TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 21 -- The Florida Department of Transportation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Governor DeSantis directs the Florida Department of Transportation to focus on infrastructure rather than ideology. This clear direction sets Florida apart and places the Sunshine State as a national leader in Transportation. * * * Today, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) highlighted its major accomplishments carried out across Florida's transporta  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Governor Tim Walz today announced more than $10.5 million for seven business expansion projects in the state. The projects are expected to support 755 jobs and leverage more than $86 million in outside investment. "Investments in business expansion support innovation, drive business growth, and create good-paying jobs," said Governor Walz. "The expansion of these seven businesses wil  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Dec. 21 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * City will plan and design drinking water system improvements * * * The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $226,000 loan to the city of Palmyra for planning and design work related to the city's ongoing drinking water improvement project. These funds will provide vital interim financing to cover early engineering and administrative costs while the cit  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 21 -- The New Mexico Department of Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * Economic Development Department approves $2.2 M in training reimbursements for December * * * For the final month of 2024, the Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP) board approved $2.2 million in reimbursement funds to support up to 122 trainees and interns, announced the New Mexico Economic Development (EDD) Cabinet Secretary-Designate Rob Black. Each month the JTIP   more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * Guidance Delivers on Governor Hochul's 2024 State of the State Directive to Advance Comprehensive Efforts to Reduce the Frequency of Harmful Algal Blooms * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the release of draft water quality guidance values to regulate phosphorus in Ne  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-M-0463) on Dec. 20, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Consolidated Billing for Distributed Energy Resources. ORDER APPROVING NET CREDITING FOR VOLUMETRIC COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PROJECTS BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On October 20, 2023, the Joint Utilities filed a petition for approval of a volumetric community distributed generation (CDG) Net Crediting program (Petition  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Dec. 21 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release: The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nurses, counselors). Information abou  more