LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management has selected six organizations and universities in Colorado, Oregon and Utah to receive grants totaling more than $1 million aimed at empowering community-level action to support the BLM's mission of managing and protecting wild horses and burros on public lands. "We at the BLM are dedicated to fost  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 23 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on August 22, 2023, entitled "Utah Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2023": * * * Utah had 103,000 job openings in June 2023, compared to 105,000 openings in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job openin  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: * * * Wage and Hour Division assesses $61K in penalties to address child labor violations * * * As part of its continuing effort to reverse a significant national increase in child labor violations by employers, the U.S. Department of Labor today announced that a series of investigations of two Sonic Drive-In franchisees in South Carolina found 91 child  more

HILL AFB, Utah, Aug. 23 -- 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 In February of this year, the Department of Defense announced they would no longer issue new civilian retiree ID cards and previously issued ID cards would become invalid on Aug. 31. This means civilian retirees will no longer be allowed access to Hill AFB or any other military installation at the end of the month. According to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. National Science Foundation announced the first cohort of geothermal interns in the NSF INTERN program. Through this collaboration -- the first activity coordinated under the NSF-DOE Memorandum of Understanding -- a diverse group of 14 students will work with geothermal companies, national laboratories or state agencies on projects that adv  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 22 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: More than $113,000 has been awarded to five organizations across Guam to support affordable housing and community development needs. This outreach is available through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB Des Moines), who has partnered with two member financial institutions - Bank of Guam and Community First Guam Federal Credit Union.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general, is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights and benefits, including the Post 9/11 Montgomery GI Bill educational benefit. In the brief, Raoul and the coalition support a Virginia U.S. Army veteran in Rudisill v. McDonough, who was denied his Post 9/11 GI Bill benefi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 22 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein joined a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough and granting Rudisill and thousands of other veterans the full GI benefits they earned while serving their country. "It's wrong that we would ask our servicemembers to be the first into battl  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 13,554,654 visitors to national parks in Utah spent $1,656,100,000 in the state in 2022. That spending resulted in 23,312 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of $2,597,700,000. "Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. With the help of volunteers and  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 22 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2023: Today, Attorney General Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to protect veterans' rights by ruling in favor of James Rudisill in Rudisill v. McDonough. Rudisill, a Virginia resident and decorated army veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was told by the Department of Veterans Affairs that he was unable to take adva  more

LANDSTUHL, Germany, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Army Medicine issued the following news: Seven Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets recently participated in the Nurse Summer Training Program at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, gaining hands-on experience in military medicine and the responsibilities of Army Nurse Corps officers. The month-long program familiarizes future Army nurses with the complexities of military medicine. In approximately 120 hours of clinical nursing experience, cadets   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release: A Utah fugitive was arrested in Salt Lake County after fleeing from federal law enforcement in 2020 on federal charges related to the distribution of a narcotic in the District of Utah. According to court documents, Llobani Fredrigco Figueroa, 32, of Magna, Utah, was located and taken into custody by federal agents in early August 2023. In 2020, a federal grand jur  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an 18-count indictment Wednesday charging a fugitive and 27 other defendants with multiple drug related crimes, including conspiracy to distribute drugs, possession and distribution of drugs, aiding and abetting and firearm offenses. According to court documents, Llobani Federico Figueroa, aka "Pablo,  more