News Releases
Gov. Cox appoints Paul Tsosie to Colorado River Authority board
Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Paul Tsosie to the board of the Colorado River Authority of Utah. A member of the Navajo Nation, Tsosie fills the newly-created seat designated to ensure representation for Utahâs Native American Tribes in policy decisions related to the Colorado River.
Tsosie is an attorney who specializes in representing various Native American Tribes in issues ranging from hunting and fishing law to economic development and law enforcement. He previously served as the U.S. Department of the Interior Indian Affairs Chief of Staff and has owned his own law practice for 20 years. He has also practiced law as a prosecutor, defense counsel and judge. (Read More)
Nominees announced for 3rd District Juvenile Court vacancy
The Third District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Third District Juvenile Court. This position results from the retirement of Judge Renee M. Jimenez on Dec. 15, 2022.
The nominees for the vacancy are: Laina Arras, Attorney, Salt Lake Legal Defender Association; Frank Call, Attorney, Frank N. Call; Aaron Flater, Assistant Attorney, United States Attorneyâs Office; Heath Haacke, Guardian ad Litem, Utah Office of the Guardian ad Litem; Aliisa Leon, Associate Attorney General, Utah Attorney Generalâs Office. (Read More)
Romney welcomes $5.5 million investment from bipartisan infrastructure bill to advance wildfire resilience in Utah
U.S. Senator Romney (R-UT) today welcomed an announcement from the Department of the Interior that it has invested more than $5.5 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to advance wildfire resilience work and support fuels management projects in Utah on 24,490 acres of land across the state. This is part of $103 million allocated by the Department earlier this year to reduce wildfire risk, mitigate impacts, and rehabilitate burned areas. The additional funding will help complete fuels treatments on nearly 2 million acres nationwide this fiscal year, a substantial increase over the prior year. (Read More)
USBE seeks feedback on Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) survey
The Utah State Board of Education is asking Utah residents to respond to a short survey focused on the stateâs Student Health and Risk Prevention (SHARP) survey, which is given every two years, to students in grades 6, 8, 10, and 12.
Information from the survey will be used to help inform the October 6 Utah State Board of Education meeting where the board will be determining whether to support the 2023 SHARP survey administration. (Read More)
Western members of Congress convene working group to discuss RECA
Tuesday, several western senators and representatives convened a working group to discuss the next steps for the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), critical legislation to provide healthcare and compensation to aging uranium miners who were exposed to toxic radiation.
Rep. Blake Moore, along with Sens. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Reps. Yvette Herrell (R-AZ), Burgess Owens (R-UT), John Curtis (R-UT), and Ken Buck (R-CO), met to discuss RECA reauthorization and their priorities to ensure constituents negatively impacted by uranium mining receive the care and compensation they have earned. (Read More)
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