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NEWS RELEASE: Majority of Utah’s Snapchat Lawsuit Unredacted, Exposing “Reckless” AI Rollout and Deep-Seated Exploitation of Children

July 29, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY, UT— Newly revealed information in Utah’s lawsuit against the popular app Snapchat exposes the disturbing extent to...
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NEWS RELEASE: Utah Secures $720 Million Nationwide Settlement from Eight Opioid Drug Makers

July 10, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah – Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and Utah Department of Commerce Executive Director Margaret Woolley Busse...
2025
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Commission won’t reconsider Rocky Mountain Power’s rate hike, calls request ‘offensive’

July 10, 2025
The utility has already filed an appeal petition to the Utah Supreme Court to contest the denial By: Alixel Cabrera,...
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Advisory for Business Registrants: Important Mail Alert

July 1, 2025
Attention Business Registrants, The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Corporations and Commercial Code (Division) wants to inform Utah business owners...
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NEWS RELEASE: Utah Sues Snapchat For Unleashing Experimental AI Technology On Young Users While Misrepresenting the Safety of the Platform 

June 30, 2025
First-of-its-Kind Lawsuit Under Utah Consumer Privacy Act for Snap’s Data-Sharing Practices SALT LAKE CITY, UT— Today, Utah Governor Spencer J....
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NEWS RELEASE: Utah and All Eligible Jurisdictions Will Sign Settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family, Marking a Major Victory for Utah Consumers

June 17, 2025
Salt Lake City, Utah—Utah and all 54 other eligible jurisdictions agreed to sign onto a settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma...
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Utah Has Found the Right Middle Ground on Artificial Intelligence

June 12, 2025
We don’t have to choose between innovation and safety. With the right structure, we can have both. By Spencer Cox...
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NEWS RELEASE: 42 State and Territory Attorneys General Urge Meta to Take Action Against Investment Scam Ads

June 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 11, 2025  — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) today announced that a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys...
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NEWS RELEASE: Bipartisan Coalition of 42 Attorneys General Urges Passage of Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act

June 10, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — June 9, 2025 — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) today announced that 42 attorneys general from...
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