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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for 2025-07-27 ( 29 items ) |
America's Beverage Companies Expand Support for Utah Recycling Efforts, Bringing Carts to 8,500+ More Households (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The American Beverage Association issued the following news release on July 22, 2025:
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America's Beverage Companies Expand Support for Utah Recycling Efforts, Bringing Carts to 8,500+ More Households
Four Additional Communities Join Initiative to Improve Recycling Infrastructure
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - America's beverage companies are expanding their investment in recycling infrastructure across Utah's Davis and Morgan counties, adding four more communities to t more PR
Buchanan Leads Bipartisan Effort to Help Small Nonprofits Offer Retirement Plans (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Florida, issued the following news release:
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Buchanan Leads Bipartisan Effort to Help Small Nonprofits Offer Retirement Plans
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Legislation Offers Nonprofits the Same Access to Tax Incentives as For-Profits
Ensures Nonprofits Can "Offer Retirement Plans and Encourage Employees to Save"
WASHINGTON -- Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan, Vice Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Small Nonprofit R more PR
CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea for Threats Against Palestinian Rights Organization (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release:
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CAIR Welcomes Guilty Plea for Threats Against Palestinian Rights Organization
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The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a guilty plea by a man who made violent threats against a Palestinian rights organization.
A Utah man pleaded guilty to one felony count of transmitti more PR
Cal. State-San Bernardino Issues Faculty In the News Wrap Up for July 24, 2025 (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, July 26 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up for July 24, 2025:
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CSUSB professor speaks against idea of dinosaur fossils auctioned as art pieces (https://theconversation.com/why-its-not-a-problem-that-dinosaurs-are-sold-for-millions-of-dollars-art-historian-261542)
The Conversation
July 21, 2025
Stuart Sumida, CSUSB professor of biology and president of the Society of Vertebrate Palaeontology ( more PR
Chairman Lee Holds Hearing to Address Urgent Challenges Facing America's Skyrocketing Energy Demands (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025:
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Chairman Lee Holds Hearing to Address Urgent Challenges Facing America's Skyrocketing Energy Demands
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, convened a hearing today to address the lack of reliable power available to meet America's soaring energy demands driven by rapid growth i more PR
Congresswoman Maloy Introduces Bill to Support Ranchers During Natural Disasters (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Maloy Introduces Bill to Support Ranchers During Natural Disasters
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Congresswoman Celeste Maloy (UT-02) introduced the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health (RANCH) Act to allow ranchers to temporarily access vacant grazing allotments during extreme weather events or disasters.
Collectively, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture manage over 6 more PR
CURTIS OPENING STATEMENT AT HEARING ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025:
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CURTIS OPENING STATEMENT AT HEARING ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN HONG KONG
U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women's Issues, today gave the following opening remarks at a hearing examining the Status of Democracy and Human Rights more PR
Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Market Competition for Prescription Drugs, Lower Prices for Consumers (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Market Competition for Prescription Drugs, Lower Prices for Consumers
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WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined three Senate colleagues to reintroduce the Short on Competition Act to increase competition in the pharmaceutical industry and lower prices for consumers. The legislation is led by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) more PR
Lee Applauds USDA Shift from Washington to Utah (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Lee Applauds USDA Shift from Washington to Utah
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement in response to this morning's announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the agency will be shifting its focus and staffing away from Washington D.C. and toward agricultural hub locations across the country, including one in Salt Lake City, Utah:
"The people makin more PR
Lee Bills Ban D.C. Council's Secret Meetings, Close "Emergency" Loophole (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Lee Bills Ban D.C. Council's Secret Meetings, Close "Emergency" Loophole
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced legislation today overturning a recent move by the City Council of the District of Columbia (DC) to hold secret planning meetings in retaliation against President Trump's recent executive order to improve the city's crime rates and cleanliness. The legislation includes a Joint Res more PR
