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News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Wednesday May 01, 2024 ( 3 items )  

Hill AFB: 2nd Audiovisual Squadron, NASA Earn Webby Award for Live Stream
HILL AFB, Utah, April 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Kendahl Johnson Hill's 2nd Audiovisual Squadron's joint efforts with NASA to live stream the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft's return to Earth to millions of viewers earned the teams a Webby Award, top honors for Internet excellence. Launched in 2016, the OSIRIS-Rex, or Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer, spacecraft traveled to a ne  more

S.D. Gov. Noem and Colleagues Defend Governors' Role as Commanders in Chief
PIERRE, South Dakota, May 1 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 52 of her fellow governors oppose legislation that disregards gubernatorial authority over the National Guard, Legislative Proposal 480. The bipartisan group of governors sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The full letter can be found here. Governor Noem understands the importance of her role as Commander in Chief of the Sou  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Opposes DOJ's Intimidation From Passing Election Integrity Laws
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 1 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland over "concerning comments [he] made regarding our country's elections and election security laws passed by the states." The letter was led by the States of Indiana and West Virginia and warns the DOJ against its "intimidation and fearmongering." The letter highlights Garland's claim that democracy is under attack b  more