SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state's largest-ever single investment to combat organized retail crime -- $267,118,293 -- was awarded unanimously by the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to 55 local law enforcement agencies across California. The funding, part of the Governor's Real Public Safety Plan, will be dispersed on October 1, 2023, to 34 poli  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Governor Pillen announced his appointment of Sara Bauer of Fremont as county court judge for the Sixth Judicial District of Nebraska. The district includes Burt, Cedar, Dakota, Dixon, Dodge, Thurston, and Washington Counties. Bauer is currently an assistant city attorney in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She has worked in numerous firms, particularly in Omaha; and helped establish and  more

FREMONT, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- Terra State Community College issued the following news release: Terra State Community College has joined the Complete College Accelerator, an ambitious nationwide initiative to improve student success and close gaps in college access and completion. Terra State, as part of the Ohio Association of Community Colleges (OACC) select group, is one of eleven state partners or just over 80 higher education institutions nationwide to join Complete College America, a national  more

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 15 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: More than 20 individuals and a local company have been recognized by Upstate Medical University for excellence and distinguished service at the university's annual Fall Faculty Convocation, held Sept. 13 in the Medical Alumni Auditorium in Weiskotten Hall. Awards recognized individuals in numerous categories, from Professional Service and Voluntary Faculty to Research a  more