  more

Colo. Gov. Polis, Secretary of State Griswold Announce Additional State Resources are Being Deployed to Ensure Election Security
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: This week, Secretary Griswold announced that a spreadsheet located on the Department's website improperly included a hidden tab including partial passwords (one factor among layers of security that include multiple passwords and physical presence in a badged entry area) to certain machines of Colorado voting systems. Today, Governor Polis announced that the executive branch is providing  more

Colo. Gov. Polis, Secretary of State Griswold Announce That All Passwords Have Been Updated on Colorado Voting Machines
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Governor Jared Polis and Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that the effort to update all passwords and verify the security of affected active voting systems in Colorado is complete. The joint effort concluded successfully Thursday evening. "All of the passwords in affected counties have been changed. I want to thank Governor Polis for deploying extra state resources to help in  more

Colo. PUC Issues Weekly Meeting Agenda for Nov. 6, 2024
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission issued the following weekly meeting agenda: * * * Consent Items TRANSPORTATION 1. PROCEEDING NO. 24A-0330BP The Scion Group LLC IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE SCION GROUP LLC FOR A PERMIT TO OPERATE AS A CONTRACT CARRIER BY MOTOR VEHICLE FOR HIRE. Filing Date and Party: 10/25/2024 The Scion Group LLC Description: Request for additional time to file compliance items Analyst(s): Vanessa Condra RECOMMENDATION: Gr  more

Colo. State University System: In Good Taste
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The Colorado State University System issued the following news: By Anthony Lane A year ago, Kylan Ganger, a recent business school graduate, had a newly acquired taste for tonic water and a dream of launching his own business. Now, after a few months of intensive product development work involving experts at CSU Spur's Food Innovation Center, he has three tonic recipes along with natural ingredients, a new website, and a rented storage space in Longmont holding abo  more

Colorado League of Charter Schools: SkyView Academy Sweeps Colorado Parent Magazine's Reader's Choice Awards
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The Colorado League of Charter Schools issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: SkyView Academy is honored to announce its selection as Colorado Parent Magazine's 2024 Reader's Choice Family Favorite across multiple categories. These include Favorite Preschool Program, Favorite BASE Program, Favorite Charter Elementary School, Favorite Charter Middle School, and Favorite Charter High School. Additionally, the Academy's Principals across all school levels   more

Governor Polis, Colorado Secretary of State Griswold Announce That All Passwords Have Been Updated on Colorado Voting Machines Impacted by Password Disclosure, Security of Voting Machines Has Been Verified
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following statement on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Today, Governor Jared Polis and Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that the effort to update all passwords and verify the security of affected active voting systems components in Colorado is complete. The joint effort concluded successfully Thursday evening. Colorado elections include many layers of security. The passwords that were improperly disclosed were one of two pas  more

Holland & Hart Advises Lithium Americas on Critical $2.26B Loan From Department of Energy
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: Holland & Hart represented Lithium Americas Corp. (Lithium Americas) on a $2.26 billion loan from the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Loan Programs Office. The loan was issued under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program and will finance the construction of facilities to process lithium from Thacker Pass mine, located in Humboldt County, Nevada, the largest confirmed lithium carbonate reso  more

Holland & Hart Expands Alaska Project Development Capacity With Addition of Experienced Attorney Jim Shine
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 2 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: Holland & Hart is pleased to announce that experienced Alaska project development attorney Jim Shine has joined the firm's Anchorage office, enhancing the team guiding clients through regulatory and environmental review hurdles that arise in permitting and developing projects on state and federal lands. Jim harnesses extensive knowledge of the inner workings of Alaska state government and federal agencies to h  more

LCRA, Bluebonnet Electric Co-Op Award $24,400 Grant to Bastrop County First Responders
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 2 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * Cardiac monitors, other emergency equipment will help responders provide critical medical care before ambulances arrive * * * A $24,400 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative will enable the Bastrop County First Responders nonprofit organization to purchase 10 cardiac monitors/defibrillators and other emergency equipment to provide medical care befor  more

Professor John Dorsch, Longtime CSU Pueblo Biology Educator, Dies at 87
PUEBLO, Colorado, Nov. 1 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University Pueblo campus issued the following news release: John Dorsch, a distinguished professor of biology who dedicated over three decades to shaping scientific education at Colorado State University Pueblo (formerly University of Southern Colorado), passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024. "Professor Dorsch was more than just a longtime biology professor - he was a cornerstone of our scientific community who helped establish the high s  more