SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * What you need to know: California is deploying 10,000 service members in the upcoming service year, offering paid positions and higher education financial support for young Californians looking to give back to their communities. * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the start of an ambitious new service year for the California Service Corps, with 10,000 service   more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Gov. Whitmer Announces $6.5 Million for Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program to Improve Infrastructure * * * Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a $6.5 million award in funding to 27 municipalities and eight transit agencies as part of the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant (SSSG) program. The program supports quick-build projects led by incorporated cities and tr  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Gov. Whitmer Announces Biden-Harris Administration's $325 Million Investment to Expand Semiconductor Industry in Michigan, Creating Over 1,000 Manufacturing and Construction Jobs Michigan company Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) secures first significant and largest proposed investment in the state from Biden-Harris administration's bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to create  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 22 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that $1.5 million is available for a fifth round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) grants to revitalize dilapidated and underutilized downtown buildings in small communities across the state. These grants help close the financial gaps for communities striving to make their downtown districts economica  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 22 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in Potato Lake, near Park Rapids in Hubbard County. A lake property owner contacted the DNR after a lake service provider found a zebra mussel on a boat lift they were removing for the season from Potato Lake. DNR and Hubbard County staff and Potato Lake Association members found five additiona  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 22 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: * * * Kevin Wilkerson and his companies illegally charged tens of thousands of dollars for shoddy work that increased the risk of underground fuel leaks * * * TACOMA -- On Friday, a Pierce County judge ordered a local business owner to pay more than $360,000 in penalties and restitution for unlawfully charging gas station owners for unfinished, unnecessary, or sh  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 22 -- The Washington State Department of Transportation issued the following news: * * * Studded tires allowed in Washington from Nov. 1 to March 31; stud-free winter tire alternatives are legal year-round * * * While leaves are just starting to fall in many places, Washington State Department of Transportation crews have been preparing for winter for several months. Teams from Port Angeles to Pullman have trained for winter weather, stocked storage sheds and insp  more