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DENVER – Today, at the Colorado State Capitol, Governor Jared Polis and the Director General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, Debby Huang, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Colorado and Taiwan to strengthen the partnership...

The Invasive Plant Advisory Committee (IPAC) will hold a virtual meeting on February 17, from 9 AM to 11 AM. For more information, please contact David Grow at david.grow@maryland.gov.
The Veterinary Technician Committee will meet on February 8th, 2026, at 7 pm. The Meeting will be held virtually. Agenda items include licensing and VTNE applications, and a review of licensing requirements. For more information, please call 410-841-5862
Governor Greg Abbott appointed JoMeka Gray to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term set to expire on February 1, 2031.

Phoenix, AZ – Today, AHCCCS Director Virginia "Ginny" Rountree announced her resignation from AHCCCS due to personal health reasons. "After deep consideration and conversations with my family, I have made the difficult decision to step down from...
DENVER – Governor Jared Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced today that Sodern America, a space equipment manufacturer and a global leader in...

Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little announced today the members of his newly created Advanced Nuclear Energy Task Force ahead of the task force's first meeting Monday. Governor Little signed Executive Order 2025-06, Creation of the Idaho Advanced Nucle

DENVER - Today, Colorado Governor Jared Polis called for federal action to support freedom and Coloradans' rights to be responsible gun owners and responsible marijuana users at the same time. The U.S. v. Hemani case before the United States Supreme...
Governor Greg Abbott appointed Paloma Ahmadi to the Texas Southern University Board of Regents for a term set to expire on February 1, 2029.
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DENVER - The State of Colorado formally appealed the U.S. Department of Energy's 202(c) order to keep the Craig Unit 1 coal plant available for operation on Wednesday. The plant, which was slated for retirement on Dec. 31, 2025, was inoperable due to...
DENVER - Governor Polis announced updates to his communications staff today. Gov. Polis announced that effective February 6, Conor Cahill will be stepping down as Communications Director. Cahill has served on the Governor's communications team since...
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ATLANTA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the third round of grants from the Rural Site Development Initiative (RSDI) within the OneGeorgia Authority. With $4.3 million included in this latest allotment, the total investment committed to rural...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Governor Jared Polis joined in a historic meeting between the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary, Doug Burgam, and fellow Upper Basin Governors Spencer Cox (R-Utah), Mark Gordon (R-Wyo.), Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M...
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received federal approval to extend the time Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients can apply for replacement benefits for food lost or de
DENVER - Last night, Lt. Governor Primavera, as acting Governor while Governor Polis is in Washington D.C. to attend the Colorado River negotiation meeting, issued a verbal disaster declaration for an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in...