DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Major Grant Award in Fight Against Medicaid Fraud * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today her office has been awarded an almost $4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to work together to aggressively target fraud and major financial crimes. This grant will allow the Iowa Attorney General's Office to hire and assign a total of five qualified prosecutors. These n more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $6 Million from Three Buffalo Nursing Homes for Years-Long Fraudulent Billing Scheme * August 17, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $6 million from three nursing homes in the Buffalo region, Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, and Williamsville Suburban Nursing Home (the Safire homes), for submitting tens of thousands of fraudul more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 8.14.2026 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Yael Sheinfeld, of San Francisco, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Communications at the California Business and Consumer Services Agency. Sheinfeld has been Deputy Communications Director for the Office of United States Senator Elizabeth Warren in the United States Senate since 2026 where she was Pres more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces Prologis, Ecolab And Crusoe Commit To Comply With His Data Center Standards * Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Prologis, Ecolab and Crusoe will comply with the standards and guidelines he established for data centers. Governor Abbott's guidelines and guardrails are working. They are being universally implemented by data centers across the state. One data center that could not comply chose to end operations before more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces $10.6 Million in State Grants To Strengthen In-District Special Education Programs * Grants Awarded Through Connecticut's Newly Established High-Quality Special Education Incentive Grant Program (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Education Commissioner Charlene M. Russell-Tucker today announced that 41 special education programs across Connecticut are receiving $10.6 million in state grants more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Grant memo: Creative Industries, School Safety, Economic Development, and Additional Grant Opportunities for your District * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Pennsylvania Creative Industries (formally Council on the Arts): Spotlight Program Who May Apply: Non-profit organizations with an annual average arts revenue of $10,000 to less than $100,000 and a history of at least two years of consistent arts programming in Pennsylvania Use: To su more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 18 -- The Idaho Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Unemployment insurance (UI) claimants must thoroughly document work search actions The Idaho Department of Labor has identified an increase in UI claimants being denied benefits as a result of insufficient work search documentation. Claimants must prove they are actively searching for work by completing five work search actions a week. Details and contact information for the action are then submitted by the claimant in their weekly certification. more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 18 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * 33 Minnesota communities receive grants to plant thousands of trees New grant open through Sept. 14 - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has awarded nearly $5 million in Community Tree Planting Grants to 33 communities across the state. Funded by the Minnesota State Legislature, the grant increases urban forest diversity by removing damaged and dying trees and planting new trees. "Trees make our cities and town more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 14 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond announces settlements with opioid manufacturers Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that eight opioid drug manufacturers will pay Oklahoma approximately $12 million as part of a multi-state settlement over allegations that the companies contributed to the national opioid crisis. Oklahoma has reached settlements with Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun Pharma and Zydus. Funds will be  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $54 Million in 50 Transportation Projects to Improve Safety, Connect Communities, and Grow Local Economies Across Pennsylvania Since taking office, the Shapiro Administration has delivered $197 million to local communities through the Multimodal Transportation Fund. Applications for the next funding round will be accepted starting September 14. - Today, Governor Josh Shapiro announced that  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Opens Approval Process for Workforce Pell Grant Providers New federal program expands federal aid for eligible workforce training programs - PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC) announced the opening of applications for eligible training providers seeking approval to participate in the new federal Workforce Pell Grant program. The program will e more PR