ALBANY, New York, May 2 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * As REAL ID Deadline Approaches, Governor Hochul Calls on Department of Homeland Security to Surge Additional TSA Personnel to Avoid Long Waits or Safety Issues at New York Airports Governor Kathy Hochul today is reminding New Yorkers that beginning May 7, 2025, standard licenses will no longer be accepted to fly within the United States and is urging travelers to be prepared and plan ahead befor  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 2, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Applied Solutions Logistics LLC,** Kansas City, Missouri, has been awarded a maximum $114,000,000 hybrid firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement, no-fee indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for warehousing and operations support services. This was a competitive acquisition with four responses received. This is a five-year contr  more

ALBANY, New York, May 2 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Launches "AAPI Enterprise Empowerment" Initiative to Accelerate MWBE Certification During Asian American And Pacific Islander Heritage Month Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of the "AAPI Enterprise Empowerment" initiative, a targeted effort to help minority- and women-owned businesses complete their New York State MWBE Certification applications during Asian Ameri  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, May 2 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Multi-State Strategic Action Plan to Explore Cost Savings in Electric Transmission ANNAPOLIS, MD - Maryland Governor Wes Moore today announced that Maryland has joined eight other Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states in issuing a joint strategic action plan that identifies specific steps that state, regional, and federal policymakers can take to pursue interregional transmi  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Governor Murphy and Acting NJMVC Chief Administrator Littles-Floyd Announce Launch of "REAL ID Tuesdays" "REAL ID Tuesdays" Will Be Held Every Other Tuesday Starting May 20, 2025 Will Add Approximately 5,200 Additional REAL ID Appointments Every Two Weeks TRENTON -- Building on the success of "REAL ID Thursdays," Governor Phil Murphy and New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC)  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Governor Murphy Signs Memoranda of Understanding Between New Jersey and UAE Universities Agreements between universities, including Kean and Rowan, establish academic partnerships, strengthening research capabilities between institutions DUBAI -- As part of New Jersey's economic mission to the Gulf Arab States, Choose New Jersey today facilitated the signing of Memoranda of Understa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hotpack to Invest $100m in its First North American Manufacturing and Distribution Facility in New Jersey, USA Dubai, UAE - New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Hotpack, the UAE-based leader in sustainable food packaging solutions, today announced a major step forward in Hotpack's international expansion strategy with a $100 million investment to establish a new manufacturing and distr  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Economic Mission Trip to Gulf Arab States Daily Recap - April 29-30, 2025 Bahrain Governor Phil Murphy, First Lady Tammy Murphy, and the New Jersey delegation continued Choose New Jersey's seven-day Governor-led economic mission to Gulf Arab states in Bahrain. The two-day visit to Bahrain included meetings with key business leaders, engagements with U.S. military personnel stat  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 3 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service issued the following news: * * * NOAA Satellites Track Large New Jersey Wildfire NOAA satellites have been closely monitoring the Jones Road Fire, which erupted on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in a region of eastern New Jersey known as the Pine Barrens. Fueled by strong, gusty winds, low humidity, and dry undergrowth, the blaze has since grown to b  more