WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2023: A total of 19 employees have received the 2023 Director's Awards, which recognize employees who have exemplified the core values, issues, strategies, and goals of the Judiciary, as expressed in its Strategic Plan. The recipients were nominated by colleagues based on career achievements and contributions to specific projects that have benefited their home courts and the federal Judiciar  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news on Dec. 4, 2023: * * * Still time for eligible Utah County landowners to receive assistance through Regional Conservation Partnership Program. * * * Eligible Utah County landowners within the Camp Williams Sentinel Landscape Project have until January 3, 2024, to apply for assistance. The 2,000-acre zone surrounding Camp Williams is part of a project by the U  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * The quits rate (the number of quits during the entire month as a percentage of total employment) for the nation was 2.3 percent in September 2023. Thirty-six states had quits rates of 2.3 percent or higher. Among those with the highest rates were Montana (3.5 percent) and Alaska and Wyoming (3.4 percent each). * * * Chart: State quits rates, Septe  more

SPRINGDALE, Utah, Dec. 5 -- The National Park Service Zion National Park issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service is improving campground services and applications for Wilderness permits * * * Effective in 2024, Zion National Park will change fees in campgrounds and start using a new online reservation system for canyoneering, backpacking camping, and other Wilderness permits. "We adopted these changes to improve accessibility and visitor service," Jeff Bradybaugh, Zi  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 5 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody and a coalition of attorneys general issued a warning to media companies with possible ties to foreign terrorist organizations. Attorney General Moody and the coalition sent a letter reminding the publisher of the New York Times, the CEO of the Associated Press, the CEO and editor in chief of CNN and the president of Reuters that providing material support to te  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 5 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Today, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of 14 states in a letter demanding that big news media make sure that they are not paying journalists with ties to terrorist organizations like Hamas. Following the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel that brutally murdered more than 1,400 men, women, and children, reports revealed that several news media outlets had employed  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 5 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Wednesday, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of 23 states in a letter to International Shareholder Services ("ISS") and Glass Lewis. The letter urges the companies to follow the law and quit recommending woke investment strategies that jeopardize millions of Americans' retirement security. The companies also wrongfully recommend that banks not disclose why they cl  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem and 16 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing the Chinese Communist Party owning American land. The letter was also sent to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and U.S. House and Senate leadership. "Numerous governors and state legislatures have taken action to protect our citizens form the imminent national secu  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 5 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief, led by the States of Iowa and West Virginia, in USA v Trump. The brief, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, supports the former president's constitutional right to protected political speech. Earlier this fall, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order that restricted forme  more