SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah issued the following statement on June 20, 2024: * * * The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah Foundation released the following comment on Special Session and Title IX Enforcement: "No state, including Utah, can declare that its laws preempt conflicting federal laws, much less the U.S. Constitution. Utah's actions yesterday irresponsibly puts at risk federal education funding in the name of advancing an anti-trans  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The American Energy Alliance issued the following news release: The American Energy Alliance, the nation's premier pro-consumer, pro-taxpayer, and free market energy organization, launched a digital advocacy initiative calling on elected officials to reject legislative efforts that will lead to the imposition of new taxes and tariffs on carbon dioxide, which is a tax on our energy. The six-figure campaign will run for two weeks statewide in Utah and Iowa's first congress  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Intelligent Transportation Society of America issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, in Salt Lake City, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) unveiled its highly anticipated V2X Accelerator Awardees at a press event and panel discussion. Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) President and CEO Laura Chace joined powerhouse speakers for the pair of events that included a press conference with Shailen Bhatt, Federal Highw  more

STANFORD, California, June 21 -- The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Carnegie) today announced the addition of Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Aaron Rasmussen, co-founder of MasterClass, to its Board of Trustees. "Dr. Dickson's pioneering efforts to scale competency-based teaching and learning in Utah have inspired both policy  more

DURANGO, Colorado, June 21 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release: Earlier this week, litigation was filed attempting to undermine the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Public Lands Rule. The states of Utah and Wyoming filed litigation in federal district court in Utah attempting to send the BLM's new rule putting conservation on equal footing with extractive uses like oil and grass drilling and mining back to the drawing board. The Public Lands Rule, brings bal  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 20 -- The Property and Environment Research Center issued the following news release: The Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) announced a new partnership with the Utah Office of the Great Salt Lake Commissioner to restore the Great Salt Lake. In 2022, the Great Salt Lake reached its lowest record level. A new memorandum of understanding between PERC and the Commissioner's Office identifies steps that both will take to address declining lake levels. PERC i  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 21 -- The Salt Lake Chamber presented a podcast on June 19, 2024: This is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. For over 50 years, TURN Community Services has been a premier provider of quality services for people with disabilities in Utah. Director of Development & Communication Alyssa DeHart joins us with more. Alyssa DeHart: At TURN Community Services, we are dedicated to choice, quality and respect in disability services. Our mission is to TURN dreams into realit  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 21 (TNSres) -- The Salt Lake Chamber issued the following news: The Salt Lake Chamber, in partnership with the University of Utah's Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, has released the May 2024 Roadmap to Prosperity Economic Dashboard to inform business leaders' understanding of Utah's economy. This tool prioritizes key data on the state's economic outlook and actionable context for decision-makers. "We are cautiously optimistic about the positive shift in Utah's consum  more