(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Governor Spencer Cox says states should be allowed to sponsor immigrants from other countries to fill essential jobs. Cox and Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb co-authored an editorial in the Washington Post on Tuesday to lobby Congress for action on immigration visas. The two governors […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — A bill to help Utah’s first-time homebuyers is moving to the State House of Representatives after overwhelming approval by the Senate. Senators passed the measure on a 28-to-1 vote Wednesday afternoon. Senate President Stuart Adams’ bill would create a 50-million dollar program that would allow […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Senator Mitt Romney is condemning comments by a Georgia congresswoman calling for a “national divorce” between red states and blue states. The Utah Republican was asked about Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments yesterday in Salt Lake City. Romney criticized the hyper-partisan nature of comments made […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The University of Utah is agreeing to pay five-million dollars to the parents of an international student who allegedly was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. The settlement that became public yesterday acknowledges that the university failed to recognize Zhifan Dong was in danger in the weeks […]
(Cedar City, UT) — An Illinois man who led Utah Highway Patrol officers on a 150-mile-an-hour chase from Cedar City to Beaver is pleading guilty. Officers arrested Stewart Hinton on Saturday after a chase on I-15 from Cedar City to Beaver. The UHP said Hinton took off when an officer […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Lawmakers took the first step Tuesday toward ending the state portion of the sales tax on food. The House Revenue and Taxation unanimously endorsed House Bill 101, sending the measure to the full House of Representatives for a vote. West Valley Republican Representative Judy Weeks […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission fined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints five-million dollars over accusations the church failed to properly disclose its investment holdings. The SEC said investments and their management were hidden behind a number of shell companies from 1997 […]
(Undated) — A number of roads and schools are closed today as the winter storm is making getting around treacherous. The Utah Highway Patrol said troopers had responded to nearly 120 crashes on roads and freeways by 9:30 p.m. last night. The Department of Transportation has issued a road weather […]
(Cedar City, UT) — A huge winter storm that’s forecast for the western U.S. will generate a Winter Storm Warning for parts of Southwest Utah beginning late today through early Thursday. Lower elevation communities including St. George can expect rain while Cedar City and higher elevation areas are likely to […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Governor Spencer Cox Says Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene’s call for a “national divorce” is evil. Cox blasted Greene’s proposal yesterday, when the far-right Georgia Republican suggested splitting the union based on party lines. The moderate GOP governor tweeted that Greene’s rhetoric is destructive, wrong, “and […]
