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Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff thinks a health care reform plan in Washington could spur lawsuits. Shurtleff told the Deseret News Tuesday evening that whatever health care reform bill comes out of Washington, it will be seriously reviewed for possible state constitutional violations. Shurtleff said a lawsuit could be brought against the federal government if the bill imposes fines or sanctions against employers who don't offer health care coverage.  

In a state where officials estimate 75 percent of homes are connected to the Internet, online threats to Utah's children seem to be everywhere. On Wednesday, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff and Michael D. Gallagher, president and CEO of the Entertainment Software Association, announced the availability of a free program — Wired With Wisdom — aimed at addressing those threats through improved parental education. "Utah is wired, we just want it 'Wired With Wisdom,' " Shurtleff said, flanked by Sena

Utah is wired, we just want it 'Wired With Wisdom,'   -Mark Shurtleff

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, at the request of attorneys general from 18 states including Utah, has agreed to investigate the practice of adding alcohol to energy drinks. The move was applauded Wednesday by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who joined 17 of his colleagues in asking the FDA to check into the danger of alcoholic drinks that contain caffeine and other stimulants. "This is a safety issue and we are asking the FDA to act quickly to protect consumers," Shurtleff said.

This is a safety issue and we are asking the FDA to act quickly to protect consumers   -Mark Shurtleff

 

Apart from the special election for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's (D-Mass.) seat, the next big elections will be primaries that set the stage for Election Day 2010. Many of these primaries are in full swing, with the earliest of them coming Feb. 2 in Illinois. Others as late as September have also gotten off to fast starts.  

 

Conservatives have turned to Florida as the central front in their battle with the GOP establishment, but the battle for the Republican Senate nomination in Utah could emerge as the real Tea Party contest.  

Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says the state has reached a $24 million civil settlement with Eli Lilly & Co. over claims the drug maker engaged in off-label marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa. Shurtleff's office said Wednesday that it conducted a nearly four-year investigation that showed Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly concealed that Zyprexa has an association with significant weight gain and obesity. Shurtleff says Zyprexa is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and certain type  

An attorney in Park City claims that Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has violated federal campaign finance laws by using "soft money" raised under state financing rules to help bankroll his federal campaign for a U.S. Senate seat.  

A lot of attention was focused, deservedly, on last week's congressional race in New York's 23rd District, where a conservative revolt against the anointed Republican nominee helped elect a Democrat to that seat for the first time since the 1870s.  

The Utah Attorney General and Salt Lake County District Attorney are getting ready for a battle.