Maloy and Owens Protect Utah's Sheep Industry, Call for Tariff Relief on Foreign Lamb Imports (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Celeste Maloy, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Maloy and Owens Protect Utah's Sheep Industry, Call for Tariff Relief on Foreign Lamb Imports
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In support of Utah's sheep industry, Representatives Celeste Maloy (UT-02) and Burgess Owens (UT-04) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. International Trade Commission Chair Amy Karpel urging the implementation of a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) on lamb meat imports from Australia a more PR
Meat Stinks! Foul Smell from Ogden Meat Facility Prompts Pro-Vegan Appeal from PETA (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, July 25 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release:
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Meat Stinks! Foul Smell from Ogden Meat Facility Prompts Pro-Vegan Appeal from PETA
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Ogden, Utah - Following reports that a putrid odor in Ogden has been traced to an abandoned butcher shop called Mountain West Meats, PETA plans to place a billboard near the foul-smelling facility, encouraging everyone to help prevent the stench of decomposing flesh in their more PR
Owens Protects Utah's Sheep Industry, Calls for Tariff Relief on Foreign Lamb Imports (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Owens Protects Utah's Sheep Industry, Calls for Tariff Relief on Foreign Lamb Imports
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WASHINGTON -- In support of Utah's sheep industry, Representatives Burgess Owens (UT-04) and Celeste Maloy (UT-02) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. International Trade Commission Chair Amy Karpel urging the implementation of a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) on lamb meat imports from Austr more PR
Owens Pushes for New Saratoga Springs Post Office (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Owens Pushes for New Saratoga Springs Post Office
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WASHINGTON -- On Pioneer Day, Congressman Burgess Owens (UT-04) introduced the Saratoga Springs Post Office Act, legislation that will transfer roughly 20 acres of unused federal land to the U.S. Postal Service for the construction of a new post office in Saratoga Springs, Utah. The bill ensures the facility is built and operational within two years. more PR
Representative Blake Moore Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Help Small Nonprofits Offer Retirement Plans (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Representative Blake Moore Joins Bipartisan, Bicameral Effort to Help Small Nonprofits Offer Retirement Plans
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WASHINGTON -- Representatives Blake Moore, Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Small Nonprofit Retirement Security Act alongside Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), who introduced companion leg more PR
Reps. Moore, Peters Reintroduce Legislation to Help Tackle America's Housing Crisis, Boost Public Transit Use (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Reps. Moore, Peters Reintroduce Legislation to Help Tackle America's Housing Crisis, Boost Public Transit Use
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WASHINGTON - Representatives Blake Moore and Scott Peters (D-CA) and Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Jim Banks (R-IN) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Build More Housing Near Transit Act to encourage the construction of low- and middle-income housing in transit-served, walkable location more PR
Salt Lake Chamber Podcast: Speaking on Business - PROG Foundation (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 24 -- The Salt Lake Chamber presented a podcast:
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Speaking on Business: PROG Foundation
This is Derek Miller, Speaking on Business. Since its founding in 2021, the PROG Foundation has empowered Utahns to build brighter futures through tech training, mentorship, and career support -- working with schools and communities to expand access to meaningful opportunities. Director, Beth Martial, joins us with more.
Beth Martial:
Utah is known for its innovation -- a more PR
School of Rock Brings Performance-Based Music Education to Salt Lake City (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 24 -- The Salt Lake Chamber issued the following news:
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School of Rock Brings Performance-Based Music Education to Salt Lake City
According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses make up 99.9% of all U.S. businesses. What's more, Utah has been credited as the most pro-small business state in America, thanks to our state's pro-business initiatives and support systems. Each month, the Salt Lake Chamber will highlight a small business in Utah more PR
State Officials Endorse Army Corps' Nationwide Permits, Seek Swift Action (10)
WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers received a public comment letter from a coalition of state officials expressing strong support for the proposal to reissue and modify Nationwide Permits (NWPs) under the Clean Water Act. The states involved include Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, and the A more ST
Three USU Faculty Members Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars (10)
LOGAN, Utah, July 26 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Three USU Faculty Members Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholars
Ekaterina Arshavskaya, Amanda Katz and Alexander Romney are recipients of the U.S. Department of State's prestigious international scholar exchange program award for the 2025-26 academic year.
