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N.J. A.G. Platkin Joins Challenge to EPA's Attacks On Affordable Clean Energy For Low-Income Households
TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025:

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Attorney General Platkin Joins Challenge to EPA's Attacks On Affordable Clean Energy For Low-Income Households

New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and 22 other plaintiffs are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for illegally ending a $7 billion program that lowers energy costs and pollution by bringing solar energy to more than 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities across ... Show Full Article

MDA Expands Ag Weather Network With Three New Stations
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 17 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2025:

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MDA Expands Ag Weather Network with Three New Stations

Installations enhance coverage areas, local data for Minnesota farmers

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The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is expanding its Minnesota Ag Weather Network (MAWN) with the launch of three new weather stations spanning Southern Minnesota--a critical step in strengthening data coverage for producers statewide.

This strategic expansion helps MAWN move closer to its goal of providing real-time, hyper-local environmental ... Show Full Article

Ga. Secretary of State Raffensperger's Partnership With Funding The Future Reaches Over 4,000 Georgia Students
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 17 -- The Georgia Secretary of State issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2025:

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Raffensperger's Partnership with Funding The Future Reaches Over 4,000 Georgia Students

Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced the successful statewide partnership with nonprofit Funding the Future, bringing an innovative financial literacy experience to high schools across Georgia in September and October. 4,520 Georgia students attended across 16 events throughout the state.

Through this collaboration, students learned real-world money management skills delivered ... Show Full Article

Calif. Gov. Newsom Announces Affordable CalRx Insulin, $11 a Pen, Will Soon Be Available for Purchase
SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 17 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release:

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Governor Newsom announces affordable CalRx(R) insulin, $11 a pen, will soon be available for purchase

What you need to know: Governor Newsom announced that California's CalRx(R) Insulin Glargine in pen form will be available to consumers for a suggested retail price of not more than $55 per five-pack of pens (average cost of $11 per pen) beginning January 1, 2026, reducing barriers to accessing this essential diabetes medication.

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As the first and only state contracting for its own ... Show Full Article

CDPHE Adds Measles to Public Wastewater Surveillance Dashboard
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 17 -- The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025:

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CDPHE adds measles to public wastewater surveillance dashboard

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment today announced the addition of measles wastewater surveillance data to its publicly available Wastewater Surveillance Data Dashboard. The expansion follows a successful pilot program that demonstrated the effectiveness of wastewater surveillance as an early warning tool for detecting measles.

The pilot program, which began in May, ... Show Full Article

Arizona Corporation Commission: Commissioner Walden Votes to Strengthen Commission Oversight of Arizona's Transmission Grid
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 17 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025:

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Commissioner Walden Votes to Strengthen Commission Oversight of Arizona's Transmission Grid

During the October 15, 2025 Open Meeting, Commissioner Rachel Walden voted to hold utilities accountable to provide the Arizona Corporation Commission with the information necessary to ensure our state's electric transmission grid is reliable. Arizona Revised Statute requires any developer or utility to provide information about their ten-year transmission plan to the Commission. However, ... Show Full Article

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Co-Leads Challenge to EPA's Attacks on Affordable, Clean Energy for Low-Income Households
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2025:

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Attorney General Mayes Co-Leads Challenge to EPA's Attacks on Affordable, Clean Energy for Low-Income Households

Attorney General Kris Mayes and several other plaintiffs are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for illegally ending a $7 billion program that lowers energy costs and pollution by bringing solar energy to more than 900,000 households in low-income and disadvantaged communities across the country.

Arizona and ... Show Full Article