SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 14, 2023, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - October 2023": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.3 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 0.1 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following remarks on Nov. 13, 2023, by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero at the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee meeting: * * * I am pleased to be here with the members of the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee in Washington, D.C. The last time I saw you, we were all standing outside on the edge of one of our nation's largest copper mines in Utah. I thank Commissioner Mersinger fo  more

WESTMINSTER, Colorado, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: National Governors Association (NGA) Chair Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and NGA Vice Chair Colorado Gov. Jared Polis collaborated for the second in a series of bipartisan events to help address toxic polarization in America - the aim of Gov. Cox's 2023-24 NGA Chair's Initiative: Disagree Better. The bipartisan event was also attended by Gov. Greg Gianforte, Montana, and Gov. Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma. "Poli  more

HILL AFB, Utah, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The 414th Supply Chain Management Squadron was awarded the 2022 Department of Defense Award for Supply Chain Excellence for their exceptional achievements in supply chain management through innovative development and process improvement. The award was presented by Honorable Christopher Lowman, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. The 414th SCMS successfully stood up in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (TNSres) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following fact sheet: * * * Fifth National Climate Assessment Details Impacts of Climate Change on Regions Across the United States The Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5) highlights the ways in which all regions in the United States are currently experiencing harmful impacts of climate change. One of the most direct ways that Americans experience climate change is through increases in the   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following trading suspension order on Nov. 13, 2023: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, of trading in the securities of Agri-Fintech Holdings, Inc. (TMNA) (CIK No. 0001648365), of Draper, Utah at 4:00 a.m. EST on November 14, 2023 and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EST on November 28, 2023. The Commission temporaril  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah, Trina A. Higgins, issued the following news release: A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City returned an indictment charging a Utah resident with wire fraud after he allegedly lied about his criminal history when applying for multiple small business loans during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to court documents, Carter Lane Lucas, 47, of Herriman, Utah, defrauded the COVID-19 relief programs dubbed the Paycheck Prot  more