Utah and National Updates

Elections, Politics, & Government

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Paul Nelson

Organizers confident they’ll meet the signature requirement for tax reform referendum

UTAH STATE CAPITOL – Will the tax referendum be on this year’s ballot, or not?  People organizing the petition drive to get it on the ballot have until five this afternoon to submit their signatures to local county clerks, and they’re confident they’ll get enough. As of Friday night, state elections officials say there were […]
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Donation drive benefits new Sugarhouse homeless shelter

Neighbors of a new, temporary, homeless shelter in Sugarhouse participated in a quickly-organized donation drive.
7 years ago
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ALAN SUDERMAN and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press

Gun-rights rally in Virginia ends peacefully

Tens of thousands of gun-rights activists rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol to protest plans for gun-control legislation.
7 years ago
The US Navy will announce that it will name a new aircraft carrier after Doris "Dorie" Miller, a de...
Devan Cole, CNN

Navy to name new aircraft carrier for African American WWII hero

The US Navy will announce that it will name a new aircraft carrier after Doris "Dorie" Miller, a decorated African American World War II veteran who defended Pearl Harbor during the 1941 attack on the Hawaiian naval base.
7 years ago
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Veronica Stracqualursi, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN

Security tight in Virginia’s state capital as gun-rights rally gets underway

Thousands of gun-rights advocates plan to descend on Richmond for "Lobby Day" to oppose legislation that would restrict access to firearms in the state. The commonwealth is bracing for the potential of extremist and white nationalist groups to disrupt the peaceful demonstrations with violence and riots, and the state's Democratic governor, Ralph Northam, declared a temporary state of emergency last week to ban open and concealed firearms and other weapons from the state capitol grounds.
7 years ago
LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press

Crimes? Impeachment prosecutors, defense lay out arguments

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump will resume this week and may start with a fight over the ground rules. By then, both sides will have submitted briefs. And four Democratic presidential candidates will have been forced back to Washington from the early nominating states to join every other senator in silence on the Senate floor.
7 years ago
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DANICA COTO Associated Press

Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico

People in a southern Puerto Rico city discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies donated in wake of Hurricane Maria.
7 years ago
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Harmeet Kaur, CNN

The student loan debt is $1.6 trillion and people are struggling to pay it down

Student loan debt is $1.6 trillion and rapidly growing as people struggle to keep up with payments.
7 years ago
FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2020, image from video, presiding officer Supreme Court Chief Justice John ...
Saige Miller

No escape: Senators to be quiet, unplugged for Trump trial

Senators will be totally unplugged from the outside world once the impeachment trial for President Trump is underway.
7 years ago
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Cami Mondeaux

Ex-governor says Utah inland port will be taken for granted

Mike Leavitt sees the Utah inland port as an economic advantage -- saying people will take it for granted as part of the state's economy in the future.
7 years ago
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Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: New Senate restrictions hit reporters covering impeachment of Trump

Senate hits reporters with new restrictions in covering Trump impeachment trial
7 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2019, file photo, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a ...
Cami Mondeaux

Michael Bloomberg to campaign in Utah

Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg will be campaign in Utah Saturday, where his campaign has spent nearly $1.3 million.
7 years ago
Two West High students, Grant Dunkley (left) and Felix Ortiz (right), are being credited with savin...
John Wojcik

High school heroes honored for saving life nearly one year ago

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Utah Attorney General honored two high school heroes Friday for saving Assistant Attorney General David Carlson almost a year ago. At a school assembly Friday afternoon, the two students were awarded certificates as they formally met the man they saved. While talking about the wreck that nearly killed Carlson, […]
7 years ago
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Mary Richards

Latest Mitt Romney polls: Republican approval rating drop

The latest Mitt Romney polls showed his approval rating dropping among Republicans while rising among Democrats amid the impeachment debate.
7 years ago
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Mark Jackson

Parents, teachers, students sound off on later school start times

The Salt Lake City school board's later school start times listening tour continued with parents, students and teachers at Northwest Middle School.
7 years ago
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Kelli Pierce

Temporary homeless shelter in Salt Lake City to open in Sugar House

Opposition prevented Sugar House from hosting a homeless shelter in Salt Lake City. But now the iconic neighborhood will get a temporary one.
7 years ago
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Saige Miller

Thomas Wright adds US Rep. Rob Bishop to his governor ticket

Thomas Wright, former Utah Republican party chairman is running for governor with U.S. House Representative Rob Bishop as his lieutenant governor.
7 years ago
Dec. 27, 2016 file photo of Rep. Patrice Arent, who tried to put an end to straight ticket voting i...
Curt Gresseth

Patrice Arent, long-serving Utah Dem, says so long

Patrice Arent, a long-serving Utah Democrat, announces retirement from office after 20 years.
7 years ago
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John Wojcik

Don’t expect changes to Ogden airport after Roy plane crash

Officials say you shouldn't bank on any major changes coming to the Ogden airport, even after a Roy plane crash that left a 64-year-old man dead. 
7 years ago
SIMFEROPOL, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 27:  Police stand guard outside the Crimea regional parliament build...
Madeleine Porter

Ukraine opens probe of possible surveillance of ambassador

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police say they have opened an investigation into the possibility that the former U.S. ambassador, Maria Yovanovitch, came under illegal surveillance before she was recalled from her post. The announcement Thursday came two days after Democratic lawmakers in the United States released a trove of documents that showed Lev Parnas, […]
7 years ago
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Paul Nelson

Controversial license plate has state officials considering changes

If you were to scour the online comments about the “DeportM” plate, you would find many people who are furious that it was approved in the first place
7 years ago
Utah Shooting Sports Council Chairman Clark Aposhian demonstrates how a bump stock works when attac...
Curt Gresseth

Live Mic: Gun advocate’s plan for personalized license plate is shot down

A Utah gun rights advocate is shot down when he requests the state firearm be featured on his personalized license plate.
7 years ago
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washingt...
Cami Mondeaux

House votes to approve impeachment managers, send articles to Senate

The House of Representatives voted to move forward with the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump Wednesday, moving forward with the Senate trial.
7 years ago
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MEAD GRUVER Associated Press

Theories persist about mystery drones seen in rural region

Authorities say an investigation into reports of large drones flying in groups after dark since November has confirmed nothing unusual or criminal.
7 years ago