BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum today delivered his 2023-25 Executive Budget Address to the 68th Legislative Assembly, presenting a strategic budget that includes nearly $170 million to address the state's workforce shortage, increased support for K-12 education and teacher salaries, and over $3 billion for roads, bridges, water projects and other critical infrastructure - all while cutting individua  more

BERLIN, New Hampshire, Dec. 8 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: Under a Consent Decree agreement recently entered by the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State of New Hampshire have entered into an agreement with settling defendants, Fort James LLC, Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP and North American Dismantling Corporation, to implement the cleanup of legacy contami  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- Mintz, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mintz congratulates The Commonwealth of Massachusetts on winning a pair of awards for its $2.6 billion Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund) 2022 Series A & B (Federally Taxable)(Social Bonds). The Commonwealth won the ESG Deal of the Year by the Bond Buyer and Smith's Research 2022 All-Star Deal of the Year. Mintz's Public Finance team served as bond counsel on the transaction.  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH), senior members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) issued the following statements after they successfully included heir bipartisan legislation in the fiscal year (FY) 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to increase global cooperation in the fight against synthetic drug trafficking. The ND  more