WASHINGTON, April 14 -- 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

DENVER, Colorado, April 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado Governor Polis and Lt. Governor Primavera Urge Congressional Delegation to Protect Health Care Access for Hundreds of Thousands of Coloradans DENVER - As Congress considers devastating cuts to Medicaid that would eliminate health care coverage for hundreds of thousands of Coloradans, Governor Polis and Lt. Governor Primavera are urging Colorado's federal delegation to protect this cri  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a modification to its 2022 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP), expanding permit coverage to include all Lands of Exclusive Federal Jurisdiction. These lands, where the federal government retains sole legislative authority, had not been explicitly included in the scope of the 2022 permit. The April 8, 2025 modification ensures that construction activities dist  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * FinCEN Renews Residential Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders WASHINGTON--Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residenti  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: * * * Lt. Gen. Schiess discusses critical role of CIC, JCO commercial capabilities at 40th Space Symposium By Ms. Bridget Bonnette, U.S. Space Forces-Space Public Affairs During the Space Foundation's 40th Space Symposium, U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Douglas A. Schiess, U.S. Space Forces - Space commander and Combined Joint Force Space Component Commander, participated in a on  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 14, 2025: * * * NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Prepares Second Asteroid Encounter NASA's Lucy spacecraft is 6 days and less than 50 million miles (80 million km) away from its second close encounter with an asteroid; this time, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson. This upcoming event represents a comprehensive "dress rehearsal" for Lucy's main mission over the next decade: the exploration of multiple Trojan asteroids tha  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: * * * New Zealand joins space multinational force - OPERATION OLYMPIC DEFENDER U.S. Space Command recognized New Zealand's membership in Multi-National Force-Operation OLYMPIC DEFENDER (MNF-OOD) Apr. 11, 2025. Gen. Stephen Whiting, USSPACECOM and Multinational Force OOD commander, Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb, Chief of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and Dr. Bronwyn Evans-K  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 14 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * On World Quantum Day, Colorado Announces Nation-Leading Steps to Elevate K-12 Quantum Learning The Polis Administration is charting a path forward to prepare students for great careers in the state's rapidly growing quantum technology economy DENVER - Today, on World Quantum Day, the Polis Administration and Elevate Quantum announced the Blueprint for Advancing K-12 Quantum Information Techn  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. DeGette Pens Op-Ed for Washington Post: "This is a crisis for American public health." Washington Post: The Trump-Kennedy cuts at NIH will crush our leadership in biomedicine. (link is external) When Donald Trump accepted the 2024 GOP nomination for president, he included in his speech the importance of American leadership in biomedical innovation. "We're going to get to the cure for cancer  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: * * * SMDC talks space professional development at 40th Space Symposium By Brooke Nevins, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Col. Felix G. Torres, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence commandant, discussed how the Army and its joint and allied partners structure and develop the careers of their respective officers, enlisted personnel and civilian  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a Management Advisory Report titled "State Workers' Compensation Offset (Colorado and Minnesota)" on January 30, 2025, detailing critical findings from its review of Disability Insurance (DI) benefit offsets involving Workers' Compensation (WC) payments in Colorado and Minnesota. This advisory, identified as report number 022403, reveals improper payment issues affecting hundreds of bene  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the "Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program 15-Year Accomplishment Report." Released in January 2025, it details the program's achievements in restoring forest ecosystems, reducing wildfire risks, and boosting local economies. Authorized by Congress in 2009 and reauthorized in 2018, the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Program (CFLRP) has treated 6.7 million acres across 31 landscapes, with   more