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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah Newsletter for Saturday May 23, 2026 ( 15 items )  

Ask an Expert - The Mental Health Benefits of Decluttering
LOGAN, Utah, May 22 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ask an Expert -- The Mental Health Benefits of Decluttering * "Clutter isn't just the stuff on the floor. It's anything that gets between you and the life you want to be living." -Peter Walsh Clutter has a sneaky way of crowding not just your space but your mind. According to a study by Princeton University, researchers discovered that the environment can positively or negatively impact your ability to complete  more

Blackburn, Klobuchar Bill to Strengthen Investigation of Child Exploitation Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn, Klobuchar Bill to Strengthen Investigation of Child Exploitation Passes Senate Safe Cloud Storage Act Would Support Organizations Assisting Law EnforcementĀ  WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) released the following statements after their Safe Cloud Storage Act passed the Senate. This legislation would provide limited liability pro  more

BLM seeks input for September 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Utah
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input for September 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Utah * SALT LAKE CITY - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 35 oil and gas parcels totaling 34,596 acres in Utah in a September 2026 sale. The comment period ends June 22, 2026. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels i  more

Cal. State-San Bernardino Issues Faculty In the News Wrap Up for May 22, 2026
SAN BERNARDINO, California, May 22 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up: * * * Faculty in the News, May 22 Stuart Sumida (biology), as president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, was the lead signatory in a letter calling for the protection of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; Meredith Conroy (political science) discussed and wrote on the cancellation of the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert;" a book co-aut  more

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints President Christofferson Will Dedicate the Yorba Linda California Temple
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 22 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * President Christofferson Will Dedicate the Yorba Linda California Temple The dedication will take place on Sunday, June 7 * President D. Todd Christofferson, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will dedicate the Yorba Linda California Temple on Sunday, June 7, 2026. He will be accompanied by Elder Steven R. Bangerte  more

Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Geothermal in Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Promote Geothermal in Indo-Pacific * Pacific POWER Act seeks to cement U.S. position as global leader in geothermal energy WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, cosponsored the Pacific Promotion of Workable Energy Resources (POWER) Act, bipartisan legislation to promote geothermal exploration  more

Curtis, Colleagues' Statement on Violent Protests in Bolivia
WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, Colleagues' Statement on Violent Protests in Bolivia * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC);Jim Risch (R-ID), SFRC Chairman; Bernie Moreno (R-OH); and Rick Scott (R-FL) released the following statement on the ongoing violent attempts to destabilize Bolivia: "We strongly condemn the ongoing violent attempts to undermine the democr  more

Governor Polis Celebrates Major Win For Our Environment and Securing Colorado's Water Future
DENVER, Colorado, May 22 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Celebrates Major Win For Our Environment and Securing Colorado's Water Future * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis celebrated a major win for Colorado's water future with $40 million in federal funding secured to protect the Colorado River, economy and environment. The funding from the Bureau of Reclamation's "Bucket 2 Environment Drought Mitigation", will help Colorado purchase the   more

Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Phoenix Ozone Pollution Waiver
WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Phoenix Ozone Pollution Waiver * Phoenix, AZ - Conservation groups today challenged the Trump Administration's waiver of stronger air pollution controls for Phoenix, one of the nation's smoggiest cities. The groups' petition for review, filed in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, claims that the Trump administration   more

Ken Guan to Join USU Blanding Campus as New Associate Vice President
LOGAN, Utah, May 22 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ken Guan to Join USU Blanding Campus as New Associate Vice President * BLANDING, Utah - Utah State University has announced Ken Guan will become associate vice president for the Blanding campus. Guan will start at USU Blanding on July 1, 2026. Guan has worked in higher ed for more than 20 years, including roles at Indiana University, Kansas State University, University of Vermont, University of Texas, and most re  more

Mississippi's Rhoshunda Kelly Elected CSBS Chair
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi's Rhoshunda Kelly Elected CSBS Chair The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced the election of Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance Commissioner Rhoshunda G. Kelly to serve as the new chair of the CSBS Board of Directors. The election took place during the CSBS annual meeting, where new officers for 2026-27 were also installed. Chair Kel  more

NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment Completes On-Orbit Data Collection
LOGAN, Utah, May 22 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment Completes On-Orbit Data Collection Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory and USU's Department of Physics have announced NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment has completed the on-orbit data collection phase of its mission. The mission will continue with processing and analyzing images collected during the 30-month on-orbit phase. At 17:04 Coordinated Universal Time on M  more

Readout of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Wilsbach's counterpart visit with Argentine Air Force Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Gustavo Valverde
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Readout of US Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach's counterpart visit with Argentine Air Force Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Gustavo Valverde * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach hosted Argentine Air Force Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Gustavo Valverde for an official counterpart visit, May 19, to deepen bilateral defense cooperation and advance shared security priorities in the West  more

Senate Passes Bipartisan Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Resolution
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Bipartisan Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Resolution * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Angus King (I-ME) to designate May as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month." The resolution promotes safe practices for the millions of motorcycle riders across America. "I know firsthand the   more

U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tom Cotton, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Eliminate UN Agency that Employs Hamas Terrorists
WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tom Cotton, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Eliminate UN Agency that Employs Hamas Terrorists * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 24 of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump requesting that his administration fully dismantle and eliminate the budget of the United Nations Relief and Works   more