Utah Main Archives - Page 67 of 120

'Utah Main' Category Archives

It must Be Election Year: Mia Love’s Message of Courage & Confidence to Conservatives.

Published March 4, 2016

Melissa Quinn / March 03, 2016 / The Daily Signal In a year that has been dominated by mudslinging and name-calling, Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, bucked the status quo and delivered a speech to conservative activists today that highlighted the need for courage and confidence in the conservative movement. Quoting former diplomat and First Lady […]

Romney eviscerates Trump as ‘absurd’

Published March 3, 2016

Romney eviscerates Trump as ‘absurd’ Mitt Romney Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who lost two bids for the White House, in the 2008 primary and the 2012 face-off against President Obama, tore into Donald Trump in a widely anticipated broadcast presser aimed basically at doing the bidding of establishment-type Republicans to take down […]

Romney to Speak at U of U Thursday on ‘ the state of the 2016 presidential race’

Published March 2, 2016

By Ed Wallace, March 2, 2016 – 11:55am In a press release, Mitt Romney stated that he will speak on “the state of the 2016 presidential race,” Thursday at 9:30 a.m. MST on Thursday at the University of Utah’s Hinckley Institute of Politics Forum. This is the same day of the GOP debate in Detroit. […]

‘Black Lives Matter’ Comes to Utah. SLC Riot Gets International Attention.

Published March 2, 2016

By Associated Press and Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 20:50 EST, 1 March 2016 | Updated: 21:12 EST, 1 March 2016 Officers are refusing to release video footage of police shooting a 17-year-old Somali refugee Abdi Mohamed, who came to the U.S. in 2004, is in critical condition Police won’t release the footage until they have completed […]

Yellow River Still Not Safe Months Later, Despite EPA Claims

Published March 2, 2016

This article is republished with permission from our friends at The Daily Caller News Foundation – By Ethan Barton 3/1/2016 Drinking water from the river the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) polluted with 880,000 pounds of lead nearly seven months ago still isn’t consistently safe for humans, according to the New Mexico secretary of the environment. […]

Senate’s Toothless Resolution Addresses Federal Control of Education

Published February 28, 2016

By Utah Standard News – 2/28/2016 – 10:33am Senator J. Stuart Adams (R-Davis County) has introduced a resolution that “honors the limits of federal power related to education as set forth in the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.” Highlighed provisions: 1. declares that parents should have decision making authority over primary and secondary […]

Almost half of the Western U.S. is owned by the federal government. Local communities unable to control their economic destiny

Published February 26, 2016

Andrew Follett on February 25, 2016 – The Daily Caller News Foundation Map of all federally owned land in the United States – en.wikipedia.org Federal control over vast tracts of Western states has become an issue in the 2016 presidential race. The Daily Caller News Foundation sat down with Kathleen Sgamma, vice president for government and public […]

Utah Legislature: One five bills poses potential conflict-of-interest for sponsors

Published February 26, 2016

It was an example of how the day jobs and personal interests of Utah’s part-time legislators affect lawmaking. Because he’s a doctor, state Sen. Brian Shiozawa easily fielded in-depth, technical questions from a committee about why he seeks a resolution asking Congress to reclassify marijuana to allow now-banned research on its medical potential. More at […]

FEC audit finds Utah Democratic Party misstated financial activity over two years

Published February 26, 2016

The Federal Election Commission has found that the Utah Democratic Party misstated its financial holdings, exceeded a contribution limit in two cases and failed to maintain records separating state from federal efforts in 2011 and 2012. The violations were found during a routine audit and the party has not been fined so far.The FEC […]

11 leaders of FLDS polygamous sect arrested and charged with money laundering

Published February 24, 2016

Several top leaders from Warren Jeffs’ polygamous sect were arrested Tuesday on federal accusations of food stamp fraud and money laundering — marking one of the biggest blows to the group in years. Prosecutors say the sect based on the Utah-Arizona border diverted funds from Utah’s nutrition assistance program for inappropriate use by its leaders. […]

Herbert to Obama: No new national monuments in Utah (+video)

Published February 23, 2016

“Utah Gov. Gary Herbert was in Washington, D.C., on Monday for a White House press briefing. During meetings at the White House, he delivered a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to refrain fr……” More at Source: Herbert to Obama: No new national monuments in Utah (+video) | Deseret News

Rep. Love tells Legislature she looks to Utah to guide work in Congress

Published February 23, 2016

“Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, told state lawmakers Monday that the Utah Constitution is guiding her policymaking efforts in Congress.” More at Source: Rep. Love tells Legislature she looks to Utah to guide work in Congress | Deseret News

“A Platform as Powerful

as the People Who Use It”

'Utah Main' Category Archives