PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 19 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Supreme Court Rules DES Has Standing to Defend Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board's Decisions The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Arizona Department of Economic Security ("Department") has standing to appear in the court of appeals and defend a decision of the unemployment insurance appeals board ("Board"). The Court also ruled that Arizona law precludes an award of attorney fees against the Department in an appeal arising from  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Court grants Drummond's request to stay judgment against poultry companies The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has accepted Attorney General Gentner Dummond's motion to stay the judgment against poultry corporations in light of the settlement he reached with the companies in July. The case will return to district court for the judgment to be released. In July, Drummond announced a nearly $44 mi more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Directs Statewide Storm Recovery, Activates Emergency Funds for Impacted Hoosiers * INDIANAPOLIS -Governor Mike Braun provided an update from the State Emergency Operations Center today about the state's emergency response, recovery efforts and federal emergency disaster declaration. "We are coming up on a week since the first round of severe weather hit our state, and my prayers remain with the families who have lost loved on more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces $95 million plan to expand EV charging and hydrogen fueling across California What you need to know: Buying a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) in California is getting easier twice over. Days after announcing instant rebates for first-time ZEV buyers, Governor Newsom is putting $95.2 million toward more chargers and other zero emission infrastructure close to where Californians live, work, and dri more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces Bitdeer, CyrusOne, Ionic Digital And HIF Commit To Comply With His Data Center Standards * Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Bitdeer, CyrusOne, Ionic Digital and HIF 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 chos more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces More Than $2 Million In Grants To Expand Free Educational Resources For Texas Students * Governor Greg Abbott today announced more than $2 million in grants to nine Texas higher education institutions to support free, open educational resources for students in nursing and workforce training programs. These grants are awarded through the Open Educational Resource (OER) Grant Program, which helps institutions to create and a more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces More Than $795,000 In Grant Funding To Strengthen Electric Reliability In Northwest Texas * Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) grant for more than $795,000 to strengthen electric reliability for Deaf Smith Electric Cooperative members in Northwest Texas. The grant will support the co-op's system modernization work. "The Texas Energy Fund strengthens the electric systems that families, business more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Governor Henry McMaster Announces Line Item Vetoes for FY 2026-2027 State Budget * COLUMBIA, S.C. -Governor Henry McMaster today announced line item vetoes for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 stage budget. The final budget includes 92% of the governor's executive budget proposals, including an income tax cut, teacher and law enforcement pay raises, a college tuition freeze, and key investments in conservation, education, infrastructure, an more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $890,000 in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants * EVERETT -The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that it is awarding nearly $890,000 in Civics Teaching and Learning Grants to 28 school districts to expand high-quality civics education for students across Massachusetts. The funding will support educator professional development, strengthen civics curriculum, and give students more o more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 19 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $30,000 grant to Cole County Public Water Supply District No. 5 District will evaluate drinking water system improvements - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $30,000 Drinking Water Engineering Report Grant to the Public Water Supply District No. 5 of Cole County to evaluate the district's drinking water system. Through its Drinking Water Engineering Repo more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 19 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Department of Natural Resources awards $50,000 grant to Odessa City will evaluate wastewater system improvements - The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $50,000 Clean Water Engineering Report Grant to the city of Odessa to evaluate the city's wastewater system. Through its Clean Water Engineering Report Grant program, the department offers funding to qualified small communiti more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 19 -- The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Quality awards $2.86 million to nine FY26 water quality project The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has allocated $2.86 million in fiscal year 2026 grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Nonpoint Source Program to support nine projects aimed at mitigating nonpoint source pollution. The focus of the approved projects include implementing best management pra more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport and Division of Highway Traffic Safety Announce 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' Campaign to Prevent Alcohol- and Drug-impaired Driving HTS Grants Over $700,000 to 107 Police Agencies - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) today announced the start of the annual "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" enforcement and public awa more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Reverses Statewide Decline in New Housing with Two Years of Growth * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that her administration's efforts to reduce red tape and support new housing production have resulted in two years of steady growth in new housing starts. Oregon is now in its second year of increased housing starts, even as the United States continues to see declining production. Recent estimates for the first half of 2026 s more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Shapiro Administration Launches New Initiative to Train Justice-Involved Youth for Jobs in the Skilled Trades, In-Demand Careers A nearly $3 million U.S. Department of Labor grant will support workforce training for justice-involved individuals; L&I sets goal of 400 participants through December 2029. - The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today announced the launch of the Reentry Employm more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following commentary by Nathan Buttrey, senior advisor to the commissioner of the Office of Innovation: * * * Why Tennessee Built an Office of Innovation Every state says it wants to be more innovative. Fewer are willing to ask what that actually requires of state government, beyond just the companies they're recruiting. Early last year, Governor Bill Lee and Deputy Governor/TNECD Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter began asking what it w more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * VolunteerNC Awarded More Than $13.2 Million in AmeriCorps Funding to Support Service Programs Across the State * Today VolunteerNC announced that its AmeriCorps NC program received more than $13.2 million in funding from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. "Whether it's mentoring students, helping communities recover from disaster, or reducing barriers to medical access, AmeriCorps Volunteers ar more PR