On Dec. 6 President Adams and Speaker Wilson released a statement on the tax reform effort. They stated that they support the Governor’s request to raise the planned tax cut form $80 million to $160 million. In the statement they said “we want to commend dedication Utahns, businesses and policymakers […]
Building new high schools along the Wasatch Front could soon exceed $145 million, an increase of nearly 50% in recent years. The Deseret News reports the steep rise is due to several factors, including escalating costs for materials driven in part by tariffs affecting the price of steel and aluminum. The […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials say a possible dropped phone resulted in a typo that overvalued a home for almost $1 billion. And taxpayers may have to pay for the mistake. The Deseret News reports a house built in 1978 in an unincorporated area of the county was […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A renewed national push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment has come to conservative Utah, where supporters have launched a long-shot bid to become the tipping point state, despite opposition from the influential Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Utah is one of several […]
BRIGHAM CITY, Utah (AP) — A 25-year-old Army helicopter pilot killed in a crash in Afghanistan will be buried Monday at Brigham City Cemetery in northern Utah. Officials said CW2 Kirk Fuchigami Jr. was one of two Army pilots killed in the Nov. 20 crash while providing security for ground troops […]
Kearns didn’t have a community newspaper. So a group of students decided to start one.Since the start of the school year, the journalists who create The Cougar Claw, Kearns High School’s monthly paper, have worked to make sure their coverage spans issues that affect both their classmates and their neighbors […]
Investigators have found no evidence an Arizona official neglected his duties after he was charged with running an adoption-fraud scheme involving women from the Marshall Islands. The Arizona Capitol Times reported Thursday that the investigators have said it is up to county supervisors to determine if Maricopa County Assessor Paul […]
County leaders in Utah have announced plans to consider selling a county-owned equestrian center to help close a budget gap despite opposition from members in the horse community. KUTV-TV reported Thursday that Utah County commissioners voted to accept bids on the North County Equestrian Park valued at about $10 million. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former ambassador to Russia says Vladimir Putin is likely “joyful” about the renewed prominence of a debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine was responsible for meddling in the 2016 election. Jon Huntsman Jr. said in an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday […]
A new bill from Utah Republican Rep. Chris Stewart seeks to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination while also carving out the ability for religious organizations to provide services in accordance with religious beliefs that may exclude those of different sexual orientations or gender identities. Stewart is introducing his bill on […]
