Saturday - May 18, 2024
News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Thursday May 02, 2024 ( 8 items )  

ART of Law at Hill AFB: A New Podcast Series From the Legal Office
HILL AFB, Utah, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Richard Essary, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Have you ever wondered about the legal aspects of estate planning, family law, or consumer protection? Do you wish you could get reliable and timely information from the experts without having to schedule an appointment or wait for a written reply? If so, you might be interested in the new podcast series from the legal office at H  more

Crews Finish Cleanup of Oak Ridge National Lab Reactor Demolition Site
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have completed cleanup associated with the demolition of a major reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Workers finished the teardown of the Low Intensity Test Reactor and disposition of rubble and debris from the facility last fall, achieving an EM prior  more

Department of Labor Announces Findings of March 2024 Impact Inspections Completed at 14 Mines With Histories of Repeated Health, Safety Violations
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Inspections identified 74 significant, substantial; 4 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections at 14 mines in 11 states in March 2024, issuing 199 violations and one safeguard. The agency began conducting impact inspections after a  more

DOD: General Officer Assignments
WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Jason E. Kelly, commanding general, U.S. Army Training Center and Fort Jackson, Fort Jackson, South Carolina, to deputy commanding general for Civil Works and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. John V. Meyer III, commanding general, 1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley, Fort Rile  more

Federal Voting Assistance Program: Upcoming Elections for Federal Office
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Federal Voting Assistance Program issued the following news: The following states have elections for federal office in the next 90 days: P- Presidential Primary; S- State Primary; D- District Primary; T- Territory Primary; R- State Runoff (if necessary); SP- Special Primary Election; SG- Special General Election; SSP- U.S. Senate Special Primary *Dates subject to change. May 2024: May 7th: Indiana (P)(S) May 14th: Maryland   more

Mont. U.S. Attorney: Butte Man Sentenced to Prison in Large-Scale Meth, Fentanyl Ring
BILLINGS, Montana, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: A Butte man who admitted to distributing multiple pounds of methamphetamine and tens of thousands of fentanyl pills as part of large-scale trafficking ring was sentenced today to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Trevor Allen Handy, 27, pleaded guilty i  more

Texas A.G. Paxton Leads Multistate Coalition Suing Biden Administration Over Unlawful Ban On Private Firearms Sales
AUSTIN, Texas, May 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a multistate coalition including Louisiana, Missouri, and Utah to sue the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ("ATF") of the U.S. Department of Justice for unlawfully attempting to abridge Americans' constitutional right to privately buy and sell firearms. The ATF's regulatory restrictions go beyond the authority granted to the  more

White House: Biden-Harris Administration Continues to Call on Congressional Republicans and Internet Service Providers to Keep Americans Connected as the Affordable Connectivity Program Enters Final Month
WASHINGTON, May 2 (TNSresL) -- The White House issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: As part of the President's Investing in America agenda, a key component of Bidenomics, the Biden-Harris Administration has made historic progress towards lowering costs - including internet costs - for American families across the country. The Affordable Connectivity Program, enacted under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as the largest internet affordability program in our nation's history, has he  more