ALBANY, New York, March 5 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC and The Nature Conservancy Announce 92-Acre Addition to Owasco Flats Wildlife Management Area Complements Recent and Future Easement Purchases and Supports Governor Hochul's 2025 State of the State Goals and New York's 30 by 30 Initiative The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and The Nature Conservancy in New York today announced   more

ALBANY, New York, March 5 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Announces $1.35 Million Now Available Through the Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts Grant Program The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced $1.35 million is now available through the fourth round of the Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts (FCELT) Grant Program to help conserve the benefits of forests  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 5 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * First Lady Tammy Murphy and NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan Announce CSIT Award of $1.7 Million to 23 Startups Focused on Maternal and Infant Health Grant Awards Support the Goals Established by the Nurture NJ Strategic Plan PRINCETON - First Lady Tammy Murphy and New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) CEO Tim Sullivan today announced the Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technolo  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 5 -- The Maryland Department of the Environment issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Department of Environment Announces $47 Million in Clean Water Commerce Funding for Chesapeake Bay Health, Economy and Recreation Grants award pay-for-success projects to reduce pollution, improve tourism and seafood industry BALTIMORE (March 5, 2025) - The Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) today announced that 15 projects have been selected to receive $47 milli  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Parkville Woman Pleads Guilty to Over $3.6 Million in Medicaid Fraud BALTIMORE, MD (March 4, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that Tasha S. Saunders, 44, of Parkville, Maryland, pleaded guilty to two counts of defrauding the Maryland Medicaid program of more than $3.6 million by billing for mental health services for Medicaid recipients that were never p  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Twenty People Charged with Racketeering in Connection with North Jersey Opioid Mill For Immediate Release: March 5, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Division of Criminal Justice - Theresa L. Hilton, Director TRENTON -- Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice today announced a 53-count st  more