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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for 2026-10-19 ( 13 items )  
ACM and IEEE CS Honor Daniel Reed With 2026 Ken Kennedy Award (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, issued the following news release: * * * ACM and IEEE CS Honor Daniel Reed with 2026 Ken Kennedy Award University Of Utah Presidential Professor Recognized for Pioneering Contributions to High-Performance Computing and for Sustained Leadership and Service to the Computing Community - New York, NY, October 15, 2026 - The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the IEEE Computer Society (CS) today named Daniel Reed as recipient of the 2026 Ken Kennedy Award. Reed, Presi more PR

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Elder Gong Calls for Moral Compass in Age of AI at G20 Interfaith Forum (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 18 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * Elder Gong Calls for Moral Compass in Age of AI at G20 Interfaith Forum 'AI will not fulfill its full potential until we make it as morally good as we make it powerful,' the Apostle says 18 October 2026 Elder Gerrit W. Gong of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said Saturday that faith communities can help ensure artificial intelligence promotes human flourishing and serves the common good. Speaking at the G20 Interfai more PR

Coast-to-coast NHL action highlights ESPN's exclusive Tuesday and Thursday slate (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Coast-to-coast NHL action highlights ESPN's exclusive Tuesday and Thursday slate * * Tuesday doubleheader on ESPN features Boston Bruins-Dallas Stars at 8 p.m. ET and Tampa Bay Lightning-Vegas Golden Knights at 10:30 p.m.; The Point leads coverage at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN+ * Thursday's exclusive slate on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu features Los Angeles Kings-New York Islanders at 7:30 p.m. and Utah Mammoth-Seattle  more PR

Gov. Cox to lead trade mission to Ireland and Northern Ireland (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 16 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Cox to lead trade mission to Ireland and Northern Ireland * SALT LAKE CITY (Oct. 16, 2026) -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox will lead a trade and diplomatic delegation to Ireland and Northern Ireland Oct. 20-28. Organized by the Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED) in partnership with World Trade Center Utah (WTC Utah), the delegation includes state officials, members of the Utah Legislature, higher education leaders and Utah busine more PR

Ken D'Entremont Named 2026 ASTM Professor of the Year (10)
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18 -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, posted the following news release: * * * Ken d'Entremont Named 2026 ASTM Professor of the Year Throughout his career, Ken has been a strong advocate for standards education and product safety. Oct 16, 2026 Ken d'Entremont has been named the 2026 ASTM International Professor of the Year. Ken is a professor a more PR

Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Urges Preservation of Federal Water Protections to Safeguard Downstream Water Quality (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 700 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, California 90012 Mailing Address: Box 54153, Los Angeles, California 90054-0153 Telephone (213) 217-6000 October 8, 2026 Ms. Stacey Jensen Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds Office of Water (4504-T) Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20460 Mr. Milton Boyd Office of the Assi more ST

National Cattlemen's Beef Association Urges Clear Definitions for Waters of the United States to Protect Land Management (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 9, 2026 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center, Water Docket Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322 Re: Comment of 49 Livestock Organizations on "Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Updated Definition of 'Waters of the United States,'" 91 Fed. Reg. 57,284 (Sept. 9, 20 more ST

National Confectioners Association Criticizes Arkansas SNAP Food Restrictions Over Administrative Costs and Limited Health Benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1101 30th Street NW, Suite 200; Washington, DC 20007 1 October 15, 2026 Ms. Shiela Corley Acting Administrator Food and Nutrition Administration George Washington Carver Center 5601 Sunnyside Avenue Beltsville, MD 20740 Re: State of Arkansas SNAP Demonstration Project; Request for Public Comments (September 15, 2026); Docket No. FNA-2026-0298 Dear Admin more ST

National Confectioners Association Criticizes Florida SNAP Food Restrictions Over Administrative Costs and Limited Health Benefits (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1101 30th Street NW, Suite 200; Washington, DC 20007 1 October 15, 2026 Ms. Shiela Corley Acting Administrator Food and Nutrition Administration George Washington Carver Center 5601 Sunnyside Avenue Beltsville, MD 20740 Re: State of Florida SNAP Demonstration Project; Request for Public Comments (September 15, 2026); Docket No. FNA-2026-0299 Dear Admini more ST

Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness Urges HUD to Incorporate Public Feedback and Balance Housing Strategies (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. SLVCEH HUD Public Comment October 2026 | Page 1 Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness 2001 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84115 https://endutahhomelessness.org/salt-lake-valley October 13, 2026 Regulations Division Office of General Counsel Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20410 Re: Docket No. HUD-202 more ST

University of Idaho celebrates Homecoming Oct. 18-24 (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 15 -- The University of Idaho posted the following news release: * * * University of Idaho celebrates Homecoming Oct. 18-24 * Student-led traditions bring alumni and the Moscow community together to reconnect, celebrate and give back October 15, 2026 MOSCOW, Idaho -- A week of Vandal traditions will bring alumni, students, employees and the Moscow community together Sunday through Saturday, Oct. 18-24, as University of Idaho celebrates Homecoming. This year's theme, "Vandal Odyssey: Homecoming of Heroes," will guide a more PR

Utah Wetland Program Warns Proposed Water Rule Could Significantly Reduce Wetland Protections and Impact Water Resources (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 9, 2026 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center, Water Docket Attention: Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2025-0322 To Whom It Is Concerned: The Utah Wetland Program is submitting comments for the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, an addition to the 2025 Updated Definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Proposed Rule released in No more ST

VeloxVFX Advocates Function-Based Regulation and Clear Responsibility Allocation for Crypto Asset Markets (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Public Comment | Page 1 COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets Public Comment of VeloxVFX LLC RIN CFTC release 9307-26 | October 5, 2026 Federal Register 91 FR 64811 | October 13, 2026 Comment deadline December 14, 2026 Date Commenter VeloxVFX LLC | Eyad G. Haddadin, Managing Member Loca more ST