SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 23 attorneys general on a letter to Congress to share their states' experiences and perspectives on the implementation of the Waters of the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court's monumental opinion in Sackett v. EPA. The letter precedes a hearing by the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on "Water  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Petzl GYM, PANDION and PANJI climbing harnesses Hazard: The recalled harness can be put on backwards and the rope or carabiner can be attached to a non-weight-bearing leg loop elastic band, placing the user at risk of falling from height and sustaining serious injury, including paraplegia or death. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: September 12, 2024 Units: A  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: An Austin, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to filing a tax return that falsely underreported the capital gains he earned from selling $3.7 million in bitcoin. According to court documents and statements made in court, between 2017 and 2019, Frank Richard Ahlgren III filed false tax returns that underreported or did not report the sale of $4 million worth of bitcoin in which he had subst  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Today, the 's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two new resources to help schools comply with the 2024 amendments to Title IX Regulations, which went into effect Aug. 1, 2024. The resources explain how the 2024 Title IX Regulations clarify and update longstanding obligations related to Title IX coordinator duties, as well as prohibitions on sex discrimination based on pregnancy or related conditi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: This week, in a letter to Congress, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 41 attorneys general called on lawmakers to pass legislation authorizing a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amidst growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. "Algorithmi  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: Today, Gov. Spencer Cox announced the appointment of Robert Carroll to serve as a senior advisor and his director of communications. Carroll joins the Cox administration as a tech industry veteran and a seasoned communicator who has dedicated his career to forging public-private partnerships. Most recently, Carroll served as the chief of staff for 47G, Utah's aerospace and defense  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release: Neil Alan Johnson, 44, of Lehi, Utah, was sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to pay $324,519 in restitution and forfeiture. The sentence, imposed by a U.S. District Court Judge, comes after Johnson pleaded guilty to wire fraud in February 2024 after he defrauded the COVID-19 relief program, a federal program through the Small Business Administration (SBA)   more