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News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Thursday November 09, 2023 ( 8 items )  

Ark. A.G. Griffin Leads 20-State Coalition Calling for Removal of Student Visa Holders Who Provide Support to Terror Groups
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 9 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Attorney General Tim Griffin today sent a letter on behalf of a coalition of 20 state attorneys general to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas calling for the prompt removal of foreign student visa holders who are found to have endorsed terror activity or provided material support to foreign terrorist organizations. After s  more

BLM invites public input on 214-mile transmission line proposal in Utah and Nevada
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: FILLMORE, Utah -- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public input on the proposed Cross-Tie 500-kV Transmission Project that would connect the Clover Substation in central Utah with the Robinson Summit Substation in east-central Nevada. The 45-day public comment period ends Dec. 6, 2023. "Engaging with the community using the public comment process is a vital opportunity  more

BLM Seeks Public Input for Plan Supporting Gunnison Sage-Grouse Recovery
LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a plan to preserve and enhance habitat for eight Gunnison sage-grouse populations on public lands across southwest Colorado and southeast Utah. Gunnison sage-grouse are a federally protected species distinct from the greater sage-grouse, and only inhabit portions of Colorado  more

BLM Wyoming High Desert District to conduct prescribed burns
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. -- The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming High Desert District plans to conduct slash pile prescribed burns on lands managed by the Rock Springs Field Office and associated partners this fall and winter. Any burning is contingent upon fuel moisture and weather meeting optimal burn conditions that are part of the specific treatment prescription parameters. Burn  more

Fla. A.G. Moody Calls for Removal of Student Visa Holders Who Provide Support to Terror Groups
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 9 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2023: Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding the Biden administration take prompt action to remove student visas amid a surge in antisemitic activity on college campuses. Attorney General Moody and a coalition of 19 state attorneys general sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas calling for the prompt removal  more

Iowa A.G. Bird Fights to Stop Radical California Truck Ban
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 9 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2023: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on Friday led a 19-state coalition in challenging the Biden Administration for illegally allowing California to ban traditional gas or diesel trucks. In June, Attorney General Bird sued the Biden Administration over its scheme that gives California the authority to force most buses, vans, trucks, and tractor-trailers to be electric by 2035. The   more

Readout of HHS Secretary Becerra's Roundtable on Contraception Access
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Biden Harris-Administration Hosted a Roundtable to Hear Directly from Researchers On the Ground About Barriers to Contraception Care in the Aftermath of the Dobbs Decision, and Reaffirm Commitment to Expanding Access to Contraception On Monday, November 6, 2023, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra hosted a roundtable to hear from medical providers, r  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Victory Against Wawa Data Breach Settlement
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 9 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: After Attorney General Sean D. Reyes led a multistate amicus brief in Wawa v. Frank, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit sided with the coalition of attorneys general, giving the Utah Attorney General's Office a legal victory in an important case involving a question of reasonable settlement awards to consumer class members and class counsel. This challenge arose after Wawa's set  more