New Mexico – Dana Flannery will lead New Mexico’s Medicaid program. Flannery will serve as director for the program following Nicole Comeaux’s January departure. Flannery previously served as assistant director and senior policy adviser for Arizona’s Medicaid agency. The post Dana Flannery – New Mexico Medicaid program appeared first on Government Market News.
Florida lawmakers have passed a bill that will make it easier for property owners to demolish and redevelop buildings in coastal areas without being stopped by city and county government ordinances restricting redevelopment. The Resiliency and Safe Structures Act passed through the Florida house 86-29, and it passed the senate 36-2. The bill now heads […]
A proposed electric transmission line project to send power from Canada to New England through Vermont and New Hampshire has been canceled. London-based National Grid’s 211-mile, $2 billion Twin State Clean Energy Link was among three nationwide projects selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to share $1.3 billion this past fall. The project was […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final round of funding for Superfund cleanup work, totaling over $1 billion for more than 100 sites. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) allocated $3.5 billion over the past two years for the Superfund program. “With this historic funding EPA will be able to reduce ongoing impacts to […]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is making $90 million available to support efforts to implement modern building codes nationwide. The competitive awards will help state, local and Tribal governments adopt updated building energy codes and will help support training and technical assistance programs, the department said. “Homes built with current energy codes are nearly […]
The Houston Housing Authority (HHA) is now operating with an almost entirely new set of board of commissioners after Houston Mayor John Whitmire replaced five members. The HHA provides quality, affordable housing options, promotes education and prioritizes economic self-sufficiency for Houston residents. Mayor Whitmire, who took office at the start of 2024 after four decades […]
The state of Illinois is making $8.5 million available as part of a broad strategy to promote equitable growth in the clean energy sector. The funds are available through the Community Solar Energy Sovereignty Grant Program, which helps facilitate community solar projects in historically disadvantaged areas. For this NOFO, community-based organizations and technical service providers […]