CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV -- Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Babcock & Wilcox (B&W), a global leader in energy and environmental technologies, is making a $125 million investment in Mason County. "This is a tremendous win for West Virginia, Mason County, and our entire state," Gov. Justice said. "Babcock & Wilcox's decision to bring their technology and expertise   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $5.6 million has been awarded for 49 projects to strengthen the middle of Kansas' food supply chain. "Kansas' central location and abundant agriculture production are critical to the nation's food supply chain," Governor Laura Kelly said. "By investing in our producers and businesses in this sector, we are strengthening economic growth across the   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2024: * * * As students across the Commonwealth return to school, the 2024-25 budget signed by Governor Shapiro last month includes a historic $1.1 billion increase for K-12 education -- marking the largest single-year investment in the Commonwealth's history Central Dauphin School District will benefit directly from the new adequacy formula, receiving more than $6 million thr  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 29 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: Attorney General Drew Wrigley has announced that his office won dismissal of legal challenges brought against the state by multiple organizations opposed to laws permitting the State to regulate the development of pore space reservoirs for CO2 storage. North Dakota's geology contains an abundance of pore space reservoirs--porous geologic formations deep underground--that experts say are capable of   more