Gov. Herbert to appoint new executive director of the Department of Human Resource Management
What:
Gov. Gary R. Herbert will announce the appointment of a new executive director of the Department of Human Resource Management. This appointment is subject to confirmation by the Utah Senate.
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Speaker Greg Hughes statement about the passing of Former Rep. Carl Duckworth
Salt Lake City – Speaker Greg Hughes issued this statement following the death of former Representative Carl Duckworth:
I served with Representative Carl Duckworth. He was a committed public servant who quietly went about the People’s business without pause and never for praise. Carl’s diagnosis of cancer and the attending health complications meant it would not be possible for him to run for re-election. Carl’s exuberant wife, Sue, became our colleague when she was elected to his seat in the next election. That was a decade ago, and this incredible couple have been a dear part of our lives ever since.
During this most recent General Session, an emotional highlight for the House was when Carl, still quietly battling for his health after all of these years, joined me on the Dais during our Floor time. In that moment, there wasn’t a dry eye in our Arena.
We love Sue Duckworth and will dearly miss Carl. The House extends its heartfelt condolences. The Duckworth’s are family to Utah’s House of Representatives. We are sorry for the loss that is felt among family and our community as a whole.
Former Representative Carl Duckworth served in the Utah House of Representatives from January 1, 1999, to December 31, 2008.
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USDA Designates Eight Counties in Utah as Primary Natural Disaster Areas with Assistance to Producers in Nevada
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2018 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in Utah as primary natural disaster areas due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought. Those counties are:
Carbon
Garfield
Millard
Utah
Emery
Juab
Sanpete
Wasatch
Farmers and ranchers in the following contiguous counties in Utah also qualify for natural disaster assistance. Those counties are:
Beaver
Kane
San Juan
Tooele
Duchesne
Piute
Sevier
Uintah
Grand
Salt Lake
Summit
Wayne
Iron
Farmers and ranchers in the contiguous counties of Lincoln and White Pine in Nevada also qualify for natural disaster assistance.
Qualified farm operators in the designated areas eligible for the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA’s) emergency (EM) loans, provided eligibility requirements are met. Farmers in eligible counties have eight months from the date of the declaration of April 26, 2018, to apply for loans to help cover part of their actual losses. FSA will consider each loan application on its own merits, taking into account the extent of losses, security available and repayment ability. FSA has a variety of programs, in addition to the EM loan program, to help eligible farmers recover from the impacts of this disaster.
Other FSA programs that can provide assistance, but do not require a disaster declaration, include: Operating and Farm Ownership Loans; the Emergency Conservation Program; Livestock Forage Disaster Program; Livestock Indemnity Program; Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees and Farm-Raised Fish Program; and the Tree Assistance Program. Interested farmers may contact their local USDA service centers for further information on eligibility requirements and application procedures for these and other programs. Additional information is also available online at http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov.
FSA news releases are available on FSA’s website at www.fsa.usda.gov via the “Newsroom” link.
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