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State Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday July 07, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Corporate Attorney David Alberto Zavala Joins Holland & Knight in Monterrey
MEXICO CITY, Mexico, July 2 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight is pleased to welcome David Alberto Zavala as senior counsel in the firm's Monterrey office. Mr. Zavala advises Mexican and foreign clients on corporate matters within Mexico, including foreign corporate groups' entry into the Mexican market. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, he assisted clients from multiple industries while working for leading Mexican law firms, served as corpor  more

Faculty Publication: Chair and Professor of Geology Arlo B. Weil
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, July 3 -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Integrating Structural, Paleomagnetic, and Thermo/Geochronologic Studies to Understand Evolution of the Sevier and Laramide Belts, Northern Utah to Wyoming Authors: Yonkee, W. A.; Weil, A. B.; Wells, M. L. Source: Journal of Structural Geology, Volume: 184, Article Number: 105104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105104, July 2024 Type of Publication: Journal Article Abstract: Quantifying the kinematic evolution of an or  more

NHL 2024-25 Season Returns October 8 With Opening Night Tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN+
BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 3 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: * * * * Louis Blues vs. Seattle Kraken at 4:30 p.m. ET * Boston Bruins Face Defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers at 7 p.m. ET * Chicago Blackhawks vs. Utah Hockey Club at 10 p.m. ET * * * The NHL 2024-25 season begins in North America on Tuesday, October 8, with an opening night tripleheader on ESPN and ESPN+. The puck drops at 4:30 p.m. ET when the St. Louis Blues f  more

UAGO Appeals Court Victory: Limits to Extreme Emotional Defense
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 3 -- The Office of the Utah Attorney General issued the following news: In this Legally Speaking edition, we speak with Assistant Solicitor General Karen Klucznik about the recent State v. Smith Appeals Court victory. The Utah Court of Appeals recently ruled in favor of the Utah Attorney General's Office, and on behalf of victims, by setting limits to the widely-used Extreme Emotional Distress defense in murder cases. It's taken more than a decade for this case to w  more

Utah and a Coalition of States Halt Overreaching Title IX Mandate
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 4 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: In a win for the state of Utah, the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas granted a request for a Preliminary Injunction in Kansas v. U.S. Department of Education. The challenge from several state attorneys general opposed President Biden's radical changes to Title IX, the law designed to create opportunities for students in education and athletics. This preliminary injunction was correctly   more

Utah Consumer Sentiment Steady in June
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah's consumer sentiment decreased by 0.5% in June (from 77.7 in May to 77.3), according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. This monthly change is not statistically significant. A similar survey by the University of Michigan found that sentiment fell 1.3% among Americans as a whole during the same time (from 69.1 to 68.2).   more

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Names Laura Hanson as Senior Advisor
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 3 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Today Gov. Spencer Cox appointed Laura Hanson to be his senior advisor of long-range planning. She will continue serving as managing director of planning coordination within the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. "Our forebears have always been forward thinking and the prosperity we enjoy today is in large part because of decisions wise Utah leaders made decades ago," said Gov  more

Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity: Podcast - Vance Checketts - Integrating Neurodiversity Into Tech
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 4 (TNSres) -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity presented a podcast on July 3, 2024: * * * Business Elevated Podcast (Season 6 Episode 19) * * * This podcast series (https://business.utah.gov/news/category/podcasts/) features business and government leaders discussing what it's like to live and work in the great state of Utah. The Business Elevated podcast is available on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-elevated/id14  more

Weber State to Offer on-Site Classes, Graduate Programs at Hill Air Force Base
LAYTON, Utah, July 2 -- Weber State University issued the following news: A new partnership between Weber State University and Hill Air Force Base is expanding education opportunities for military personnel, their families and civilian employees by offering master's degree programs on the base. Starting this fall, WSU will become the first public university in the state to be part of an airbase education program. Representatives from WSU and Hill Air Force Base held a signing ceremony at WS  more