WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * CitiesSpeak Podcast Features the Dignity Index's Tim Shriver and Tami Pyfer on Improving Public Discourse and Strengthening Community * Washington, D.C. -A new episode of the CitiesSpeak podcast from the National League of Cities (NLC) features Tim Shriver, CEO of UNITE, and Tami Pyfer, co-creator of the Dignity Index, in conversation recorded live in Bo  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * FOIA Documents Reveal Trump Administration Ordered Fish and Wildlife Service to Change Materials About Indigenous Peoples * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Official Trump Administration documents obtained by the Sierra Club reveal the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) took steps to censor materials at its headquarters in Virginia and at a wildlife refuge in Oklahoma as part of Donald Trump's attempt  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Cox signs 7 bills in the 2026 General Legislative Session * SALT LAKE CITY (March 13, 2026) - Today, Gov. Cox signed 7 bills in the 2026 General Legislative Session. Information on these bills can be found below: * H.B. 17 Public Infrastructure District Meeting Amendments * H.B. 45 Fire Code Amendments * H.B. 46 Taxpayer Information Sharing Amendments * H.B. 62 Road Jurisd  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following opening statement from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Strengthening Employer-Led Training": * * * Artificial intelligence isn't coming in some distant future; it's a tool that businesses are already using every day. Data shows that nearly half of occupations could use AI for at least  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-514) on the Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act (H.R. 3073). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on Feb. 23, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The purpose of H.R. 3073 is to confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, and for other pu  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Women, Finance, & Education 2025: Utahns' Awareness, Understanding, and Attitudes - A report from Utah State University, Logan - March 2026 (37 pages) * * * Utah State University issued a report analyzing how women are represented in leadership positions within the state's government agencies. The report provides a baseline assessment of women's participation in supervisory, managerial and executive roles across Utah's public sector, offering insight into gend  more