By Mary-Ann Muffoletto
Three Utah State University faculty members have received the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award for the 2025-26 academic year from the U.S more PR
Updated Forecast for Lake Powell Water Levels Will Impact Launch Ramps (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release:
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Updated Forecast for Lake Powell Water Levels Will Impact Launch Ramps
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News Release Date: July 23, 2025
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah/Arizona -- Seasonal water level changes at Lake Powell are becoming more pronounced as forecasts from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) project continued declines through the next several months. Lake level changes will influ more PR
Utah Division of Air Quality Urges EPA to Expedite Approval of 2008 Ozone Transport SIP Provisions (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Utah Division of Air Quality, Salt Lake City, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to expedite the approval of Utah's Clean Air Act section 110(a)(2)(D)(i)(I) prong 2 interstate transport State Implementation Plan (SIP) provisions for the 2008 ozone standard. This letter emphasizes the need for timely action in light of a lengthy history of regulatory discussions and revisions between Utah and the agency.
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Utah Farm Bureau Federation Calls for Regulatory Reforms from DOI (10)
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Utah Farm Bureau Federation submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior, urging crucial regulatory reforms impacting Utah farmers and ranchers dependent on federal lands. Representing more than 36,000 member families, the organization expressed concerns over existing DOI regulations that significantly hinder agricultural operations and sustainability practices in the region.
UFBF highlighted that the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Stai more ST
Utah Man Convicted for Threatening a Palestinian Rights Organization (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Utah Man Convicted for Threatening a Palestinian Rights Organization
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A Utah man pleaded guilty to transmitting in interstate commerce a communication containing a threat to injure the person of another. Specifically, the defendant, Kevin Brent Buchanan, threatened violence against the employees of a D.C.-based Palestinian rights organization. U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly sched more PR
Utah Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud Schemes (10)
WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release:
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Utah Man Sentenced for Wire Fraud Schemes
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A Utah man was sentenced yesterday to 108 months in prison for wire fraud, impersonating a federal officer, aggravated identity theft, and making a false statement.
The following is according to court documents and statements made in court: from 2018 through 2020, Santiago Garcia Gutierrez (Garcia), of Salt Lake City, defrauded a single victim out of mo more PR
Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office Supports Repeal of Federal Mining Rule Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office has endorsed a proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement to rescind a 2024 rule that altered the use of ten-day notices under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act according to a public comment letter submitted by the state. The letter, joined by Indiana, West Virginia and other states, argues that the 2024 rule disrupted the balance between federal and stat more ST
UTAH SENATORS INTRODUCE STAR SPANGLED SUMMIT ACT TO RESTORE AMERICAN FLAG ON KYHV PEAK (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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UTAH SENATORS INTRODUCE STAR SPANGLED SUMMIT ACT TO RESTORE AMERICAN FLAG ON KYHV PEAK
This week, U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Star-Spangled Summit Act, a bill to authorize a special-use permit allowing the American flag to be flown on Kyhv Peak above Provo, Utah. Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-UT) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.
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Utah State University: Expert - Responsible Water Use Imperative This Summer (10)
LOGAN, Utah, July 23 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Expert: Responsible Water Use Imperative This Summer
By Julene Reese
With a hot and dry summer underway, drought concerns prompting a state of emergency for many counties in Utah, and water restrictions in place in most areas, experts say it is more important than ever that Utah citizens are conscientious about their water use.
According to Kelly Kopp, Utah State University Extension water conservation and turfgr more PR
Utah State University: Research - Removing Outdated Dams Benefits Communities Adapting to Increasingly Extreme Weather (10)
LOGAN, Utah, July 22 (TNSrep) -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Research: Removing Outdated Dams Benefits Communities Adapting to Increasingly Extreme Weather
By Lynnette Harris
A newly released research paper from Utah State University, "Barrier Removal is a Strategy for Climate Resilience," highlights how removing outdated or unsafe dams and barriers can make communities safer and stronger in the face of extreme weather.
There are more than 550,000 dams and over 29 more PR
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