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Are we witnessing a silent coup d’etat?

Published May 22, 2017

By Ronald Mortensen / May 22, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Donald Trump’s victory unquestionably came as a shock to the establishments of both major political parties and to the Washington D.C. swamp dwellers. However, they are not about to give up their power without a fight and now there are multiple indications […]

Chaffetz Abandons His Post Just When He Could Have Done Something Historic

Published May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017 / By Julie Blaney – Trump Utah Committee, Republican Precinct Chair, former Utah Legislative Chair, author and founder of Liberty Rising, columnist at Utah Stand News Just when he could have done some good. Just when our president needed someone with guts to stand by him. Just when he could have kept […]

Jason Chaffetz to Quit for More Moolah & Fame?

Published May 18, 2017

Rep. Jason Chaffetz is expected to depart Congress on June 30, Politico reported. The chairman of the House Oversight Committee announced earlier this year that he would be retiring from Congress to return to the private sector. Mr. Chaffetz, a Republican, said at the time that the travel back-and-forth from his Utah district to Washington, […]

Legal Plunder is Flourishing in Utah

Published May 17, 2017

By Ronald Mortensen /May 17, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Legal plunder is legalized theft. It occurs when “the law (government) takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives it to other persons to whom it does not belong.” Thus, the law benefits one citizen at the expense of another and […]

Monument review: 2.7 million acres to coal mining, oil drilling

Published May 11, 2017

An area larger than Yellowstone National Park could be opened up for fossil fuel development as a result of the Trump administration’s ongoing review of national monuments, according to a study from environmentalists who deeply oppose such energy exploration. The study from Greenpeace says that more than 2.7 million acres of U.S. land currently designated […]

He’s a Democrat, a Mormon, and a Navajo, and he plans to challenge Sen. Orrin Hatch

Published May 6, 2017

Source, SL Tribune “Orrin Hatch has been in [office] longer than I’ve been alive,” Singer joked. Billing himself as a millennial’s candidate — his campaign motto is “It’s time for a new generation to represent Utahns” — Singer first thought about a political run during one of the handful of Salt Lake City rallies after President Donald […]

Huntsman Cancer Institute backers want more control over U.’s cancer revenues, care, hiring

Published May 6, 2017

Source: SL Tribune “That new structure — based on Ohio State University’s comprehensive cancer center, where the director reports to the university president — was still being discussed, Huntsman said. “Whenever you give a first draft, whoever holds the pen usually puts in a wish list,” he said. Details of the March 2 memo were […]

Leg leader looks at limiting governor’s power to call special session

Published May 6, 2017

Source: SL Tribune “In certain circumstances, it looks like we need to be able to call ourselves in special session,” House Majority Leader Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, told the Deseret News on Friday. “The time has come for us to debate this issue.” Wilson said he plans to propose an amendment to the Utah Constitution that […]

Utah’s Reps all say yeh to AHCA:

Published May 6, 2017

Source: Deseret News “Utah’s four House members — all Republicans — voted again Thursday to repeal the law, and this time also voted for its proposed replacement, the American Health Care Act. The bill, which stalled six weeks earlier and failed to reach a vote, this time narrowly passed the House, 217-213. It next goes […]

Former CEO of UofU Health Care keeps her $1 million salary for a year.

Published May 6, 2017

Source: Deseret News “Dr. Vivian Lee, the former senior vice president of health sciences at the University of Utah who resigned April 28, will keep her $1 million salary for one year… Lee, who held the triple-title of senior vice president of health sciences, CEO of University of Utah Health and dean of the medical school, […]

Donald Trump signs order to review ‘egregious abuse’ of national monument designations

Published April 27, 2017

Pledging to reverse an “egregious abuse of federal power” by the Obama administration, President Trump Wednesday morning directed the Interior Department to review national monument designations over the past two decades. Mr. Trump’s executive order, signed during a brief ceremony at Interior Department headquarters, directs Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to examine major monuments created since […]

Did Extortion 17 cover-up sink Rep. Chaffetz?

Published April 23, 2017

This week we learned that the ever “media friendly” smiling publicity hound of the House of Representatives, Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, would not run again for his seat next year. Ironically, as Chaffetz announced that he would step down from his seemingly powerful role as chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee […]

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