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Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs Executive Director Gary Harter and Utah National Guard, Adjutant General, Major General Michael J. Turley hosted a Memorial Day Commemorative Event at the Utah Capitol.
The event is put on every year on Memorial Day when the state recognizes the nearly 3,000 Utahns who died in conflicts around the world.
This year, the state also honored those who passed away due to the COVID-19 pandemic and were unable to receive final honors recognizing their service to the country. The names of known Veterans who passed away since March 2020 (when Utah declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19) were on display.
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Cox/Henderson announce 19 more cabinet/staff members (Part 3) Created: 22 December 2020
Governor-elect Cox and Lt. Governor-elect Henderson announced 19 additional key cabinet and staff positions that will join the new administration. The appointees represent a range of diversity and bring both private and public sector experience to their new (and in some cases, continuing) roles. The first six were listed previously here, the next six here and these are the final seven from Monday s announcement.
Tracy Gruber has been named the executive director of the Utah Department of Human Services. DHS oversees multiple divisions including the Division of Aging and Adult Services, the Division of Child and Family Services, the Division of Juvenile Justice Services, the Division of Services for People with Disabilities, the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, the Office of Fiscal Operations, the Office of Licensing (foster care, adoption, etc.), the Office of Pub
Cox names cabinet, advisor picks
and last updated 2020-12-21 18:11:04-05
SALT LAKE CITY â Governor-elect Spencer Cox has named some of his cabinet picks, reaching across the state to bring people in to Capitol Hill. Each has impeccable qualifications, brings fresh ideas and, most importantly, is devoted to public service. Weâre lucky to have such brilliant minds willing to serve the public, Gov.-elect Cox said in a statement Monday.
They include:
Craig Buttars, Cache County Executive, who will be nominated to lead Utah s Department of Agriculture & Food.
Sanpete Co. Sheriff Brian Nielson, who has been named director of Utah s Department of Corrections.