DENVER, Colorado, April 20 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The House today passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Speaker Julie McCluskie that would refer a ballot measure to Colorado voters to allow the state to keep and spend all sports betting tax revenue to fund water conservation and protection projects. HB24-1436 passed by a vote of 59 to 1. "From agricultural use to recreation that drives our tourism economy, protecting Colorado's  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 19 -- The Colorado Senate Democrats issued the following news release: Legislation to revitalize Colorado's community solar program and set new standards for equitable clean energy policy was recently introduced in the Senate. Sponsored by Senate President Steve Fenberg, D-Boulder, and Chris Hansen, D-Denver, SB24-207 would put Colorado in a strong position to leverage hundreds of millions of federal dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act to expand access to the clean  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 20 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Ball State University can take off with its plans to make much-needed improvements and expansions at the Muncie campus with the help of nearly $104 million in new investments, according to local lawmakers. State Reps. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) and Elizabeth Rowray (R-Yorktown) said the State Budget Committee formally reviewed four capital projects, including those to accommodate academic prog  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 20 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed the following bills into law: HF 2586: A bill for an act relating to school security, including the use of school security personnel by school districts and authorizing school employees to be issued professional permits to carry weapons, and including effective date provisions. HF 2326: A bill for an act relating to real estate brokers, the rental o  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 20 -- The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet issued the following news: The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) Office of Energy Policy (OEP) announces two new funding opportunities to help improve energy efficiency in Kentucky's transportation sector, for local government buildings and facilities, and to assist local governments in reducing energy use through the installation of renewable energy technology such as solar, wind, fuel cells and/or biomass  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 20 -- The Maryland Public Service Commission issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Local residents and other interested members of the public are invited to comment on a plan by Chaberton Solar Snow, LLC to build a 4.0 MW community solar generating facility in Worcester County. The virtual hearing will take place on Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. before Chief Public Utility Law Judge Chuck McLean. Chaberton Solar Snow has applied to the Maryland   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 19 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced he has issued a Directive to law enforcement that expands the standard Sexual Assault Response Team activation period from five to seven days from when the incident is reported to have occurred, providing survivors of sexual assault more time to access the trauma-informed services consistent with enhancements in   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 20 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced his Office's recent unclaimed property firearms auction raised nearly $30,000 for the Parkersburg Police Department - the largest amount of funds raised for a participating law enforcement agency from the state's 11th firearms auction. "West Virginia is the only State Treasurer's Office in the country that raises funds  more