Federal and state funding led the United States' eight releases on 14 October, as Veterans Affairs approved about $2.68 billion in fourth-quarter infrastructure projects and Commerce amended GlobalFoundries' CHIPS award to reallocate up to $955 million. New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced $97 million for local transportation projects and the topping out of the $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center laboratory. The Justice Department reported a tax enforcement surge exposing more than $490 million in alleged fraud, and HHS declared public health emergencies in Florida and Alabama after Hurricane Isaias.
Wednesday 14 October 2026 (America/New_York source-local date) · 8 releases · MediaRelease.co editorial digest
Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Department of Labor announced $16.4 million in Rural Health Transformation Program workforce grants. The awards support training and workforce development for health care roles in rural Maryland communities. Officials said the funding is intended to strengthen local health systems and expand access to care.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $97 million through the federal Transportation Alternatives Program for 35 projects in more than 30 New York communities. Awards include $16.9 million for Safe Routes to School, $52.8 million for sidewalk and bike safety, $11 million for multimodal links and $16.5 million for trailways. NYSDOT will fund up to 80% of eligible costs.
Treasury and the IRS issued proposed regulations to implement Working Families Tax Cuts reforms to the Premium Tax Credit, aimed at preventing fraud and abuse while protecting benefits for eligible Americans. The rules follow statutory changes under the administration’s tax package. Officials said the proposals target improper claims without cutting coverage for those who qualify.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced the topping out of New York’s new $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center Laboratory in Albany, the largest construction project in DASNY history. The five-story, 663,000-square-foot lab will consolidate five Department of Health sites and house nearly 800 employees. Substantial completion is expected in late 2029, with final completion in early 2030.
The Commerce Department’s CHIPS Program Office agreed with GlobalFoundries to amend its existing award and reallocate up to $955 million toward modernization and expansion at facilities in Malta, New York, and Burlington, Vermont. The amended award supports GlobalFoundries’ $5 billion investment to expand domestic capacity for semiconductors used in communications and data centers.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. determined that public health emergencies exist in Florida and Alabama after Hurricane Isaias, following presidential emergency declarations on 9 October. The determinations let HHS authorize temporary CMS waivers for Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP providers. Flexibilities are retroactive to 6 October in Florida and 7 October in Alabama.
The Department of Veterans Affairs approved about $2.681 billion in infrastructure improvement projects in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026. The projects draw on VA’s $4.8 billion non-recurring maintenance budget for FY2026, described as the largest in the department’s history. The funding covers facility upgrades across the VA system.
The Justice Department’s Fraud Division, with IRS Criminal Investigation, announced a nationwide tax-fraud enforcement surge exposing more than $490 million in alleged losses. Actions between early September and mid-October included charges, convictions and sentences across multiple districts. The department framed the surge as part of intensified national tax enforcement.
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