Sunday - October 4, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Utah

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AG Labrador Secures Major Legal Victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act
BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 8 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Secures Major Legal Victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act * BOISE, ID - Attorney General Raul Labrador announced today the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, declaring the law unenforceable. The law aimed to impose $75 billion in fines to energy producers for prior lawful energy prod  more
Ask an Expert -- Checklist for September 2026 Yard and Garden Tasks
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 8 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ask an Expert -- Checklist for September 2026 Yard and Garden Tasks * Fall is in the air, which may make you want to hang up the rake. But before you do, remember how hard you've worked to get to this point and keep pushing forward. Consider these tips from the USU Extension Gardeners Almanac. Also included are links for further information. * Deadhead (cut off) spent blossoms of perennial and annual flowers.   more
Capital Research Center Issues Commentary: History of Homecare Fraud - NGO's, Bureaucrats, and Labor Unions Undermined Medicaid Fraud Prevention
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary: * * * The history of homecare fraud: NGO's, bureaucrats, and labor unions undermined Medicaid fraud prevention The Medicaid "homecare" program is probably the most defrauded welfare program in America today, and it got that way because a cabal of nonprofits, the Medicaid "deep state," and big labor has quietly worked to sandbag Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), a federally required anti-fraud policy. By Pa  more
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Aviation Week Op-Ed - Collaborations Critical to U.S. Leading in AAM, Embry Riddle President Writes
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Sept. 9 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news: * * * Aviation Week Op-Ed: Collaborations Critical to U.S. Leading in AAM, Embry Riddle President Writes In his latest Aviation Week essay, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University President P. Barry Butler, Ph.D., highlights how coordination between the public and private sectors -- as well as academia -- is crucial to safely launching and integrating advanced air mobility (AAM) aircraft into the n  more
Finding friendship within criminal law: Meet 3L Matt Cooper
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 8 -- The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law posted the following news: * * * Finding friendship within criminal law: Meet 3L Matt Cooper * Now kicking off his final year of law school, Matt Cooper is proud to say that his greatest achievement thus far has been cultivating so many friendships among his fellow classmates. "My favorite thing about the S.J. Quinney College of Law is the small class size and the intimacy that comes with it among classmates  more
House Energy & Commerce Chairman Guthrie Op-Ed: The Country That Lays the Foundation for the AI Economy Will Define the Next Century
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Chairman Guthrie Op-Ed: The country that lays the foundation for the AI economy will define the next century WASHINGTON, D.C. - The following op-ed by Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, appeared in the Washington Examiner (https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america  more
ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities (San Francisco, CA)--As DHS continues its campaign to deport millions of people, the role of state and local law enforcement agencies remains central to its mass detention and deportation project. Years ago, involvement with ICE was primarily  more
Justen Smith Named Vice President for USU Extension After National Search
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 8 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Justen Smith Named Vice President for USU Extension After National Search * Utah State University President Brad Mortensen has named Justen Smith as the next vice president for USU Extension after a national search. Smith has served as interim vice president since March. Before that temporary appointment, he served as director of the USU Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Department and as the director of  more
Research Study Takes Hannah Peer '28 to Finland
NEW LONDON, New Hampshire, Sept. 8 -- Colby-Sawyer College posted the following news: * * * Research Study Takes Hannah Peer '28 to Finland * When she enrolled at Colby-Sawyer, Hannah Peer didn't imagine that going to a small college in rural New Hampshire would allow her to see the world. But it has. In her first year of college, the junior environmental science major from Ashburnham, Massachusetts, participated in a Wesson Honors Program weekend trip to Winter Carnival in Quebec, Canada.   more
Senate Finance Committee Sets Sept. 15 Nomination Hearing
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m . on Sept. 15, 2026, at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Member Statements * Mike Crapo (R - ID) * Ron Wyden (D - OR) Witnesses * Gerard Klomp, of Utah, to be Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, vice James O'Neill, resigned * James Gadwood, of Maryland, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the Department o  more
Tarleton State Wins Back-to-Back FBS Games
WACO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Tarleton State Wins Back-to-Back FBS Games * Tarleton State traveled to the state of Ohio for the first time since 1991 and faced FBS-member Bowling Green for the first time. The Texans walked away with a 20-13 victory, their second straight against an FBS opponent after upsetting Army in double overtime, 30-27, in 2025. Tarleton State remains No. 5 in this week's AFCA FCS Co  more
USU's Science Unwrapped Announces New 'InterPLAY of Art & Science' Series
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 8 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU's Science Unwrapped Announces New 'InterPLAY of Art & Science' Series * After a summer break, Utah State University's Science Unwrapped, the College of Arts and Sciences' popular public STEM outreach program, is returning with its new Fall 2026-Spring 2027 "InterPLAY of Art & Science" series. "In our new series, we'll explore how art and science complement each other, enrich each other, depend on each other a  more
Utah Agricultural Products BBQ to Celebrate 30 Years of Community, Agriculture, Student Scholarships
LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 8 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Utah Agricultural Products BBQ to Celebrate 30 Years of Community, Agriculture, Student Scholarships * Utah State University will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Utah Agricultural Products BBQ on Sept. 26. This year's event marks three decades of bringing together agricultural producers, community members, alumni, and students in support of scholarships in the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture  more