(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is refusing to say whether he plans to run for President next year. Pence was in Salt Lake City on Friday to have lunch with politicians and other community leaders at an event hosted by former Utah Governor Gary Herbert. […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Former Utah Governor Gary Herbert is calling a video showing teens in blackface wearing prison outfits hurtful and disappointing. The video gained national attention after the group was seen inside a Walmart in Cedar City on Monday. Herbert tells that the teens may have thought […]
(Orem, UT) — Former Utah Governor Gary Herbert has been appointed to an open position on a national education board. Herbert became a member of the National Assessment Governing Board last week. He will work with other members of the board to set the standards for the National Assessment of […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Spencer Cox called for unity after being sworn in as Utah’s first new governor in more than a decade. On Monday, Cox denounced misinformation and division that he says have further taken hold throughout the pandemic. But the new governor says it’s not too […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, whose term expires next week, has given his farewell speech as governor in a prerecorded video. The 10-minute speech released Monday called on state residents to work together in a spirit of common decency and mutual respect and addressed the difficulties […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Health officials in Utah have said the state is in the lowest category of reported flu cases, along with much of the country as coronavirus cases are on the rise. KUTV-TV reported that Republican Gov. Gary Herbert made a push for residents to get the […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gary Herbert has been in Utah’s highest office for over a decade, but his greatest challenge arrived less than a year ago. The coronavirus pandemic brought death, economic upheaval and angry crowds outside the governor’s personal home. The Republican was one of several governors that […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials have begun signing a new pact aimed at mitigating racism in institutions across the state. The Utah Compact on Racial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion unveiled Tuesday will provide baselines for public policy changes and investments that will help reduce racism. Republican Gov. Gary […]
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Education advocates are calling for teachers and other school workers to get priority in the national coronavirus vaccine rollout expected to start next week. In New Mexico, state legislators are calling for educators teaching in-person to receive the vaccine alongside healthcare workers and first responders. […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor and governor-elect have condemned the attorney general’s decision to join a Texas lawsuit to invalidate the presidential race results in four battleground states that President Donald Trump lost. Gov. Gary Herbert and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, who will be taking the governor’s […]
