SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * As school begins, California launches universal Transitional Kindergarten, free meals for EVERY student and historic supports for kids Universal TK saves each family nearly $14,000 every year 3.5 billion free school meals served $4.7 billion invested in kids' mental health 43% increase in TK-12 special education funding 2.9 million students connected to CA-grown, nutritious school meals 800+ high-need schools with literacy coach more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 18 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Announces Grant Opportunities to Combat Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking * Carson City, NV - Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced the release of a Notice of Funding Opportunity for Nevada law enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, courts and nonprofit organizations to apply for funding through the Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutors (STOP) and Sexual Ass more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Announces $4 Million to Support Community Organizations in the Bronx * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office will deliver approximately $4 million to support nonprofit community organizations in the Bronx. Astor Services for Children and Families, Bronx Children's Museum, Bronx Council on the Arts, Bronx River Alliance, Bronx Works, Morris Heights Health Center, New more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS TO INTERVENE IN FALSE CLAIMS ACT LAWSUIT AGAINST CHICAGO-AREA MEDICAL PRACTICE AND BILLING COMPANY OVER FRAUDULENT MEDICAID CLAIMS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a joint complaint in intervention alleging that the Foot & Ankle Health Care Center Ltd.; European Foot & Ankle Surgical Care Ltd.; their owner, Dr. Vadim Goshko, and billing company Atlanti more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces Public Corruption Charges Against 6 MPD Members For Widespread Overtime Fraud Scheme * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that warrants were signed seeking the arrest of six members of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for falsifying overtime claims by forging supervisory approvals and manipulating official overtime records, resulting in the District paying them $441, more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Awards Rural Health Transformation Technology and Data Grants * PIERRE, S.D. - Governor Rhoden awarded 82 grants to accelerate digital health modernization, strengthen cybersecurity, and enhance interoperability across rural and underserved communities. These grants represent $90 million in technology and data modernization funding statewide from the federal Rural Health Transformation initiative. "We are building a str more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hobbs Takes Action to Ensure Sustainability of Salt River Horse Herd for Generations * Phoenix, AZ - Today, Governor Hobbs announced a series of actions designed to ensure the sustainability and health of the Salt River Horse Herd located in the Tonto National Forest. First, the Governor has worked with the Arizona Board of Regents to identify funding for a genetic viability study to ensure that the Salt River Horse Herd remains a g more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces $8.5 Million Available to Boost the Dairy Industry Through Round 2 of the Dairy Modernization Grant Program * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $8.5 million is available to dairy farmers and cooperatives as part of Round 2 of the New York State Dairy Modernization Grant Program. First announced in Governor Hochul's 2024 State of the State address, this grant program provides unprecedented support to New York's d more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces $14.7 Million in Grow Your Own Educators Grants, Supporting 845 Educators * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Moore today announced the second round of Grow Your Own (GYO) Educators Grant Program awards, providing $14.7 million to 13 local school systems to expand teacher preparation pathways for non-licensed school staff and strengthen Maryland's educator workforce. "I want Maryland to have the best public schools in the n more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * New jobs on tap as EGLE awards grant to brownfield redevelopment in downtown Roscommon The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $400,000 grant to a project that will turn a contaminated property into a new restaurant. The site at 802 Lake Street in the village of Roscommon has been vacant since 2023. The 0.3-acre property consists of three parcels. One was used as a more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Board of Public Works Approves $4.6 Million for Trails, Playgrounds, and Land Conservation in Eleven Counties Board also approves funds to conserve forest for new Natural Environment Area in Rocky Gap State Park complex - The Board of Public Works today approved $4.6 million in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments and a land trust for trails, playgrounds, and land conservation in Baltimore,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * EGLE awards $3.9 million in funding to seven brownfield redevelopment projects The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding $3.9 million in brownfield funding to seven projects that will create at least 68 new housing units and 66 new full-time equivalent jobs. The EGLE grants will be used to remove or address contamination so the properties can be safely reused and redeve more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * EGLE grant to help revitalize vacant Lansing industrial site and create new jobs The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $470,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will clean up a vacant industrial site and create new jobs in Lansing. The 2.5-acre site at 2231 West Willow Street was first developed as a furniture and textile manufacturer in 1929. It a more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * EGLE grant will help clean up a contaminated site and create new jobs in Detroit A $560,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will help make a contaminated property safe for redevelopment into a new restaurant in Detroit's Morningside neighborhood. The 0.11-acre site at 16215 East Warren Avenue was home to a drycleaner from 1957-2005 and has been vacant since the more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * EGLE grant will help make a contaminated site safe for redevelopment into a restaurant The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $350,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will create a new restaurant in Huron County. The former Dunks Garage at 4496 North Washington Avenue sits at the main intersection in the village of Ubly. The 0.38-acre property has  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * EGLE grant will help make waterfront property safe for new development in Saugatuck The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is awarding a $1 million Brownfield Redevelopment Grant to a project that will turn contaminated waterfront property into a new business and new jobs in Saugatuck. The site at 640 Water Street sits on the Kalamazoo River and was home to a bait shop and boat  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * EGLE grant will help turn a contaminated site into new housing and jobs in northern Michigan A Brownfield Redevelopment Grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is going to help turn a contaminated, vacant site into a mixed-use building with new housing and jobs in East Jordan. The 0.45-acre property at 116 Main Street is currently a blighted eyesore in the city's small more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 20 -- The Nevada Department of Business and Industry issued the following news release: * * * Nevada Receives $1.54 Million Federal Grant to Expand Apprenticeship Opportunities Through FORGE Nevada Initiative The Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner (OLC) has received $1,536,681.76 from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) through the State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula Grant to expand registered apprenticeship opportunities and create new pathways to careers in some of Nevada's highest-demand industries. The f more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 20 -- The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy issued the following news release: * * * One EGLE grant, two new affordable housing redevelopments A $300,000 Brownfield Redevelopment Grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) will help create two single-family affordable housing developments in Warren. Peter's Grove and Jackson Estates will have a combined 48 houses on land that was vacant and contaminated for more than a decade. Jackson Estates (11375 Jacks more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 20 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * DEQ's ZERO Fleet Rebate Program commits nearly all funding Money goes to more than 150 new, zero-emissions medium- and heavy-duty vehicles across Oregon - Big news! Just eight months after launching, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality announced today the Zero-Emissions Rebates for Oregon Fleets Program, also known as the ZERO Fleet Rebate Program, has committed nearly all its available funds followi more PR