ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 16 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: The Board of County Commissioners this evening approved $400,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to be used to buy land and develop the site at 317 Wyoming NE. The property will be transformed into urban open space for community-based urban agriculture. Any remaining funds could be used for design, related site work and stormwater infrastructure, a shaded outdoor classroom, demonstration gardens,   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 16 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release: Last night, county commissioners voted to acquire two plots of land in the International District, which the county will put in an affordable housing community land trust and are slated for the construction of affordable housing projects to be planned at a later date. The acquisitions are funded by a $2.5 million New Mexico Department of Finance grant that the County Commission also voted to accept at last n  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 15, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - April 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.6 percent over the past month, up 3.7 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labo  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 16 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, Governor Polis appointed Kellie L. Starritt to the 7th Judicial District Court. The vacancy was created by the retirement of the Honorable J. Steven Patrick and is effective July 1, 2024. Ms. Starritt is a District Court Magistrate in the 7th Judicial District, a position she has held since 2017. Her docket consists of domestic matters. Previously, she was the Chief County Deput  more

ALBANY, New York, May 16 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: * * * Five New York Communities will Receive Aid in Accessing Federal Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Thriving Communities Program Awarding $23.6 Million to Help 112 Communities Nationwide * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the award of $1 million under the federal Thriving Communities Program which will aid communities in accessing federal funding and resour  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 16 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news on May 15, 2024: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced today that Union County has joined the Law Enforcement Treatment Initiative (LETI), a collaborative program launched by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and law enforcement to divert individuals in need to treatment services. Union County becomes the 29th county to join LETI as Attorney General Henry continues efforts t  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on May 14, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson is part of two lawsuits to stop both the Biden administration and the State of California from imposing electric-vehicle mandates on truck owners and operators throughout the country. A coalition of 24 states on Monday filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to challenge the Biden administration's new regula  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, May 16 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following statement on May 15, 2024: * * * Governor Mark Gordon has issued a statement supporting an order that prevents a Chinese-backed cryptocurrency mining firm from owning land near FE Warren Air Force base. The Governor's statement follows: "I am acutely aware and have been monitoring the concerns of surrounding property owners, as well as the potential threats to national security that this operation posed. I am pleas  more