SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Feb. 16, 2024: After persistent efforts by Attorney General Sean D. Reyes to enforce the law and protect the financial interests of all Americans, J.P. Morgan and State Street announced Thursday that they would be withdrawing their assets from Climate Action 100+, while BlackRock is substantially scaling back involvement. The association "is an investor-led initiative to ensure the world's largest   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Today, the Governor's Office and Utah State Legislature released revised revenue numbers for fiscal year (FY) 2024-25. Utah boasts the No. 1 economy in the nation, ranking as the best state for economic outlook for 16 years in a row and the best-prepared state in the nation for economic downturns and uncertainties. Revenue projections show a return to a more stabilized and consiste  more

LA JOLLA, California, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Ioana Patringenaru Type 2 diabetes alters the behavior of discs in the vertebral column, making them stiffer, and also causes the discs to change shape earlier than normal. As a result, the disc's ability to withstand pressure is compromised. This is one of the findings of a new study in rodents from a team of engineers and physicians from the University of California San Diego  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah released its 2023 annual report summarizing 12 months of innovative research, comprehensive patient care, and developing future mental health professionals. "It takes the courage of many to identify a problem and then develop methods to tackle it, piece by piece, conversation by conversation, person by person", said Mark H. Rapap  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15 -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utahns who secure higher education degrees earn more income, secure greater employment opportunities, achieve greater upward mobility, participate less in public assistance programs, and garner a variety of other positive benefits. These and other benefits are documented in a new policy brief released by the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute. "The evidence makes clear the pr  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah's consumer sentiment rose 2.0% in January (from 79.8 in December to 81.3), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment rose 13.3% among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 69.7 to 79.0). "Utah consumer sentiment begins 2024 continuing its   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Murthy v. Missouri. The brief, led by the State of Montana, supports a challenge to the federal government's recent censoring of privately held opinions on online platforms. The States of Missouri and Louisiana sued the federal government over allegations that it "engaged in a broad pressure campaign d  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 14 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Lackey v. Stinnie. The brief, led by the State of Georgia, supports Gerald F. Lackey, the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, in a case about whether a party who obtains a preliminary injunction is entitled to attorney fees, particularly when the case thereafter becomes moot. Aft  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in Moody v. NetChoice. The filing, which was led by the States of Missouri and Ohio, supports laws passed in Florida and Texas that help prevent censorship by social media platforms. Both Texas and Florida passed laws in 2021 prohibiting corporate censorship on social media platforms. Texas' H.B. 20 regul  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Feb. 14, 2024: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes received a letter from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) notifying him that it outlawed voice calls generated by artificial intelligence (AI). AG Reyes has worked to address robocall concerns for years, and recently joined a bipartisan letter addressing this issue. The FCC's action comes after officials in New Hampshire processed   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the State of Alabama, in Turtle Mountain v. Howe. The case involves a challenge to North Dakota's recent state redistricting map and is currently pending in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The coalition of attorneys general submitted the brief in support of North Dakota. The case commenced in February 2022, when the Turt  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed five bills today. He has signed 20 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bill signed today can be found below: * HB 33 (https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0033.html) Cigarette and Tobacco Amendments * HB 64 (https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HB0064.html) State Construction and Fire Codes  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill today. He has signed 14 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bill signed today can be found below: * SB 39 (https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/SB0039.html) Water Shareholder Amendments * * * Original text here: https://governor.utah.gov/2024/02/13/gov-spencer-cox-signs-one-bill-in-the  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 16 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Gov. Spencer J. Cox signed one bill today. He has signed 15 pieces of legislation from the 2024 General Legislative Session to date. Information on the bill signed today can be found below: * HCR 18 (https://le.utah.gov/~2024/bills/static/HCR018.html) House Concurrent Resolution Condemning and Censuring State School Board Member Natalie Cline Gov. Cox issued the following statem  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 13 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Northrop Grumman a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing program. As part of the agreement, Northrop Grumman projects to add over 1,200 new, high-paying jobs with a continued investment in Utah during  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 13 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Milford Mining, a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Beaver County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Milford Mining projects to add 160 new, high-paying jobs and invest $20,000,0  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 13 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on Feb. 12, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Pattern, a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Utah County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing program. As part of the agreement, Pattern projects to add more than 500 high-paying jobs and invest $25,957,500 in Utah over the next 1  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 16 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: In celebration of WGU 11th anniversary in Missouri, the nonprofit, fully accredited, online university has announced it is awarding $100,000 in scholarships to new students who are interested in furthering their education. Since arriving in Missouri in February of 2013, WGU has been committed to providing high-quality, convenient, and career-boosting college education to Missour  more

OGDEN, Utah, Feb. 13 -- Weber State University issued the following news: Davina Kamikazi developed her passion for technology growing up in Kigali, Rwanda, often solving problems with computers and televisions. Now, she is turning her passion into a career, and recently won an award putting her in company with Utah's tech industry leaders. While studying computer engineering at Weber State University, Kamikazi won the Student Pathway Award last fall at the 2023 Women Tech Awards, recognizing   more