This commentary originally appeared at utahpolicy.com. Read it in its entirety here. A peaceful-turned-violent protest over the inland port on Tuesday has resulted in a lot of finger-pointing: protesters blame police for the escalation, while Gov. Gary Herbert, Derek Miller, and others have claimed the protesters went to the Salt Lake Chamber to bully and
This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Last week, as the Inland Port Authority Board considered its last agenda item of the night — one that needed to be reconsidered, since it seemed to have been put on the agenda incorrectly at the group’s August meeting —
This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. The Inland Port Authority Board can’t seem to escape accusations that it’s operating in the shadows. Nearly a month after the board voted to keep its subcommittee meetings closed to the public, the Salt Lake County Council voted unanimously Tuesday
This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. When Unified Fire Authority Chief Dan Peterson took over the agency he says there “wasn’t a soul” who wanted it to stay as it was. The State Auditor’s Office had published a scathing audit that month, January 2017, revealing the agency’s top
This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The group Alliance for a Better Utah on Tuesday called on Salt Lake County Councilman Michael Jensen to step down from his post on the Utah Inland Port Authority board. The call comes after the release of
This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Gov. Gary Herbert wants them open. So do more than 160 organizations and individuals, including Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, Alliance for a Better Utah and a number of community councils. Nevertheless, the Utah Inland Port Authority board on
This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — After controversy over the Utah Inland Port Board subcommittees meeting behind closed doors, board leaders have indicated they have heard the concerns and may consider opening the meetings. Derek Miller, chairman of the Utah Inland Port Authority board and
This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read the article in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — After controversy over the Utah Inland Port Board subcommittees meeting behind closed doors, board leaders have indicated they have heard the concerns and may consider opening the meetings. Derek Miller, chairman of the Utah Inland Port Authority board
This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Click here to read it in its entirety. Want to know the business plan of what state leaders describe as the biggest economic development project in Utah history? How about the process behind hiring an executive director to oversee the new Utah Inland Port Authority? Tough
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