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Salt Lake County Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth recognition and celebration with speakers, music, and light refreshments at the Salt Lake County Government Center. This is the first year both the state of Utah and Salt Lake County recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday. Today, Friday, June 17, 11:30 AM at the Salt Lake County Government Center Council Chambers, North Building, 2001 S. State Street (Read More)
ISTE spotlights innovative educators for creating transformational learning experiences
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), a nonprofit focusing on accelerating innovation in education, today announced the winners of the 2022 ISTE Impact Award, Distinguished District Award, Making It Happen Award, and 20 To Watch Awards. The award winners will be recognized during ISTELive 22 on June 26-29. Syd Dickson is receiving the ISTE Impact Award and Alberto Herraez and Mario Herraez, both in the Davis County School District, are the "20 To Watch" Award. (Read More)
Owens co-sponsors the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022
Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022. The bipartisan legislation requires the posting of the National Human Trafficking Hotline in the restrooms of all U.S. airplanes, airports, trains, train stations, busses, and bus stations so that any victim, or anyone who notices a potential victim of human trafficking, knows who to reach out to for help. (Read More)
Moore and AUKUS working group introduce new bill to establish Officer Training Pipeline for Australian Submarines
Rep. Blake Moore (UT-01) was joined by Reps. Joe Courtney (CT-02), Mike Gallagher (WI-08), and Derek Kilmer (WA-06) in introducing the Australia-U.S. Submarine Officer Pipeline Act. The new bipartisan bill will establish a joint training pipeline between the U.S. Navy and the Royal Australian Navy and will enable the start of U.S.-based training of Commanding Officers for Australiaâs future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS alliance. Moore, Courtney, Gallagher, and Kilmerâthe four Chairmen of the Congressional AUKUS Working Groupâwere also joined by Reps. Rob Wittman (VA-01), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), and Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) as original co-sponsors of the bill. (Read More)
Leeâs Antitrust Venue Act passes Senate
Sen. Mike Leeâs (R-UT) State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 unanimously passed the Senate. The bill would give state officials the same deference granted to federal antitrust enforcers in regard to the venue in which cases are heard. When antitrust enforcement cases are brought in federal court by either federal or state enforcers, a number of private cases are often also brought against the defendant corporation. These private cases often complicate the venue determination of an enforcement case and bring significant delays. The State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act ensures that the States are afforded the same deference as the United Sates when selecting their venue to enforce the federal antitrust laws and removes the inefficiencies and barriers they confront under the current process. (Read More)
Romney: Administration recklessly and unilaterally spent taxpayersâ money
During an exchange at a HELP Committee hearing with Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn OâConnell, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) highlighted how the Administration has failed to be transparent with Congress regarding how it has spent COVID fundsâarguing that the Administration claimed to not have the funds to purchase monoclonal antibody treatments, antivirals, and other preventative treatments when it actually did. In March, Romney led his colleagues in pressing the White House for an accounting of how the federal government allocated trillions in taxpayer funds to combat the pandemic. (Read/Watch More)
Owens helps introduce the Educational Choice for Children Act
Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, helped introduce the Educational Choice for Children Act, which would support parentsâ right to choose school options that work for their family. Specifically, this legislation would expand education freedom and opportunity for millions of students by providing a charitable donation incentive for individuals and businesses to fund scholarship awards for students to cover expenses related to K-12 public and private education, amounting to $10 billion on an annual basis. (Read More)
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