SACRAMENTO, California, July 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * A Bitter Pill for Sweetwater Care: Attorney General Bonta Secures $15 Million Medi-Cal Settlement Against the Skilled Nursing Facility Chain * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced securing a $15 million settlement with Sweetwater Care Resource, LLC and affiliates (Sweetwater), a licensed skilled nursing facility (SNF) chain that violated state staffing requirement laws. The settlement includes $12.5 million i more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 28 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Emergency Appeal to Reverse Parole of Convicted Child Rapist, Secures Stay of Release * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed an emergency application for appeal in the 16th Circuit Court in Macomb County to reverse the parole granted to prisoner Roederick Hunter, 62, incarcerated at the Central Michigan Correctional Facility. The Attorney General additionally filed a motion requesting a temporary  more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Release Final SAFE for Kids Act Rules to Protect Children Online * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released final rules on how social media companies must restrict addictive features on their platforms to comply with the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act and protect children's mental health. The SAFE for Kids Act, championed by Attorney General J more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Temporary Restraining Order Protecting Youth Mental Health Services * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after a federal judge granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from terminating federal funding supporting school-based mental health programs and providers: "For the second time, we stopped this administration from  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 27 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues FEMA Over Threat to North Carolina's Counterterrorism Funding * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for threatening to withhold more than a billion dollars that states use to fund counterterrorism and disaster response efforts. States rely on this money to purchase equipment for bomb s more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Is a Guest on WAMC's Midday Magazine * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on WAMC's Midday Magazine. AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: David Guistina, WAMC: Joining us now to talk about the first-in-the-nation one-year moratorium on the construction of hyperscale data centers is none other th more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Joshua Michael, Dr. James Bell Elected to Lead State Board of Education The Maryland State Board of Education voted unanimously to re-elect Dr. Joshua L. Michael as President and elect Dr. James C. Bell as Vice President for the 2026-2027 term. Dr. Michael and Dr. Bell were appointed to the State Board by Gov. Wes Moore. During Dr. Michael's two years as President, the Board has advanced an ambitious agenda to strengthen teachi more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 28 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Transforming Rural Health through Regional Collaboration, Grant Dollars * Eight regions across Indiana have applied for a combined $120 million in Grow Rural Opportunities for Well-being (GROW) grants, a centerpiece of Gov. Mike Braun's focus on improving healthcare access and affordability.  "Through the GROW grants and the Rural Health Transformation Program, Indiana is making historic investments to ensure every Hoosier can more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces Over $5.8 Million For Texas Emergency And Trauma Care Workforce Training * Governor Greg Abbott today announced twenty-four grants totaling more than $5.8 million to graduate medical and nursing schools to help train doctors and nurses in emergency and trauma care and expand the state's healthcare workforce. "Texas doctors and nurses ensure patients have access to lifesaving care when it matters most," said Governor Abbot more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul and Attorney General James Announce Final SAFE for Kids Act Rules to Protect Children Online * Governor Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James today announced the release of final rules on how social media companies must restrict addictive features on their platforms to comply with the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act and protect children's mental health. New York's pioneering SAFE for Kids Act r more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Judicial Appointments to Prince George's County and Washington County District Courts * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore today announced the appointments of Daniel Kyungmin Kim, Julia Simone Gagne Rupert, Jessica Lowell Garth, William Carl Isler, II to Prince George's County District Court, and Travis William Poole and Mikhaila Miriam Eugenia Mc Nicolls to Washington County District Court. "It is an honor to appo more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 27 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces $1.8 Million Water Infrastructure Upgrade for Follansbee and Brooke County * FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced the start of a $1.8 million infrastructure project to modernize the Hooverson Heights Water Treatment Plant, strengthening the reliability of the region's water system and supporting future economic growth in Brooke County. "Reliable infrastructure is one of the fund more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 28 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces 2.6 GW Natural Gas Power Plant in Grant County, Existing Coal Station Remains Operational * CHARLESTON, W.Va. \- Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced a multibillion-dollar energy investment in Grant County that will add 2.6 gigawatts of new natural gas generation for the region, marking another major step toward the Governor's 50 by 50 generation plan. "West Virginia is demonstrating that we can le more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 27 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Celebrates $34.2 Million in Federal Economic Development Grants to Support Western North Carolina Recovery * Today Governor Josh Stein celebrated that 7 projects supporting economic resilience after Hurricane Helene will receive $34.2 million in grants from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The grants will help expand economic opportunity and support long-term recovery across the region. "Western North more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 27 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Signs Bipartisan Bills Protecting Animals, Expanding Resources for Animal Shelters * Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed four bipartisan bills to expand resources for animal shelters, helping connect them with more opportunities for care of homeless and abused animals and alleviate the overcrowding burdens that shelters currently face.  "Animals in our state deserve to be treated with compassion and care," said Governor  more PR

BOISE, Idaho, July 29 -- The Idaho Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Labor adds third mobile location in south central Idaho A new Idaho Department of Labor mobile location is open in Rupert in south central Idaho. The location is at Rupert City Hall -- making 22 mobile locations available across the state. The expansion provides more options for residents to use Labor's services in the south central region, such as helping with writing resumes, applying for jobs, prepping for interviews and filing for unemploymen more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Blocks Federal Cuts to School Mental Health Grants Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. The order in the case joined by Attorney General Brown and a coalition of 14 state a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WIC participants now able to use benefits online at Meijer stores First retailer in Michigan to accept WIC benefits for online grocery orders - The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced that families participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are now able to shop with their WIC benefits online at Meijer stores. "WIC beneficiaries we more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 29 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: * * * Minnesota Grown Retailers Compete for Local Food Award Annual contest rewards retailers who creatively spotlight locally grown products - Minnesota Grown and the Minnesota Grocers Association (MGA) are once again inviting grocery and liquor stores across the state to support farmers and show off their local pride by entering the Minnesota Grown Retailer of the Year contest. This annual contest celebrates Minnesota retailers who go above more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 29 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Jacksonville Village will evaluate wastewater system improvements - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the village of Jacksonville to evaluate the village's wastewater treatment and collection system. Through its Clean Water Engineering Report Grant program, the department offers funding to q more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 29 (TNSrpt) -- The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Statewide Material Characterization Study report released Nebraska now has updated data that will help communities, landfills, and recycling organizers make decisions about managing the state's waste streams. On July 8, 2026, the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) released the 2025 Nebraska Statewide Material Characterization Study. This study examined what was sent to ei more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 29 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Honors Commonwealth Employees for Exemplary Achievements and Dedication to Public Service Five individuals and 11 groups received this year's awards, selected from 199 nominations across 27 agencies. The honorees include employees who responded to the arson attack on the Governor's Residence, battled wildfires in Cumberland and Carbon Counties, protected Pennsylvania amidst federal uncertainty an more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * Upper Peninsula communities receive $1.4 million in EGLE Recycling Infrastructure Grants State investments help communities strengthen recycling infrastructure, protect public health, and safeguard natural resources - MARQUETTE, Michigan -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) joined local and state partners in Marquette today to announce the Upper Peninsula recipients recei more PR