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News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Wednesday October 04, 2023 ( 7 items )  

Attorney General Alan Wilson Leads 2 Different Multistate Efforts to Defend Students' Free Speech
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 4 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release: Attorney General Alan Wilson led two different multistate amicus briefs aimed at defending students' freedom of speech. "Students have the right to respectfully share their beliefs and opinions at school and must not be compelled to speak or accept beliefs they do not hold. The classroom is one of the main places where students learn to disagree civilly and form their own opinions  more

Civil Air Patrol: Nevada Wing Member, 100 - 'Secret of Longevity - Keep Busy'
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: By Cadet Lt. Col. Dana Surwill, Henderson Composite Squadron, Nevada Wing The 9/11 terror attacks remain a vivid memory for millions. So does President John F. Kennedy's assassination nearly 38 years before that. More than eight decade later, the number who have similarly vivid memories of the attack on Pearl Harbor dwindles by the day. At age 100, Lt. Col. Bill Brew of the Nevada Wing's Henderson  more

Future of Mining is Microreactors: Idaho National Laboratory Sees Big Benefits
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: Powering a remote zinc mine located roughly 600 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, is a Herculean task. Governments and industry have taken a particular interest in remote arctic mining locations, not only because of the region's vast mineral resources, but also because of shipping routes that are opening through the ice due to climate change. Still, getting energy to t  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Leads Letter Opposing Biden Administration Radical Environmental Scheme for Development Projects
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2023: Today, Attorney General Bird led a coalition of 24 states in a letter opposing a proposed Biden Administration rule that will illegally mandate social, environmental, and race-based regulations for infrastructure projects and stop development in its tracks. The Biden Administration's woke environmental scheme is part of its larger radical climate change plan. With the new rule i  more

Litigation: SEC Vs. Utah Regional Investment Fund, CCS of Utah, Christofer Shurian
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:23-cv-00106; D. Utah filed Sept. 29, 2023) involving Utah Regional Investment Fund LLC, CCS of Utah Inc. and Christofer Shurian: * * * SEC Charges EB-5 Operator with Securities Fraud * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it charged a Utah man and an entity he controlled with committing fraud by siphoning away millions of dollars of investor funds for perso  more

N.H. A.G. Formella Pushes Adult Entertainment Industry Tech Giant to Address Concerns Over Online Loophole That Jeopardizes Children
CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella has joined a coalition of 26 state Attorneys General expressing concerns to the online adult entertainment website Pornhub's parent company Aylo over content featuring underaged children. "Reports that PornHub knew it had children or victims of human trafficking on its site are beyond concerning. Any entity that suspects its practices may be harming  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Letter Questioning Pornhub Loophole Putting Children at Risk
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 2, 2023: Last week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined 23 other states in a letter to Pornhub's parent company with concerns over content featuring underaged children. As recently reported, an employee for the company was captured on video by an undercover journalist discussing Pornhub's moderation practices, where he admitted a "loophole." When uploading content to the site, users are  more