SACRAMENTO, California, July 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Alexander DeVorkin, of Marina del Rey, has been reappointed to serve as Chief Justice on the California Courts-Martial Appellate Panel, where he has served since 2019. DeVorkin served as Assistant Chief Counsel for the California Department of Transportation's Legal Division from 2000 to 2010, where he held sev  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 29 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: This week, State Commissioners, Directors and Secretaries of Agriculture from Western states gathered in Denver for the annual Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture (WASDA) conference. Discussions included an opening youth panel, innovation in water resilience, public, private and philanthropic partnerships, and opportunities for producers using regenerative   more

ST. GEORGE, Utah, July 29 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release on July 28, 2023: A foreign national was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment after admitting he distributed large quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana in St. George. According to court documents, the case against Angel Rubio-Quintana, 42, of St. George, Utah, began in March 2020 when federal agents began tracking large amounts   more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce Jacob (Jake) Ohlson has been selected as Deputy Superintendent at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Rainbow Bridge National Monument. He has served on the Leadership Team of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska for the last 10 years, most recently as Chief of Maintenance. He began his career assisting with  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 29 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined a coalition of 27 states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the power of federal regulators. The case, Loper Bright Enterprises v. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, will be a test of the legal doctrine known as Chevron deference. Long despised by conservatives for its empowerment of federal regulatory agencies, Chevron deference   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 29 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on July 28, 2023: This week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief led by the States of Alabama and Arkansas, in support of Tennessee's and Kentucky's laws that "prohibit healthcare providers from performing sex-modification surgeries on and administering sex-modification hormones to minors." The States filed the brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit af  more