SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump announced his endorsement for Mitt Romney’s Senate run via Twitter Monday night. “@MittRomney has announced he is running for the Senate from the wonderful State of Utah. He will make a great Senator and worthy successor to @OrrinHatch, and has my full support and endorsement!” Trump tweeted just […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Praising Utahns’ “can-do pioneering spirit” and condemning federal dysfunction, Mitt Romney launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate in a brief video Friday. “Utah has a lot to teach the politicians in Washington,” the 2012 Republican presidential nominee says in the 2 ½-minute clip. I am running for United States Senate […]
WASATCH COUNTY — A helicopter crashed near Currant Creek Reservoir southeast of Heber, when it was trying to capture an elk for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. The two-person crew was trying to use a net to bring the animal to the ground, so DWR biologists could come in and collar the animal to […]
SALT LAKE CITY — Last year, Utah agencies saw a jump in the number of discrimination and retaliation claims in the workplace. There were 519 retaliation charges in 2017, which was 66 percent more than the year before, and more than 18-hundred claims of discrimination, up by more than a third. Protected classes include age, gender, race, pregnancy and […]
SALT LAKE CITY — All week long we have been exploring e-cigarette use and trends in Utah. Today, we finish our special series with a look at quitting. 16-year-old Kierra switched from smoking to vaping because she says she thinks it’s healthier. “And instead of buying a pack of cigarettes every day for 7 or 8 […]
Utah lawmakers are working to regulate e-cigarettes industry in Utah, but the industry is growing rapidly, and fighting back. Different bills have tried to address e-cigarette labeling, regulation, ingredients, and access to minors. “Not a single state who has fought longer or harder or faced a bigger attack against the industry than here […]
Utah state lawmakers are considering a bill that would add anti-porn education in public schools. HB 286 seeks to make sure kids get better sex education in public schools while giving parents flexibility. The bill sets up eight sex-ed modules or class topics, and the anti-porn class is new to state curriculum. Representative […]
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would modify Utah traffic code to permit automated personal delivery robots to roam sidewalks advanced through a House committee by a unanimous vote Wednesday. HB 217 would allow the small motorized devices where pedestrians are allowed, basically to make deliveries within a mile or mile and […]
Many Utah Democrats were quick to dismiss the president’s remarks. Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski deriding the president’s clean-coal comment. “There is no such thing as clean coal,” Biskupski tweeted, adding, “If we hold to the past we will never move forward.”She also urged Trump and Congress to end threats against so-called sanctuary cities that don’t enforce […]
President Trump ran for office by promising he would be unlike any other president. His first year proved that. “I think the best word to describe the first year is tumultuous,” said Hinckely Instittue of Politics director Jason Perry. Perry says Utahns look at what president trump has done with a scale in mind. “They […]
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — House Minority Leader Rep. Brian King will introduce HB125 – ‘Duty to Assist in an Emergency’ to the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday afternoon. The bill would make it a class B misdemeanor to fail to provide reasonable assistance to someone in the event of a crime or another emergency. […]
Murray, UT—Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams and House Speaker Greg Hughes announced the new sober living housing program on Monday. It places people in safe, affordable housing while continuing to receive treatment for substance use. The sober living voucher program, in partnership with the Department of Workforce Services, pays housing costs for eligible clients […]
Senator Gene Davis (D-Salt Lake City) has again proposed full expansion of Medicaid, which has been tried for years but it has not passed. But he thinks recent actions in Washington DC may be reason enough to re-ignite the attempt. The Deseret News says the targeted partial expansion of Medicaid benefits in Utah is giving […]
The Utah House passed a bill Wednesday that would reduce the number of days around the Fourth of July and Pioneer Day that fireworks would be legal in the state.
Free-range parenting is a modern buzzword for families aiming to raise self-sufficient kids, but how much freedom at what age remains a fierce debate. If you want to let your kids explore the neighborhood on their own, this bill will give you some peace of mind. State Senator Lincoln Fillmore (R-South Jordan) wants to make […]
The 2018 Utah Legislative Session begins Monday. Tax reform is one of the biggest issues they will be facing. Both Utah’s governor and House Speaker Greg Hughes used the term “broaden the base and lower the rate.”
Inside Sources is live at the Silicon Slopes Summit. Tune in at 1:05 p.m. Mitt Romney talked about everything from failure, to America’s future in a speech to a technology crowd in Salt Lake City on Friday. But no announcement yet on a Senate run. The former Massachusetts governor also lauded the GOP tax plan, […]
A large gathering at the Utah State Capitol Wednesday night tried to encourage more young people to get more involved in politics and issues. The ELI or Emerging Leaders Initiative gathered Utah millennials, college students and young professionals to teach them how to navigate the Legislature, how to lobby, affect public policy, write press releases, […]
#UtahGuard deploys more members during the holidays as members of Det 4 C CO 2nd BN 641st REG deploy to Horn of Africa. Farewell! pic.twitter.com/kGiWCElwj1 — Utah National Guard (@UTNationalGuard) January 2, 2018 5 members of the Utah Guard are deploying to the Horn of Africa, to help fly missions around that crucial part of […]
A state lawmaker thinks her bill to restrict talking on the phone while driving should be received well this upcoming legislative session. Representative Carol Spackman Moss says it’s one of the biggest complaints she gets — people running others off the road or nearly causing a crash because they are holding a phone to their […]
Governor Gary Herbert and 10 other governors wrote a letter to congress, urging a bipartisan solution to allow dreamers to remain in this country. The program protects young undocumented immigrations from deportation and allows them to work legally in the US. Governor Herbert tweeted “we must ensure a bright future for America’s Dreamers.” Advocates estimate […]
Authorities say it’s good to hear that the Food and Drug Administration will start looking more closely at homeopathic products. Babies were having seizures from certain homeopathic teething tablets. Other people were finding that their product or treatment was really just an expensive vial of water. There’s also the worry about contamination “Right now, FDA […]
Advocates are working on big new plans for the Pioneer Park area of Salt Lake City, as they see success from Operation Rio Grande. The Pioneer Park Coalition says state, local and federal leaders and agencies have been working together to bust 3 major drug cartels in phase one, getting the Medicaid waiver in phase […]
Republicans in Congress are racing to pass their tax bill before Christmas. It’s a plan that could have a big impact on how much we pay at tax time. But it’s not a sure thing. Republicans need all the support they can get, but Utah Senator Mike Lee now saying he’s undecided on how he […]
