SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 19 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Utah small businesses of the Sept. 20 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the severe storm and flooding in Grand County that occurred August 19 - 21, 2022. According to Garfield, small nonfarm businesses, sma  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 17, 2023: * * * President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Provides 6th Round of Funding to States and Tribal Entities for Grid Resilience, Enhanced Delivery of Clean Energy Across America * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced three states and nine tribal nations will receive a combined total of $48.4 million as the sixth coho  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 18 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 16-state coalition in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The bill prevents California from regulating farmers and ranchers across the country by preserving states' authority to regulate agriculture within their own borders. Passing the EATS Act would protect Idaho's farme  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 17 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Labrador joined with 27 States led by West Virginia to file an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court. Labrador called on the Court to grant certiorari in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo and to correct an earlier decision in Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. that has paved the way for administrative overreach. Chevron has be  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador has joined a West Virginia-led coalition of 21 states opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed new rule on existing coal, natural gas, and oil-fired power plants. The proposal attempts to regulate those plants under the Clean Air Act by imposing more stringent emissions standards. It ignores last year's rebuke from the U.S. Supreme Court in West  more

BAR HARBOR, Maine, Aug. 19 -- The National Park Service Acadia National Park issued the following news release: Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider announced the selection of Matt Outhier as the first Chief of Project Management at Acadia National Park. "Matt's experience and passion for this work is critical as we stand up a new division here at Acadia," says Schneider. "We know he is up for the challenge, and are excited to see Matt lead this new division to many successes h  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is calling on U.S. Congressional leadership to pass the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. The bill prevents California from burdening farmers and ranchers across the country with radical anti-agriculture regulations. "It is outrageous that California should have the authority to impose its regulations on Oklahoma farmers   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 19 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Attorney today joined Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares' bipartisan coalition of 40 state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough. "Tennessee stands in   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 18 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders expressing support for the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act (G.U.A.R.D. VA Benefits Act). The letter, led by the National Association of Attorneys General and signed by 44 attorneys general, was transmitted to U.S. House Speaker Kevin McC  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of states in sending a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders supporting the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression ("EATS") Act. The letter, led by the State of Iowa, was addressed to U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The EATS   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 17 -- The Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity issued the following news: Today, the Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity awarded OmniTeq a post-performance tax reduction for its expansion in Davis County. The corporate incentive is part of the state's Economic Development Tax Increment Financing (EDTIF) program. As part of the agreement, OmniTeq projects to add over 4,000 new, high-paying jobs and invest $33 million in Utah during the next 10 yea  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2023: Attorney General Jason Miyares today led a bipartisan coalition of the attorneys general of 40 states, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough. In April, Attorney General Miyares led a bipartisan coalition of 33 state a  more