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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for 2026-08-20 ( 18 items )  
American Bankers Association Executive VP Benda Testifies Before Senate Special Committee on Aging (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Paul Benda, executive vice president for risk, fraud and cybersecurity at the American Bankers Association, from a July 29, 2026, hearing entitled "The AI Deception Machine: Deepfakes, Chatbots, and the New Frontier of Senior Fraud": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify for today's hearing entitled: "The AI Deception Machine: Deepfakes, Chatbots, and the New Frontie more PR

Ark. A.G. Griffin, 34 Co-Signers Issue Letter to Congressional Leadership (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, with 34 co-signers issued the following letter to Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 4, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Tom Cole House Committee on Appropriations U.S. Capitol Building, H-307 Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Susan Collins Senate Co more PR

Army Reserve partnership with State, University of Utah is 'Win-Win' (10)
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve partnership with State, University of Utah is 'Win-Win' * CAMP WILLIAMS, Utah - Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, marked the end of an era for the United States Army Reserve in Salt Lake City, Utah, but also signaled a new beginning with an investment in current and future Reserve Soldiers. The Army Reserve, University of Utah, and Utah National Guard hosted two ceremonies signifying the culmination of a multi-year project that swapped A more PR

Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Long Island Families (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Long Island Families * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Island Harvest in Suffolk County as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate investigation led by the Offic more PR

Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Western New York Families (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Western New York Families * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to FeedMore Western New York in Buffalo as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate investigation led by  more PR

BofA Directs $250,000 to American Red Cross to Support Fire Recovery (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 18 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA Directs $250,000 to American Red Cross to Support Fire Recovery * Funding will help provide emergency shelter, meals and recovery support for families and communities impacted by the Spokane Area and Other Western Wildfires #Key points * Bank of America is directing $250,000 to the American Red Cross to support relief and recovery efforts following the wildfires across the Pacific  more PR

Call From The Wild: What's Driving Wildlife Into Utah Neighborhoods This Year? (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Call From The Wild: What's Driving Wildlife Into Utah Neighborhoods This Year? * On Wednesday morning a coyote wandered onto USU's Logan campus, spotted near the Taggart Student Center. Last week a two-year-old black bear was captured after roaming roads and apartment complexes in Logan and Nibley. Three other bears were spotted recently in urban parts of Utah County. Coyotes and black bears are being pushed into developed areas this year for several reasons, ac more PR

Curtis Promotes Policy to Address Utah's Growth, Affordable Housing with Utah Transportation Leaders (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Promotes Policy to Address Utah's Growth, Affordable Housing with Utah Transportation Leaders * U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT), member of the Commerce and Environment and Public Works Committees, today joined leaders from the Wasatch Front Regional Council (WFRC), Utah Transit Authority (UTA), Salt Lake City, Mountainland Association of Governments (MAG), and others to discuss policy developments that would strengthen Utah's transportation netw more PR

Lost 'mega-escarpment' across ancient USA may explain Grand Canyon's missing billion years (10)
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Aug. 19 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news: * * * Lost 'mega-escarpment' across ancient USA may explain Grand Canyon's missing billion years * Scientists have found evidence that a colossal cliff stretching thousands of kilometres across ancient North America may have exposed the heart of the Grand Canyon nearly a billion years before it was carved by the Colorado River. The study, led by the University of Southampton in the UK, proposes that a vast "great escarpment" of steep rocky cliffs for more PR

NC Food Bank Receives First Egg Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case; State to Receive Nearly 3M Eggs (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * NC Food Bank Receives First Egg Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case; State to Receive Nearly 3M Eggs * RALEIGH -Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined North Carolina food bank leaders to receive the first in a series of egg deliveries totaling nearly three million eggs. Food banks in North Carolina will receive the eggs as part of a settlement Attorney General Jackson reached w more PR

Shaquille O'Neal's DUNKMAN Presented by Lilly to Crown World Champion Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. ET on TNT & HBO Max (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * Shaquille O'Neal's DUNKMAN Presented by Lilly to Crown World Champion Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. ET on TNT & HBO Max * Shaquille O'Neal, Authentic Brands Group and TNT Sports' DUNKMAN Presented by Lilly, in partnership with Credit One Bank, will crown its first world champion on Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 8 p.m. ET on TNT and HBO Max. After four weeks of Group Stage competition, the world's first profess more PR

Southern Utah University Names Mary Jo Anderson as Vice President of Finance and Administration (10)
CEDAR CITY, Utah, Aug. 18 -- Southern Utah University posted the following news: * * * Southern Utah University Names Mary Jo Anderson as Vice President of Finance and Administration * Southern Utah University (SUU) has appointed Mary Jo Anderson as its new Vice President of Finance and Administration, effective September 1, 2026. Anderson's appointment follows an extensive nationwide search that attracted a strong pool of candidates from across the country. A trusted campus leader with more than 20 years of experience in higher education f more PR

SWANA Announces 2026 Award Recipients (10)
SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- The Solid Waste Association of North America issued the following news release: * * * SWANA Announces 2026 Award Recipients The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) congratulates the recipients of the 2026 SWANA Awards in the categories of: Professional Achievement; Young Professionals; Collection & Transfer; Communication, Education & Marketing; Landfill Gas & Biogas; Landfill Management; Safety; Sustainable Materials Management; and Waste Conversion & Energy Recovery. Recognized among the i more PR

University of Utah Dedicates Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Ushering in a New Era of Medical Education (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 20 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * University of Utah Dedicates Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Ushering in a New Era of Medical Education The $215 million facility marks the most critical evolution in the medical school's history, expanding the University of Utah's capacity to train the next generation of physicians for Utah and the Mountain West - The University of Utah today celebrated the dedication and ribbon cutting of the new Spencer Fox Ecc more PR

Utah Farm Bureau Federation President Rigby Testifies Before Senate Small Business & Entrepreneurship Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by ValJay Rigby, president of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, Newton, from an Aug. 5, 2026, hearing entitled "The Next 250: Small Businesses Leading the Way": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is ValJay Rigby; I serve as President of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. Utah Farm Bureau is our state's largest general ag more PR

Utah State University to Host 11th Annual Connections Luminary (10)
PRICE, Utah, Aug. 18 -- Utah State University Eastern campus posted the following news: * * * Utah State University to Host 11th Annual Connections Luminary * Utah State University will celebrate the start of a new academic year with one of its longstanding traditions, the annual Connections Luminary, on Aug. 28. Events will take place at USU campuses in Logan, Price, Blanding and Tooele, bringing together students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members to welcome the incoming class. At the center of the celebration are students enr more PR

WA, bipartisan coalition secure $700 million Google settlement over app store monopoly (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA, bipartisan coalition secure $700 million Google settlement over app store monopoly * A federal court today approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers nationwide who were affected by Google's actions. About $ more PR

Wolters Kluwer Study Identifies Seven-Year High in Subpoena Volumes (10)
ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN, Netherlands, Aug. 20 (TNSrep) -- Wolters Kluwer, a company that specializes in professional information, software solutions and services, issued the following news release: * * * Wolters Kluwer study identifies seven-year high in subpoena volumes The bi-annual Legal Records Demand Index tracks US subpoena data across industries and location - A new Wolters Kluwer Financial & Corporate Compliance analysis of more than a quarter million subpoenas places legal record order volumes at a seven year high, with states such as more PR