ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators posted the following news: * * * AAMVA Attends the Multistate Tax Commission Seminar * On July 23, Paul Steier, AAMVA's Director of Vehicle Programs and Strategic Operations, attended the Multistate Tax Commission Seminar in Salt Lake City, Utah. Paul served on a panel to discuss issues and challenges for motor vehicle agencies in holding residents accountable   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 5, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Employment in Myrtle Beach area up 5.2 percent over the year ended June 2025 Nonfarm payroll employment increased from June 2024 to June 2025 in 30 metropolitan areas and was essentially unchanged in 357 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment occurred in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, South Caro  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 9 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * Church of Jesus Christ Donates US$5.1 Million to the American Red Cross Donation to support blood collection equipment and sickle cell treatment * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is donating US$5.1 million to the American Red Cross to support critical efforts, including blood donation programs (which are receiving equipment for new donor centers) and progr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Coalition of Local Governments has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expressing concerns about proposed modifications to the agency's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations. The letter, dated July 30, 2025, outlines the Coalition's support for certain revisions that align with NEPA, recent executive orders, and judicial rulings but addresses critical issues regarding the implementation of these chan  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Advances First Expedited Coal Lease Under One Big Beautiful Bill Act * WASHINGTON -- The Department of the Interior, through the Bureau of Land Management and in coordination with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, has completed the environmental review for a major Utah coal project, marking the first expedited coal leasing action under the One Big Bea  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 9 -- Draper issued the following news release: * * * Draper Hosts Delegation from Utah State Legislature CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Draper recently hosted a delegation from the Utah state legislature for a tour of the company's facilities and a discussion of the company's ability to design, develop and produce advanced solutions for some of the nation's most challenging problems. The delegation included 15 legislators from the Utah House of Representatives and the Dire  more

PEORIA, Illinois, Aug. 8 -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release: * * * Joule, Caterpillar, and Wheeler Announce an Agreement to Power America's Growing Data Center Energy Needs IRVING, Texas, Aug. 7, 2025 - Joule Capital Partners, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and Wheeler Machinery Co. today announced an agreement to power Joule's High Performance Compute Data Center Campus in Utah. Joule, a next-generation infrastructure company  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 7 -- The National Caucus of Native American State Legislators issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * NCSL Welcomes New Executive Officers Elected at 2025 Legislative Summit BOSTON--Illinois Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. (D) became the 54th president of the National Conference of State Legislatures at the annual Legislative Summit in Boston. Evans, succeeds Utah Senate President Pro Tempore Wayne Harper (R). Harper is now formally NCSL's president emeritus. NCSL,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Get Another Shot at Protections * MISSOULA, Mont.-- A federal judge in Montana ruled today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law last year when it denied a petition to protect gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act. The agency must now reconsider whether to grant protections to wolves living  more

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 8 -- O'Melveny & Myers, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * O'Melveny Files Second Amended Complaint on Behalf of Boise State, Colorado State, and Utah State in Lawsuit Against Mountain West Conference O'Melveny has filed a second amended complaint today in Colorado state court against the Mountain West Conference on behalf of Boise State University, Colorado State University, and Utah State University. The second amended complaint, available online here, f  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 6 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * Open House and Dedication Dates Announced for Alabang Philippines Temple Elder David A. Bednar will dedicate this house of the Lord * The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the open house and dedication dates for the Alabang Philippines Temple. A media day will be held for the Alabang Philippines Temple on Monday, November 1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: * * * Planned Parenthood Responds to Trump Administration Appeal of Court Decision in "Defunding" Case BOSTON -- Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and Planned Parenthood Association of Utah released the following statement after the Trump administration appealed a federal court decision blocking enforcement of the reconciliation law's provis  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Moore, Schneider Introduce Bipartisan Bill Targeting Counterfeit Imports * WASHINGTON -- Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Brad Schneider (D-IL) introduced legislation to halt counterfeit and pirated imports into the United States. The bill changes how Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can share the packing and shipping information of suspected counterfeit products with key intelle  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * Six States Selected to Participate in NGA Youth Apprenticeship Policy Academy * National Governors Association to work with Maryland, Montana, North Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and Washington to help them develop and implement policy agendas to advance high-quality youth apprenticeship opportunities. WASHINGTON - Maryland, Montana, North Carolina  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, ChamberWest Host U.S. Representative Celeste Maloy for Roundtable on Tax Reform * WEST VALLEY CITY, UT - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the ChamberWest Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Celeste Maloy (R-UT-02) for a roundtable discussion in West Valley City, Utah with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * New Study Raises Questions About How Ozempic Affects Muscle Size and Strength As use of the popular anti-diabetic and weight-loss drug Ozempic skyrockets, so have concerns about the medication's side effects. One such side effect is loss of "lean mass"--body weight that isn't fat--raising concerns that Ozempic could be reducing muscle mass and strength. New research in mice suggest  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 7 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Utah Consumer Sentiment Falls in July Utah's consumer sentiment fell 4.8% in July, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute's Survey of Utah Consumer Sentiment. This decline (from 82.3 in June to 78.4 in July) is within the survey's margin of error. A similar survey conducted by the University of Michigan reports a small increase (1.6%) in sentiment   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) document titled 'Assessment of Conventional and Continuous Oil and Gas Resources in the Mowry Composite Total Petroleum System in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, 2024' reports the agency's findings on undiscovered hydrocarbon reserves. Authored by the Mowry Shale Assessment Team, including Jane S. Hearon, Christopher J. Schenk, and others, the report--Fact Sheet 2025-3023--details a geologic assessmen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, released a document titled 'Methodology for Compilation of Previously Published Contour Data Showing the Altitude of the Base of Dakota Sandstone on the Colorado Plateau, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.' This report was authored by Donald S. Sweetkind and is identified as Data Report 1213. The USGS published the report in 2025. The report describes the process of   more

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * UWLP Releases Research on Utah Women and STEM Education By Kolene Anderson Because of Utah's booming tech industry, the state is among the top job markets in the nation, driven by robust growth in STEM fields. In addition, Utah women's participation in the STEM workforce has grown from 17.1% in 2015 to 24% in 2023. However, recent data show that Utah has a long way to go in terms of women's representation in this   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 4 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * What's Innovative About Your State? * CSG West is proud to launch a new video series spotlighting innovation across the West--told directly by the legislators leading the way. Inspired by the theme of the 2025 CSG West Annual Meeting, Innovating at New Heights, this series asks a simple question: What's innovative about your state? Our first video fe  more