DENVER, Colorado, April 10 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * 27 Colorado Schools Received State's First Purple Star School Designation DENVER - In a special ceremony on Thursday, Colorado Education Commissioner Susana Cordova and Governor Jared Polis awarded the state's first-ever Purple Star School designation to 27 schools from eight school districts and the Charter School Institute. The Purple Star School designation recognizes school communities for  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Allen Theatres to Pay $250,000 in EEOC Class Age Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Health Benefit Plan Federal Agency Charged Movie Theater Chain Fired Longtime Theater Manager Because of His Age and Eliminated Older Employees' Health Benefits ALBUQUERQUE - Allen Theatres, Inc., which operates a chain of movie theaters across New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado, will pay a total of $250,  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Pushes Toward Recession, Heinrich & Lujan Demand Answers on Cuts to New Mexico Manufacturing Center WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) are demanding answers on the Administration's decision to cancel funding for ten National Institute of Standards and Technology Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Centers across the country, including in  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 10, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Denver-Aurora-Lakewood - March 2025": * * * Area prices rose 0.2 percent in February and March, up 1.9 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood area advanced 0.2 percent for the two months ending  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has received duty-free import applications from several prominent research institutions including Harvard University, Columbia University, and the California Institute of Technology, requesting permission to import high-tech scientific instruments manufactured in China. The applications, published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2025, are made under the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966 and   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Crow Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Limit Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections WASHINGTON -- Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) has introduced new bipartisan legislation to crack down on corruption and limit the influence of foreign money in U.S. elections. While campaign finance law limits foreign nations from contributing to campaigns or engaging in most political activity, there are c  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Senate Resolution Recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and John Hickenlooper (D-CO) today introduced a Senate resolution expressing support for designating April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This resolution is endorsed by more  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Statement on House Republicans' Budget Resolution WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) released the following statement after House Republicans passed H. Con. Res. 14, the FY2025 Budget Resolution. "House Republicans just passed a bill that sets the stage for cuts to Medicaid and food stamps so that they can fund huge tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans and c  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on AI and American Global Competitiveness WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led a full committee hearing titled Converting Energy into Intelligence: the Future of AI Technology, Human Discovery, and Am  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Government Seeks Death Penalty for Federal Inmate Charged with First Degree Murder A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment this week, charging Ishmael Petty, 56, with first degree murder and murder by a federal prisoner serving a life sentence. According to court documents, on Sept. 19, 2020, Petty murdered a fellow inmate while the two were housed in the same unit a  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 10 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Signs Laws to Improve Public Safety DENVER - Today, Governor Polis signed new laws to improve public safety in Colorado and strengthen the state's workforce. The Governor signed SB25-003 \- Semiautomatic Firearms & Rapid-Fire Devices, sponsored by Senators Tom Sullivan and Julie Gonzales, and Representatives Andrew Boesnecker and Meg Froelich, to improve public safety by enhanci  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Cornyn Reintroduce Legislation 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 reintroduced their bipartisan Accessing Satellite Capabilities to Enable New Discoveries (ASCEND) Act to codify NASA's Commercial SmallSat  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior will no longer pursue lengthy analysis for oil and gas leasing decisions in seven states Date: April 10, 2025 Contact: Interior_Press@ios.doi.gov WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior will no longer require the Bureau of Land Management to prepare an environmental impact statement for approximately 3,244 oil and gas leases in seven Western states. This rescission of a Not  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Schakowsky, Espaillat, Panetta Introduce Legislation to Protect Immigrant Survivors of Violence WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) today introduced the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and gender-bas  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Introduces Legislation to Save Lives, Protect Communities from Gun Violence Kelly's GOSAFE Act would protect communities from gun violence, while safeguarding Americans' constitutional right to own a firearm Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and his colleagues reintroduced the Gas-Operated Semi-Automatic Firearms Exclusion (GOSAFE) Act, commonsense legislation to protect communities from gun violence  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Neguse, Bennet, Hickenlooper Demand Answers to DOGE Lease Cancellations for Land Management Agencies in Colorado Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-02), Ranking Member of the Federal Lands Subcommittee, and Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper called for immediate clarification regarding recent announcements from the Trump Administration that nearly twenty federal leases for l  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Votes Against Republicans' Disastrous Budget Proposal WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) voted against Republicans' reckless budget legislation that would increase the national debt by $14 trillion over the next decade, slash Medicaid and jeopardize care for 1.1 million Coloradans, and give tax cuts to billionaires like Elon Musk. "As a mom of   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Saltzman details Space Force's international partnership strategy at Space Symposium COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) -- Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman gave insights into a new, soon-to-be-released International Partnership Strategy to unify like-minded nations' efforts in the space domain during his keynote at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, April 9. Saltzman described this strategy as  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Senate conducted 13 committee hearings on April 9, 2025: * * * DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity concluded open and closed hearings to examine United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Lieutenant General William J. Hartman, USA, Acting Commander, United  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, colleagues demand answers from the Trump administration regarding decision to cancel funding for Manufacturing Extension Partnership programs WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.) joined a letter to Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, led by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Comm  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Crapo, Blunt Rochester, Fetterman and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Housing Supply Frameworks Act Washington, D.C. \--U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware), John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) and Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) today introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Housing Supply Frameworks Act. The lack of affordable housing is the top issue Idahoans  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: * * * Space Symposium 40: USSPACECOM expands global space cooperation U.S. Space Command leaders hosted numerous international engagements with Allies and Partners across the globe at the 40th annual Space Symposium, April 7-10, 2025. The command's Elements of Victory outline the means to achieve success should any conflict ever extend into space and include the prioritizing  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview by Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Donald Trump Jr. of Triggered with Don Jr.: * * * QUESTION: Well, guys, joining me now, Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Good to have you, Marco. How's everything? SECRETARY RUBIO: Thanks for having me. Thank you. Thanks for having me on here. QUESTION: Well, I imagine this is a good day given the outcome of the basketball game last night. SECRETARY RUBIO: Y  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 11 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 10, 2025: * * * Statement from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold on SAVE Act Denver, April 10, 2025 - Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold issued the following statement regarding the congressional SAVE Act, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives this morning by a vote of 220-208: "The SAVE Act would undermine Americans' ability to participate in free and fair electio  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Tiffany's Wolf Delisting Bill Clears House Natural Resources Committee WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's (CO-04) legislation to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List and ensure that action is not subject to judicial review passed out of the House Natural Resources Committee. The Pet and Livestock Protection Ac  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Space Force has published its Space Force Doctrine Document 1 on April 3, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Chapter 4 How We Integrate into the Joint Force: Presenting Ready Forces Presentation of Space Forces As a Service Force Provider, the Space Force prepares and presents forces to the combatant commanders for the purposes of fulfilling strategic, operational, and tactical objectives through the application of spacepower. Space Force units, and   more