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Enrollment drops at Utah State University for the second year in a row

Published October 12, 2017

“USU saw an uptick of 49 “full-time equivalent” students, or FTE, an important metric for per-student funding and budgeting. But the school‘s total headcount fell by 439, a decrease of 1.56 percent compared to fall 2016, according to data released Wednesday by the Utah System of Higher Education. In an announcement on USU’s website, administrators […]

Snap says new Utah office a possibility, not a lock

Published October 12, 2017

“A current bright spot for the company is the unexpected level of success of its Spectacles product. The camera-equipped glasses can connect directly with the wearer’s Snapchat account, and 150,000 pairs have sold in the first year of production. Spiegel told Vanity Fair that volume outperformed their projections by 50 percent.” https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900002115/snap-says-new-utah-office-a-possibility-not-a-lock.html

Options for UTA’s future include state takeover, losing control over future projects

Published October 12, 2017

“Leaving the agency intact was not among three options offered to the Legislature’s Transportation Governance and Funding Task Force. Members will be surveyed about their preferences before a possible vote at their next meeting Oct. 23. “This is a huge change,” said the task force’s co-chairman, Sen. Wayne Harper, R-Taylorsville, adding that it would include […]

Utah toddler left overnight at corn maze wasn’t reported missing until morning

Published October 12, 2017

“With the prevailing brilliance, awareness, and perception in Utah, how in the world would we ever screw things up, right?” – Joe Taylor https://www.ksl.com/?sid=46116365&nid=148&title=utah-toddler-left-overnight-at-corn-maze-wasnt-reported-missing-until-morning

Utah’s attorney general is fighting to keep legal opinion secret on 3rd District election

Published October 12, 2017

Does Gary Herbert have attorney client privilege with the state attorney general? “Attorneys working for Atty. Gen. Sean Reyes prepared the opinion, informed lawmakers it was completed, then pulled back and never provided the document, saying that to do so might constitute an unethical conflict of interest with the office’s duties to advise Herbert. . […]

Utah Republican weighs Hatch primary challenge

Published October 12, 2017

“Utah has ousted a longtime, establishment-aligned incumbent before. In 2010, Lee unseated the late Republican Sen. Bob Bennett, who spent nearly two decades in office. MATHESON SERVED AS A TOP AIDE TO LEE DURING THE CAMPAIGN. Should he run, Matheson would likely win support from an array of influential conservatives, including Bossie, who served as […]

Utah lawmaker wants to end sales of ‘bump stocks’

Published October 12, 2017

“House Minority Leader Brian King, D-Salt Lake City, said Friday he’s planning legislation that would ban the sale of bump stocks in the state of Utah, where machine guns produced before 1986 are legal to residents 18 years and older. “My feeling would be certainly ban sales, but I think there’s a good argument to […]

Utah Democrats cheer for gerrymandering case at Supreme Court

Published October 12, 2017

“Sen. Jim Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, was chairman of the Utah Democratic Party during the state’s last redistricting — in 2011. He says a high-court ruling against partisan gerrymandering would give Democrats in the state grounds to sue over voter maps created by the GOP-controlled Legislature. Up to now, the law has allowed overturning districts […]

Lawmakers looking at new fees for clean fuel cars, raising price for express lane use

Published October 12, 2017

“After the meeting, he said it’s time for the more than 9,000 vehicles in the state that don’t use gas to contribute toward the cost of road maintenance. A state tax incentive for clean fuel vehicles ended in 2016 and has not been renewed. “Everybody else is currently paying for the use of the roads,” […]

Will Trump loyalists really back a Never Trumper against Orrin Hatch?

Published October 12, 2017

Flirting with what some may see as political treason, bigwig Trump loyalists led by Stephen K. Bannon, Dave Bossie and Tony Perkins are considering “Never Trump” former Senate aide Boyd Matheson to replace Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch next year. Mr. Hatch, 83, has acknowledged thinking maybe it’s time to hang it up after 41 years […]

Mia Love slams Michelle Obama’s ‘divisive’ GOP comments: ‘I am not white and I am not a male’

Published October 11, 2017

Rep. Mia Love of Utah, the only black, female Republican in Congress, slammed Michelle Obama’s “divisive” comments last week on the GOP’s lack of diversity. Ms. Love said on “Fox & Friends” that Mrs. Obama is playing “identity politics” by claiming the Republican Party consists of all white men. “Sadly, this is identity politics,” the […]

Forecasters say Utah might take a break from its ‘perennial drought’ in the coming year

Published October 5, 2017

http://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2017/10/04/forecasters-say-utah-might-take-a-break-from-its-perennial-drought-in-the-coming-year/ “Cumulative precipitation totals across the state ended the year at or above normal, and Utah’s reservoirs are, on average, nearly three-quarters full, according to the monthly Utah Climate and Water Report from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. The mountains even had a little snow. Taken together, hydrologists say that with a few exceptions in […]

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