ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- The New York State Office of General Services issued the following news release on May 6, 2024: Commissioner Jeanette Moy today announced that the following 20 businesses were recently certified by the New York State Office of General Services (OGS) Division of Service-Disabled Veterans' Business Development. The newly certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses (SDVOBs) are: * CW Snow Plowing, located in Cheektowaga, NY, provides snow plowing and landscapin  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: In just the last two days, California has seen two firsts related to zero-emission vehicles: the nation's first solar-powered electric truck charging depot and Amazon's largest electric truck fleet in any country. The two milestones illustrate Governor Gavin Newsom's commitment to building more, faster to achieve California's world-leading climate goals. In recent years, the stat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: California achieved 4.1 million acre-feet of managed groundwater recharge in 2023, with an overall increase in groundwater storage of 8.7 million acre-feet - equivalent to 26.1 million households' usage over an entire year. Governor Gavin Newsom and the state took action to help local communities during last year's wet season, expanding groundwater recharge by 1.6 million acre-feet: * Executiv  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit defending Massachusetts' commonsense gun safety laws. The amicus brief, joined by 18 other jurisdictions, implores the court to allow the state's decades-old ban on the sale and possession of assault weapons and large capacity ammunition magazines (  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Florida's Public Service Commission (PSC) today approved reduced fuel cost recovery charges for Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF) and Tampa Electric Company (TECO), beginning in June 2024. The cost reduction--or mid-course correction--is attributed to the decline in natural gas prices, which are due in part to increased natural gas supplies in storage and milder weather condition  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 8 -- The Illinois House Democrats issued the following news: A plan led by state Rep. Mary Gill, D-Chicago, would help stolen vehicle crime victims by eliminating government towing fees and expanding the ability for the victim to recover personal belongings. "This proposal responds to the experience of a constituent who had their vehicle stolen and subsequently towed and stored by a private towing company," Gill said. "When the victim went to recover their vehicle, t  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 8 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources (DEMLR) has issued a mining permit for the Piedmont Lithium Carolinas, Inc. operation, covering 1,548 acres in Gaston County, of which 964 acres is bonded for disturbance. After thoroughly considering comments received during the public engagement process, including a   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: Today, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin led a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in support of Massachusetts, which is defending its commonsense gun safety laws from a Second Amendment challenge. The amicus brief, joined by 18 other jurisdictions, urges the court to allow the state's decades-old ban on the sale  more

ALBANY, New York, May 8 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 7, 2024: * * * Solar Vehicle Cover Manufacturer Seeing Exponential Growth at its Town of West Seneca Facility * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Worksport Ltd. will invest $6 million and expand its state-of-the-art facility in the Town of West Seneca, adding 280 new jobs to its workforce. The company, which is listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange [NASDAQ: WKSP], manufactures tonnea  more