BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 16 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on July 15, 2022: Gov. Doug Burgum today was elected to the National Governors Association's Executive Committee during the NGA Summer Meeting in Portland, Maine - the first summertime gathering of the nation's governors since 2019. Burgum will serve as one of seven at-large members on the nine-member NGA Executive Committee. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was elected to succeed Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led an 18-state coalition amicus brief in support of Utah's challenge in the Denver-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, opposing a court order requiring Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes to sit for an hours-long oral deposition about an employment dispute. The legal issue implicates significant separation-of-powers and federalism concerns. "The lower  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 15 (TNSpar) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: The Osher Collaborative for Integrative Health is proud to welcome the University of Utah and University of Vermont into our network of academic health institutions advancing integrative health research, education, and care, funded by the generosity of The Bernard Osher Foundation. Both the University of Utah (UU) and the University of Vermont (UVM) have contributed greatly to the integra  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * Over-active inflammatory response could trigger the most common form of arthritis * * * A newly detected flaw in a genetic signaling pathway that leads to a hyper-active inflammatory response could help explain why some people are more prone to develop severe osteoarthritis than others, according to University of Utah Health scientists. They say the discovery could eventually lead  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 15 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news on July 14, 2022: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is elated by today's news that the U.S. Forest Service has authorized the Uinta Basin Railway. This approval allows the Uinta Basin Railway proposal to continue to move forward, connecting the eastern part of Utah with national rail networks. "This is a huge victory that will get Utah energy to market faster, more cleanly, more safely, and will help the economies of e  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 16 (TNSper) -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was elected vice chair of the National Governors Association, a bipartisan association which works alongside governors to collaborate on economic recovery, infrastructure investment, health care, education, cybersecurity, workforce development, and other pressing priorities. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was elected chair of the National Governors Association (NGA). The govern  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 8 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development posted the following news: Apogee Worx LLC is an aerospace company based in Ogden, Utah. The company focuses on integrating Department of Defense (DoD) aircraft systems with multiple current contracts upgrading the United States Air Force (USAF) Ogden Air Logistics Center-supported aircraft, such as the A-10C. Apogee Worx designs and manufactures components necessary to install new capabilities in DoD aircraft. A  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 15 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Development issued the following news on July 14, 2022: the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (Go Utah) awarded Greenfield Energy, LLC a temporary, marginal tax reduction for its expansion in rural Utah. The post-performance corporate incentive is part of the Legislature's Rural Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (REDTIF) program. Greenfield Energy plans to provide up to 214 new high-paying jobs and   more

BLANDING, Utah, July 14 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen Since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Utah State University Blanding has worked diligently to implement a Peer Mental Health Support Network for its campus to provide mental health resources that are needed for the students and rural campus community. COVID-19 caused severe anxiety, depression and loss of engagement for many students and other members of the community. "Collectivel  more

LOGAN, Utah, July 14 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Marcus Jensen In a study published in 2020, Janice Brahney, Utah State University associate professor in the Department of Watershed Sciences, made a startling discovery: microplastic particles are widespread in the Earth's atmosphere. These tiny particles of plastic, ranging between 1 micrometer and 2.5 millimeters, are being deposited by the wind into even the most remote places in the Western United States.  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 13 (TNSpar) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release on July 12, 2022: Western Governors University (WGU) has expanded its regional partnership with Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., launching a national scholarship to promote equitable access to higher education. Under this national partnership, Sigma Gamma Rho members who want to earn a bachelor's or master's degree are eligible to apply for WGU's Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. Scholarshi  more