SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gary R. Herbert, R-Utah, issued the following news release: During the governor's weekly press briefing this morning, Governor Herbert announced the launch of a new $2 million "Small Business Quarantined Employee Grant" for small businesses in Utah. The grant was created using federal CARES Act funding as a way to provide an important lifeline to Utah's many small businesses who may be experiencing payroll issues during the pandemic. Small businesses who a  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 2 -- Gov. Gary R. Herbert, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Gov. Gary R. Herbert announced the appointment of Tanji Northrup to serve as the Interim Commissioner of the Utah Insurance Department following the retirement of former Commissioner Todd E. Kiser. "Tanji has offered valuable advice to my office on insurance matters as deputy commissioner," said Gov. Herbert. "Her expertise will be valuable in her new role, and I anticipate that the Insurance Depa  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 1 (TNSRes) -- Westminster College issued the following news: A top Utah tourist attraction -- refuge to millions of migrating birds and home to unique salt-tolerant life -- is disappearing. Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, and a new book by Westminster scientists reveals the enormous lake is in critical danger. In the book "Great Salt Lake Biology: A Terminal Lake in a Time of Change," Westminster professors and students write  more