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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday September 29, 2024 ( 10 items )  

4Life Research: Expanding Influence - Washington, DC
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 27 -- 4Life Research issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Yesterday marked the conclusion of the Direct Selling Association (DSA) fall Board meeting and Day on Capitol Hill. Danny Lee, 4Life President and CEO and Chairman of the DSA joined more than 100 other direct selling executives and independent contractors to engage legislators about the industry. Throughout the day, direct sellers walked Capitol Hill between the House and Senate buildings to m  more

ATR Supports Sen. Lee's Saving Privacy Act
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following news: On September 25, 2024, Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) introduced the Saving Privacy Act. This bill creates a streamlined federal framework to protect consumer financial data in the U.S. The primary goal of the bill is to allow financial institutions to retain consumers' financial records while simultaneously limiting the federal government's ability to obtain consumers' sensitive financial information. T  more

Campaign Legal Center: Victory for Utahns! Supreme Court Unanimously Voids Amendment D
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Salt Lake City, UT - Today, Campaign Legal Center, on behalf of League of Women Voters Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government and Utah voters, successfully defended Utahns' right to reform their own government by citizen initiative. Today, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that proposed constitutional Amendment D is void and shall be given no effect. The Court found that the Legislature fai  more

Campaign Legal Center: Victory for Utahns! Supreme Court Unanimously Voids Amendment D
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: Salt Lake City, UT - Today, Campaign Legal Center, on behalf of League of Women Voters Utah and Mormon Women for Ethical Government and Utah voters, successfully defended Utahns' right to reform their own government by citizen initiative. Today, the Utah Supreme Court ruled that proposed constitutional Amendment D is void and shall be given no effect. The Court found that the Legislature fai  more

Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: North Dakota Judge Halts BLM "Flaring" Rule
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Sept. 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies that make Minnesota a freer, more prosperous and better-governed state, issued the following commentary: * * * North Dakota Judge Halts BLM "Flaring" Rule Written by Sarah Montalbano A North Dakota judge has temporarily blocked a new Bureau of Land Management rule that would restrict natural gas venting and flaring. The injunction would  more

Challenge to Antiquities Act Threatens Wildlife, Indigenous Sites, Cherished Lands
MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 25 -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: DENVER -- A legal challenge that will be heard in a federal court in Colorado this week threatens to reverse more than a century of conservation measures that protect wildlife, safeguard Indigenous and historic sites, and conserve cherished lands. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit will hear arguments from the state of Utah that President Biden's re-establishment of the boundaries o  more

CRES Applauds House Passage of Legislation to Unleash American-Made Geothermal Energy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2024: Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today applauded the U.S. House passage of Rep. John Curtis' (R-Utah) H.R. 7370, the Geothermal Energy Opportunity (GEO) Act, and Rep. Michelle Steel's (R-Calif.) H.R. 6474. Both pi  more

Fought, ASGCA to Design Practice Facility, Partial Renovation of Alpine Country Club
BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Sept. 27 -- The American Society of Golf Course Architects issued the following news: John Fought, ASGCA (John Fought Design), an All-American collegiate player at Brigham Young University, is returning to Utah to design a state-of-the-art practice facility and renovate some of the existing holes at Alpine Country Club. Alpine Country Club was an original design from William Neff, ASGCA. The $6.8 million renovation project, part of a three-phase, 10-year plan at the Club  more

PETA Statement Re Bulls' Escape From North Attleboro Rodeo
NORFOLK, Virginia, Sept. 24 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2024: North Attleboro, Mass. - Below, please see a statement from PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman in response to the escape of eight bulls--seven of whom have reportedly been recaptured--from a rodeo in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, yesterday: "We have seen it last year in Utah, this summer in Oregon, and now in Massachusetts: When bulls, who can be quite manageab  more

VFW: 'Veterans Deserve to Be Honored'
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release: Clinton, Utah, veteran and VFW Life member Chuck Love is #StillServing through leadership positions at the Corporal Fred J. Grant Post 1481 in nearby Ogden. As the Post's junior vice commander and honor guard captain, Love works as a liaison between families seeking military honors for loved ones at their funerals and the military organizations that p  more