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Federal Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday September 24, 2023 ( 9 items )  

BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report Entitled 'County Employment and Wages in Utah - First Quarter 2023'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 20, 2023, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Utah - First Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in all five of the largest counties in Utah from March 2022 to March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in   more

Hill AFB Honors Susan Davis With Community Wingman Award
HILL AFB, Utah, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Richard Essary, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Susan Davis, a longtime friend and supporter of Hill AFB, has been selected as the recipient of the Community Wingman Award for her outstanding service and dedication to the base and its Airmen. The Community Wingman Award is a prestigious recognition given to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional commitment and endurin  more

NLRB Issues Decision on MX Technologies, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 222
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 27-RC-319208) by Region 27 Director Matthew S. Lomax: * * * MX TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Employer and INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 222, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION On June 2, 2023, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 222 (the Union) filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board (the Board) under Section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act (  more

U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah Celebrates Funding Awarded for Community Responses to Gender-Based Violence
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release: In commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the original enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Justice Department announced nearly $193 million in formula and discretionary grant awards to support crucial services and justice responses for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including $1,982,667 for the Ut  more

U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Resolves Sexual Harassment Compliance Review of Alpine School District in Utah
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that the Alpine School District in Utah has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure the district's compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 when responding to notice of sexual harassment of its students by other students and employees. OCR determined t  more

U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Resolves Sexual Harassment Compliance Review of Alpine School District in Utah
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that the Alpine School District in Utah has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure the district's compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 when responding to notice of sexual harassment of its students by other students and employees. OCR determined that the district discriminated against stud  more

U.S. Postal Service: OSIRIS-REx Lands in Your Post Office
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated the imminent arrival of samples of the asteroid Bennu from NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission by releasing a stamp in a dedication ceremony at the Clark Planetarium. While dedicating the stamp, Robert Raines, the Postal Service's business solutions vice president, said, "I think we would all agree that this mission exemplifies the best of American innov  more

Utah Test, Training Range Has Vital Role in Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, & Security-Regolith Explorer Recovery Mission
HILL AFB, Utah, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Micah Garbarino, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Members of the 388th Fighter Wing's Utah Test and Training Range are playing a key role in recovering NASA's first-ever asteroid sample return on Sept. 24. Launched in 2016, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer, or OSIRIS-REx, travelled more than 200 million miles from e  more

Zion National Park Puts New Electric Shuttle Buses Into Service
SPRINGDALE, Utah, Sept. 22 -- The National Park Service Zion National Park issued the following news release: Five new battery-electric buses entered service this week at Zion National Park. These are the first of an entirely new fleet of electric buses Zion will acquire using a $33 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. "The Zion Canyon Shuttle System has a bright future," Jeff Bradybaugh, Superintendent of Zion National Park said. "We are building on past successes that we  more