PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 21 -- The Arizona Auditor General issued the following audit report (No. 23-108) on Sept. 20, 2023, entitled "Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management - Sunset Review." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Members of the Arizona Legislature The Honorable Katie Hobbs, Governor Mr. Tom Torres, Director, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Transmitted herewith is the Auditor General's report, A Performance Audit and Sunset Review of the Arizona Departm  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 21 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 20, 2023, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Utah - First Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in all five of the largest counties in Utah from March 2022 to March 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in   more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Idaho National Laboratory's Frontiers Initiative will take center stage when climate scientists and policymakers from around the world convene at the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly in October in Iceland. University partners and defense experts with INL-led Emerging Energy Markets Analysis (EMA) initiative will participate in panel discussions. They'll highlight the  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Sept. 19, 2023, by National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard at the MSCI Sustainability Institute's launch during Climate Week NYC: * * * Thank you to Linda and the MSCI team for inviting me to join you during Climate Week, and congratulations on the launch of the MSCI Sustainability Institute. We must meet the generational challenge of building a clean energy economy and reaching net zero emissions. President Bide  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release: In commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the original enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Justice Department announced nearly $193 million in formula and discretionary grant awards to support crucial services and justice responses for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including $1,982,667 for the Ut  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps to Train Young People in Clean Energy, Conservation, and Climate Resilience Skills, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis In its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people on career pathways in the growing fields of clean energy, conservation and climate resilience Since taking office, President  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than two weeks before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts all across the country. Instead of working in a bipartisan manner to keep the government open and address emergency needs for the American people, House Republicans introduced a continuing resol  more