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News Tipoffs - Utah Editors Newsletter for Tuesday April 16, 2024 ( 4 items )  

BLM to Invest $3.1 Million to Restore Wildlife Habitats, as Part of the Investing in America Agenda
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced today a $3.1 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to restore wildlife habitat areas in six western states. This funding is part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, which is creating good-paying jobs, advancing climate resilience and restoring our nation's lands a  more

Okla. A.G. Drummond Leads National Coalition Opposing New EPA Methane Rule
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition he is leading have filed a motion to stay the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new methane emissions rule. Filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the motion follows a petition introduced last month by Drummond and the coalition of 24 state attorneys general and a stat  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Stands Against Illegal Federal Guidance for Using Taxpayer Dollars in Election-Related Activities
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to the U.S. Department of Education about concerning--and possibly illegal--guidance given to postsecondary education institutions regarding the entangling of Federal Work-Study funds with election-related activities. The states of West Virginia and Indiana led the letter. According to the States, Dr. Nasser H. Paydar, the Assistant Secretary for the O  more

Utah U.S. Attorney: Utah Married Couple Running a Gun and Ammo Shop, Arrested and Indicted After Deceitfully Obtaining Over $600,000 From Customers
ST. GEORGE, Utah, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: An indictment was unsealed today by the federal court in St. George following the arrest of a husband and wife in Utah County after a federal grand jury returned an indictment on April 9, 2024. The indictment charges the duo with financial crimes after they allegedly ran a gun and ammunition business and defrauded customers and financial firms of over $600,  more