JUNO BEACH, Florida, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Governor Ron DeSantis announced updates on Florida's efforts to restore the Everglades and enhance the supply and quality of the state's water resources, unveiling key budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025-26. The Governor also highlighted Florida's commitment to work with the incoming Trump Administration to accelerate the completion of critical Everglades restoration projects  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the arraignment of an Addison, Illinois man his office is charging for allegedly trafficking thousands of grams of cannabis into Illinois from out of state, storing thousands of grams of cannabis, fentanyl and two illegally possessed guns in a DuPage County storage facility. Raoul's office arraigned Henry R. Brown, 54, on charges o  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 10 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2025: Rural Iowa grocers and food producers are among the recipients of Rural Innovation Grants, as announced today by Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). More than $275,000 in awards are being distributed to 20 small businesses through the Governor's Empower Rural Iowa Initiative. "Entrepreneurship in rural areas builds sustainable, resilient communities  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 11 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has partially granted a rehearing request filed by Roger D. Shocklee in his complaint against Kenergy Corp. regarding the rejection of his applications to interconnect two proposed solar power facilities. Shocklee argued that Kenergy improperly rejected his applications because he was not the fee simple owner of the property. The PSC found that Kenergy's rejection based solely on Shocklee's leasehold interest was not j  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 11 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: State laboratory testing has detected a case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) in Caroline County following routine sampling of a broiler operation and investigation by the Maryland Department of Agriculture. This marks the first case of H5N1 at a Maryland commercial poultry operation since 2023 and the third commercial operation in the Delmarva region in the last 30 days whe  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2025: Dallas-based Compass Datacenters, a multinational data center developer, is locating its next hyperscale data center campus in Meridian. The campus will consist of eight data centers that will be constructed over an eight-year period. Upon occupancy, Compass Datacenters' campus will represent an investment of $10 billion, including future tenants' information technology equipmen  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Bonaccorso Forfeits His Position as Mayor and Is Barred from Any Future Public Office or Employment * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) announced that Salvatore Bonaccorso, the longtime mayor of Clark Township, pleaded guilty today in connection with his use of Clark employees for his privat  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 11 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2025: * * * Amendments to cleanup agreements finalized following public input process * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology), and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a landmark agreement that outlines a realistic and achievable course for cleaning up millions of gallons of radioactive and chemic  more