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News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Friday February 23, 2024 ( 10 items )  

Air Force Surgeon General Discusses Readiness, Organizational Transformation During Visit to Hill AFB
HILL AFB, Utah, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Victoria Edwards, 2d Audiovisual Squadron Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Chief of the Medical Enlisted Force and Enlisted Corps Chief, visited the 75th Medical Group at Hill Air Force Base earlier this month. During the Feb 9 visit, they discussed readiness and organizational transformation with 75  more

Ariz. Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 23 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate and reform of the current practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In a letter sent this week, the attorneys general demand Congress take decisive action to reform the way PBMs conduct business and bring more transparency to  more

Ark. A.G. Griffin Leads 13-State Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 23 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2024: Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding a letter sent on behalf of himself and 12 other state attorneys general urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Stephen Hacala Poppy Seed Safety Act introduced by Senators Tom Cotton (AR), John Boozman (AR) and Richard Blumenthal (CT), and Congressman Steve Womack (AR-03): "Stephen Hacala was a 25-  more

Hill AFB: Maintainers Assemble New Engine Trainer for First Time
HILL AFB, Utah, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: Maintainers with the 388th Fighter Wing's Logistics Support Squadron recently completed a project that will save training time and lost flying hours by creating a complete engine trainer here. The trainer combines an old, unusable F-135 engine from Pratt and Whitney with a damaged aircraft already used for crash damage recovery courses, to create an environment for more realistic t  more

Md. A.G. Brown Urges Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 Attorneys General in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to engage in meaningful debate with a view towards reforming the way that pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business and bringing more transparency to their work. A PBM is a third-party company that acts as an intermediary be  more

U.S. Africa Commander Visits Morocco
STUTTGART-MOEHRINGEN, Germany, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Africa Command issued the following news release: U.S. Marine Corps General Michael Langley, Commander, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Marine Corps Sergeant Major Michael Woods, Command Senior Enlisted Leader visited Morocco Feb. 20-21, 2024 on his third trip to the country since taking command. During his official trip to Rabat, Morocco, Langley and U.S. Ambassador Puneet Talwar met with Mr. Abdellatif Loudiyi, the Moroccan Minister Delegate to  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to congressional leaders advocating for legislative action to reform Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) practices. The letter, sent by the National Association of Attorneys General, was led by Arkansas, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. According to the bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, the "original purpose [of] the Pharmacy Benefit Managers  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Opposes Overreaching EPA Lead Pipe Replacement Rule
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its proposed rule, "National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper." The letter, which was led by the State of Kansas, urges the federal agency to withdraw the rule. On December 6, 2023, the EPA released the proposed rule. According to the attorneys general, the rule "requires no  more

Va. A.G. Miyares Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congressional Action on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform
RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 21 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 other attorneys general in urging Congress to take decisive action to reform the way pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) conduct business and bring more transparency to their work. A PBM is a third-party company that functions as an intermediary between insurance providers and pharmaceutical manufactu  more

VFW Partners With Hill AFB for Operation Warm Heart, Project One Initiative
HILL AFB, Utah, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: The bond between Hill Air Force Base and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 8307 Layton was recently strengthened when Chief Master Sgt. Vernon Jackson, the 75th Air Base Wing command chief, signed a VFW membership. "Our post is pleased to work with Hill Air Force Base to expand opportunities to create community with the Airmen and their families. We welcome them," said Rich L  more