WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: * * * New York law - as well as similar laws in California, Utah, and Virginia - are not preempted by federal law * * * The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it has determined that state disclosure laws covering lending to businesses in California, New York, Utah, and Virginia are not preempted by the federal Truth in Lending Act. The CFPB examined the sta  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Specialty Consulting Services LLC assessed nearly $17K in penalties * * * A federal investigation has found a Salt Lake City restaurant supply company allowed 22 employees - ages 14 and 15 - to work as many as 46 hours per workweek, and to begin work after midnight - both illegal practices under child labor laws. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor's Wa  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 8 and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are honoring five ENERGY STAR partners in Colorado and Utah for their outstanding leadership in promoting energy efficiency and tackling climate change. "This year's ENERGY STAR awardees are finding ways to create jobs, reduce energy use, and cut greenhouse gas pollution," said EPA Regional Administr  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Sodalicious illegally allowed young teens to work more hours and times than permitted * * * The operators of a growing chain of specialty beverage and dessert shops founded in Utah employed 19 young teens for more hours and times than federal law permits, a U.S. Department of Labor investigation has found. The investigation came as part of a heightened education and  more

HILL AFB, Utah, March 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Donovan Potter, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Drivers heading onto Hill AFB through one of the three main gates have a new way to determine what travel times look like via a recently added feature on Hill's Air Force Connect App. Members from the 75th Security Forces Squadron saw a need and came up with the Gate Travel Times feature as a way to help traffic flow after rece  more

HILL AFB, Utah, April 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Kendahl Johnson, 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs In a collaboration with Weber State University, Hill Air Force base hosted its annual Capstone Collider event March 30, with faculty members attending from universities throughout Utah, Arizona, Idaho and Nevada. The Capstone Collider event is organized by the Air Force Sustainment Center engineering staff and is designed to gi  more

HILL AFB, Utah, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Col. Jeffrey Holland, 75th Air Base Wing commander The Air Force Assistance Fund campaign is now at the halfway mark, and we're learning about many of our fellow Airmen and Guardians who have been helped, or know someone who has been helped, by our four official charities of the Air Force. Our base goal for this year is $36,156 and we have raised $9,981 - just 27 percent of ou  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs issued the following news release on March 29, 2023: The Office of Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced today the selection of two new Tribes for the Tiwahe Initiative Social Services Demonstration Program. An additional 10 Tribes and Tribal Organizations were selected to receive one-time funding of $100,000 each that can be used to implement programming or support the development of a Tiwahe plan  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Jill Pickett, Arnold Engineering Development Complex Public Affairs Rocket sled testing is critical to bridging the gap between the laboratory and full-scale flight tests for weapon systems under development. Keeping those sleds moving is the focus of a joint effort within the Department of Defense, which operates three sled track organizations, one each at China Lake, California; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; and Hollo  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36616) entitled "Savage Tooele Railroad Co. - Construction and Operation Exemption - Line of Railroad in Tooele County, Utah": * * * Digest:/1 Savage Tooele Railroad Company (STR) has filed a petition for exemption to construct and operate approximately 11 miles of rail line in Utah. This decision denies STR's request that the Board preliminarily address the  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on March 28, 2023: A Utah resident today admitted his role in a $89 million health care fraud and kickback scheme involving genetic cancer screening tests (CGX Tests), Attorney for the United States Vikas Khanna announced. Jordan Bunnell, 41, of Sandy, Utah, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty in Newark federal court to an information charging him  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release on March 27, 2023: A Utah man was sentenced today to 10 years' imprisonment for possessing and intending to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm during a drug trafficking crime, where a SWAT officer and the defendant were shot and injured in the District of Utah. According to court documents, Sean Dejesus Darragh, 54, of Sandy, Utah, admitted that on  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 30, 2023: * * * Extreme MAGA House Republicans' Reckless Plan Would Have Devastating Impacts for Hard-Working Families Across Utah Cuts would endanger public safety and worsen public health, raise costs for families and students, and harm seniors and veterans in Utah--while multi-millionaires and big corporations would get massive tax cuts Today, the White House released a new analysis highlighting the  more