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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday January 21, 2024 ( 6 items )  

Consumer Reports Applauds New Jersey Governor for Signing Comprehensive Privacy Bill Into Law
TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 18 -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release: New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a comprehensive privacy bill (S. 332/A.B. 1971) into law that will extend baseline privacy rights to consumers, including the right to access, delete, and stop certain disclosures of their personal information. New Jersey becomes the 13th state to pass a privacy bill into law, after California, Utah, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Oregon  more

Foundation for Individual Rights & Expression: Lawsuit - Utah's Clumsy Attempt to Childproof Social Media is an Unconstitutional Mess
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 18 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: * * * * FIRE challenges Utah's new law mandating age verification to use social media. * Utah mom: "The state of Utah is trying to tell me how to raise my kids." * The law violates the First Amendment rights of all Utah residents. * The unconstitutional law goes into effect March 1. * * * In Utah, government gatekeepers are restricting social media acces  more

George W. Bush Presidential Center: The Bush Center Presents "The Art of Disagreeing Better"
DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 18 -- The George W. Bush Presidential Center issued the following news release: On January 22, the George W. Bush Presidential Center welcomes Utah Governor Spencer Cox, a Republican, and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, for a conversation on the importance of healthy conflict and respectful discourse at Engage at the Bush Center, presented by NexPoint. Krys Boyd, Host and Managing Editor of KERA Radio's award-winning national program, Think, will lead the conversati  more

NetChoice Applauds Utah Creators for Standing Up for Their Free Speech Online
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 17 -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations, eCommerce businesses and online consumers, all of whom share the goal of promoting convenience, choice and commerce on the Net, issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2024: Last week, a group of users filed a lawsuit with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) against the State of Utah over its Social Media Regulation Act, which violates their First Amendment rights. NetChoice applauds the courage  more

Salt Lake Chamber: Clark D. Ivory to Be Honored as 45th Giant in Our City
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 19 -- The Salt Lake Chamber issued the following news on Jan. 17, 2024: Today, the Salt Lake Chamber announced that Clark D. Ivory, CEO of Ivory Homes, will be honored as the 45th Giant in our City. The award recognizes those with exceptional and distinguished service, as well as extraordinary professional achievement, and is widely known as the most prestigious business award given in Utah. "As a business leader and philanthropist, Clark Ivory has made a lasting mar  more

Salt Lake Chamber: Proximity - The Small Business Campaign Solution
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Salt Lake Chamber issued the following news: According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, small businesses make up 99.9% of all U.S. businesses. What's more, Utah has been credited as the most pro-small business state in America, thanks to our state's pro-business initiatives and support systems. Each month, the Salt Lake Chamber will highlight a small business in Utah to emphasize its importance in our economy and encourage local support.   more