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

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Sept. 13, 2024: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Attorney General Drew Wrigley today applauded a U.S. District Court judge's decision to temporarily block the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from enforcing a natural gas venting and flaring rule published in April 2024. The preliminary injunction granted by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor blocks the BLM from enforcing the rule in North Da  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Sept. 14 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Enhanced Coverage with Spidercam and Goal Cameras, On-Site Studio Support * * * ABC and ESPN+ will present the 2024 Premier Lacrosse League Cash App Championship on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 3 p.m. ET, live from Subaru Park just outside of Philadelphia. Sunday's championship game features reigning the reigning PLL Champions and No. 2 seed Utah Archers looking to defend their  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Schifano shares insights on leveraging digital tools to create a custom talent strategy experience with successful adoption by employees * * * By Sharla Hooper University of Phoenix is pleased to share that Barbara Schifano, senior director of learning and development, joins the 2024 Association for Talent Development (ATD) Utah Chapter Learning Insights Conference in West Valley City,   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Nearly one in five Utah residents currently attend a K-12 public school. And for the kids who spend eight hours a day (or more) in school environments, air quality is of critical importance. Children are often more sensitive to environmental pollutants, which can affect school performance, long-term health, and the spread of respiratory illnesses like COVID-19. But air quality in most K-12  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 12 States in an amicus brief at the Supreme Court of the United States in Louisiana v. Callais. The brief, led by the State of Alabama, challenges racial gerrymandering of congressional districts. In its most recent redistricting endeavor, Louisiana enacted a congressional map that was challenged and enjoined in 2022 (Robinson v. Ardoin) for violating Section 2  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. 13 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Rio Tinto , opens in a new tab a post-performance tax reduction for a potential expansion of its mining operation in Salt Lake County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Rio Tinto is seeking approval to  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2024: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded Torus, Inc, opens in a new tab . a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Salt Lake County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, Torus plans to add 172 new, high-paying jobs and invest $10 mi  more

OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 13 -- Weber State University issued the following news: Fresh off earning a bronze certification for excellence in student voter registration and turnout in the 2022 midterm elections, Weber State University is focusing on gold ahead of the 2024 elections. The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge recognized Weber State for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered high levels of student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections. WSU received the Bronze Se  more

OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 14 -- Weber State University issued the following news: Weber State University's commitment to sustainability has reached a new milestone, earning the Sustainability Tracking Assessment & Rating System's gold rating. STARS is a self-reporting system from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education that helps institutions track and measure their progress across five areas: academics, engagement, operations, planning and administration, and innov  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 13 -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: * * * New Partnership Brings Educational Opportunities to Over 12.5 Million Union Members and Their Families, Supported by a $250K Exclusive Scholarship Fund * * * Western Governors University (WGU) today announced a new partnership with Union Plus, becoming the only provider of Competency-Based Education (CBE) within their current network of education providers. This partnership is designe  more

OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 10 -- Weber State University issued the following news: To celebrate Constitution Day, Weber State University's Olene S. Walker Institute of Politics & Public Service welcomes guest speaker Glenn Loury. Loury is a Merton P. Stoltz Professor of Economics at Brown University. He holds a B.A. in mathematics from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. As an economic theorist, he has published widely and lectured throughou  more