WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Highlighting Importance Of Local News Amid Threats To Free Press Washington D.C. - U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) led a group of 16 senators in introducing a resolution designating April 2025 as "Preserving and Protecting Local News Month." The resolution underscores the vital role of local journalism in Americ  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0451) on April 2, 2025, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages - May 2025": * * * Production occupations had employment of 8.7 million in May 2024, representing 5.7 percent of total national employment, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The largest production occupations were miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators (1.5 million) and first-li  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Boyle, Bennet, & Brown Introduce Legislation to Support Patients with Mental and Physical Health Comorbidities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (CO), and Rep. Shontel Brown (OH-11) introduced the Mental and Physical Health Care Comorbidities Act, aimed at improving care for patients facing both mental and physical health challenges. The bicame  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown, Bennet, Boyle Introduce Legislation to Support Patients with Mental and Physical Health Conditions Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), alongside U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and U.S. Representative Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), introduced bicameral legislation to support the holistic health of patients with both mental and physical health conditions. The Mental and Physica  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Named Vice Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani was named as the new Vice Chair of the Conservative Climate Caucus (CCC). The Conservative Climate Caucus is dedicated to promoting policies that advance clean energy technologies and unleash American energy dominance in a responsible way. The Caucus believes that through private secto  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 4 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Colorado Joins Multi-State Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Executive Order on Elections Denver, April 3, 2025 - Today Colorado joined 18 states in challenging the Trump administration's Executive Order on elections. The lawsuit was filed this afternoon in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts and names President Trump, the U.S. Election A  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 3, 2025 ARMY Bechtel National Inc., Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $242,282,475 modification (P00284) to contract W52P1J-09-C-0012 to capture past contract overruns for the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant. Work will be performed in Pueblo, Colorado, with an estimated completion date of April 3, 2026. Fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation, Army funds in t  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Demands RFK Jr. Appear Before Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after it was reported that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. might be sending staff to brief the Energy & Commerce Committee on his extreme and drastic  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * FACT SHEET: Trump Imperils Program to Help Working Americans Heat and Cool Their Homes Trump and RFK Jr. fired entire staff running LIHEAP--putting program that helps 6 million American households heat and cool their homes in grave jeopardy $378 million due to go out to help Americans avoid sweltering heat this summer now at risk Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has released the following public communication dated March 19, 2025, from the Colorado Department of Transportation: * * * To: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service MS: PRB/3W 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22041-3803 Re: Endangered and Threatened Species: Species Status with Section 4(d) Rule for Monarch Butterfly and Designation of Critical Habitat (Docket No. FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137) * * * The Colorado Dep  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Fungus Linked to White Nose Syndrome Detected in Rocky Mountain National Park Laboratory tests conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have confirmed that the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) has been positively detected in bats found in the Holzwarth Historic Site area located on the west side of Rocky Mountain National Park. This is the first confirmed det  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service's Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (GLCA) in Page, Arizona, has announced plans to repatriate Native American human remains and a funerary object following the completion of a federally mandated inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The notice, published in the Federal Register on April 4, 2025, confirms the remains of one individual and an associated obje  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 3 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis and Lieutenant Governor Primavera Celebrate Ute Day at the Colorado State Capitol Annual event honors the important relationship between the state of Colorado and the Ute Tribes DENVER - Today, Governor Polis and Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, Chair of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, hosted the annual Ute Day at the Capitol, a day to honor the two Tribes with tribal   more

DENVER, Colorado, April 3 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis, Department of Revenue, and Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment Team Up to Help Save Coloradans Money State to send Coloradans information about tax credits they might be eligible to claim DENVER -- This year, Governor Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Revenue, and the Department of Public Health and Environment collaborated on an innovative initiative to s  more

PASADENA, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another A Martian dust devil can be seen consuming a smaller one in this short video made of images taken by a navigation camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. These swirling, sometimes towering columns of air and dust are common on Mars. The smaller dust devil's demise was captured during an imaging experiment conducted b  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 3 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Polis Administration Awards $14.4 Million to Support Nation-Leading Efforts in Geothermal Heating Awards from two programs will support 16 geothermal heating studies and projects to bring affordable geothermal heat to Colorado homes and buildings STATEWIDE - The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced a total of $14.4 million in funding awards Thursday to support geothermal heating projects ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * Rep. Neguse Ranked Most Effective Colorado Lawmaker by Center for Effective Lawmaking Lafayette, CO -- This week, the Center for Effective Lawmaking released scores for the 118th Congress, once again ranking Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-02) as one of the most effective lawmakers in the House of Representatives. Neguse earned the title of the 2nd most effective House Democrat, the 7th overal  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Senate conducted seven committee hearings on April 1, 2025: * * * NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 222, to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, after receiving testimony from Eve Stoody, Director, Nutrition Guidance and Analysis Division, Department of Agriculture; Linette Do  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Coons, colleagues introduce bipartisan, bicameral bill to create foundation supporting American leadership in emerging technology WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) introduced a bill to establish a nonprofit foundation that would support the National Institute of Standards and Technology   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall and Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Telehealth Access Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Mississippi) Peter Welch (D-Vermont), John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), and 53 of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Creating Oppo  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Rep. Paul D. Tonko, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Tonko, Turner, Rutherford & Pettersen Introduce Bipartisan Reentry Act WASHINGTON, DC--Representatives Paul D. Tonko (D-NY), Mike Turner (R-OH), Brittany Pettersen (D-CO), and John Rutherford (R-FL) today introduced the Reentry Act, bipartisan legislation that empowers states to restore access to healthcare, including addiction and mental health treatment, through Medicaid for incarcerated individu  more