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Rural Utahns hope new push to create jobs means they don’t have to leave home to be employed

Published September 5, 2017

Is this the best use of Utah tax dollars? “As part of the 25k Jobs Initiative, service providers from the Wasatch Front are visiting each rural county to help connect local business with resources and to listen to what they need. Some officials promote tourism as a way to profit off the state’s other natural […]

Heat, poor air quality expected to linger this week

Published September 5, 2017

“The hot weather, egged on by a high-pressure system, is helping to mix up a nasty blanket of ground-level ozone that not only looks unappealing but is bad for the lungs. The Utah Division of Air Quality is classifying Monday and Tuesday air quality conditions on a mandatory action alert level in the Salt Lake […]

Video of Utah nurse screaming & being handcuffed after refusing to take blood from unconscious victim

Published September 1, 2017

http://www.sltrib.com/news/2017/08/31/utah-nurse-arrested-after-complying-with-hospital-policy-that-bars-taking-blood-from-unconscious-victim/

Should state pay ex-AG Shurtleff’s $1M in legal bills? State judge will decide

Published August 31, 2017

Swallow also wants his attorney fees. “Third District Court Judge Bruce Lubeck heard arguments from both sides in a West Jordan courtroom on Tuesday, then took the matter under advisement, saying he would issue a written ruling within several days.. . In his motion to dismiss the case, Rawlings cited allegations of investigative misconduct by […]

Jordan School Board: No signature gathering on school property

Published August 31, 2017

“Acting on a request by the Jordan Education Association to gather signatures in support of the Our Schools Now citizens initiative, the school board voted Tuesday to ban signature gathering for initiatives altogether. Had the board allowed teachers, on their own time, to collect signatures from fellow school employees for the Our Schools Now […]

Utah insurers want high-cost patients removed from the Obamacare marketplace

Published August 30, 2017

This targets the elderly and terminally ill, especially cancer patients. “SelectHealth — Intermountain Healthcare’s insurance arm — and University of Utah Health Plans want the state to reopen a high-risk insurance pool, a sore subject for many Utahns with pre-existing medical conditions. . . Utah’s former pool ‘couldn’t cover those who needed it most’ . […]

Utah taxpayers to spend $67 million to improve SLC’s Rio Grande area through law enforcement, drug treatment, services

Published August 30, 2017

“Is MORE MONEY always the answer? “Utah taxpayers to spend $67 million to improve SLC’s Rio Grande area through law enforcement, drug treatment, services A $21 million funding gap remains as Salt Lake City makes a point of its existing commitment to the area and a Medicaid expansion still requires federal signify.” http://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2017/08/29/utah-taxpayers-to-spend-67-million-to-improve-slcs-rio-grande-area-through-law-enforcement-drug-treatment-services/

Utah business leaders decry Utah governor’s lack of ‘will’ to improve air quality

Published August 30, 2017

“Utah business leaders decry Utah governor’s lack of ‘will’ to improve air quality. Thirty Utah businesses called on Gov. Gary Herbert on Tuesday to improve air quality by adding new curbs on wood smoke and vehicle emissions to the state’s latest plan for cutting pollution. Heavyweights such as Zions Bank and Mark Miller car dealerships […]

Gov. Herbert in Singapore, Vietnam for trade mission

Published August 29, 2017

“Herbert flew to Singapore on Thursday and will remain there until he heads to Vietnam on Tuesday. The trip is hosted by World Trade Center Utah and includes meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, other government officials and business groups. The mission also includes visits to the Vietnam operations of Utah skin care […]

State announces solar net-metering deal

Published August 29, 2017

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=45597305 “Under the proposed move, net-metering customers who now are reimbursed for the extra kilowatts they return to Rocky Mountain Power will retain the payments through 2035. The average for homeowners now is 10 cents per kilowatt-hour. “

Utahn Thomas Wright elected to Republican National Committee post

Published August 29, 2017

“Utahn Thomas Wright elected to Republican National Committee post. Says top goal for him and party is to help GOP hold its majorities in Congress in next year’s elections. Wright was elected over the weekend as one of eight chairmen and chairwomen of the Republican National Committee. That group includes four men and four women.” […]

Some Salt Lake County leaders want to halt money shift to help build new Hale Centre Theatre

Published August 29, 2017

“There’s been deception and lack of disclosure all along,” said Richard Snelgrove, the councilman who is leading the effort against the money transfer. “It doesn’t stand up to the test of how taxpayer money should be used.” The Sandy proposal amounts to what Council Chairman Steve DeBry in June said was “taking money from Peter […]

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