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Federal Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Sunday June 23, 2024 ( 5 items )  

FDIC Approves Deposit Insurance, Merger Applications for Thrivent Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release on June 21, 2024: The Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved a deposit insurance application submitted by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (TFL) based in Minneapolis (through its wholly owned subsidiary Thrivent Financial Holdings), to create Thrivent Bank, a newly chartered industrial bank headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. In addition, the FDIC Boar  more

Justice Department Finds That Utah Violates Federal Civil Rights Law by Segregating People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: The Justice Department announced today its findings (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1356101/dl) that Utah is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by unnecessarily segregating youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) during the day, instead of helping them find work and spend their days in their communities. The department found that the Sta  more

New, Giant Horned Dinosaur Discovered in the Ancient Swamps of Montana, United States
PANAMA CITY, Panama, June 21 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: A remarkable, new species of horned, plant-eating dinosaur is being unveiled at the Natural History Museum of Utah. The dinosaur, excavated from the badlands of northern Montana just a few miles from the USA-Canada border, is among the largest and most ornate ever found, with two huge blade-like horns on the back of its frill. The distinctive horn pattern inspired its name, Lokicerato  more

U.S. Attorney for D.C.: Utah Man Convicted of Assaulting Law Enforcement With a Deadly Weapon and Other Charges During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Utah man was convicted of felony and misdemeanor charges in federal court in the District of Columbia on June 17, 2024, for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of Congress called to ascertain and validate the electoral college vote for the 2020 presidential elect  more

USDOT Awards Nearly $60 Million in Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants to Arizona, Texas and Utah to Serve as National Models and Help Save Lives on Our Nation's Roadways
WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced that it is awarding $60 million in grants under the Saving Lives with Connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment program to advance connected and interoperable vehicle technologies. The grants to recipients in Arizona, Texas and Utah will serve as national models to accelerate and spur new deployments of vehi  more