(KUTV) — Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes has resigned from the Inland Port Authority Board, according to a tweet from Gov. Gary Herbert. The voluntary resignation comes on the heels of debate over his property holdings nearby the proposed trade hub in the outskirts of Salt Lake City. Herbert stated his appreciation in a social
Utah is taking the first steps to get its facilities Olympic-ready, in preparation for a potential 2030 bid. But will our winter be up to the task? Americans were disappointed to see the United States finish in fifth place at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics with 23 medals, the lowest medal count this century. Park City,
Utah continues to reel from the aftershocks of workplace sexual harassment allegations. Last week it was Sandy Police Chief Kevin Thacker. Also last week? The Davis County Sheriff’s Department. This comes on the heels of the former Provo Police Chief John King scandal in Provo, which followed the allegations against Utah County Commissioner Greg Graves.
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 23, 2018 OVER 270 UTAH LEADERS CALL ON A.G. TO PROTECT CENSUS ACCURACY Salt Lake City, UT – On Monday, Alliance for a Better Utah mailed a letter to Attorney General Sean Reyes requesting that his office take official action to protect Utahns from the Trump administration’s decision to
Utah cares about public safety — just not more than it cares about guns. On the final day of its 2018 session, the Utah Legislature designated April 2018 as “#MSDkindness month,” in honor of the 17 people killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida. Introducing the resolution, sponsor Rep. Paul
He called me into his office to discuss something unimportant. My boss, the owner of the small business where I worked at the front desk, would regularly hold meetings in his small office. I walked in; he stood next to me with his hand on the doorknob and closed the door behind me. As he
SALT LAKE CITY — U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney and Utah House and Senate Republicans talked about a GOP State Central Committee move to kick out some candidates who collect signatures to get on the primary election ballot during closed-door meetings Tuesday. But the former Republican presidential nominee isn’t wading into the controversy. “I believe
SANDY — When he started as Sandy’s new boss last month, Mayor Kurt Bradburn gave himself a $15,000 one-time raise as part of a plan he said would keep overall costs low. Friday, amid backlash, Bradburn apologized and gave it back. “Alright guys, I’m more than willing to admit I got this salary decision wrong,”
Sandy Mayor Kurt Bradburn ran and won office last fall on a pledge to cut spending. So imagine the blowback this week when news broke that, after cutting positions in his office, he gave himself a $15,000 raise. On Friday, he gave it all back and then some, reducing his salary by $43,000. “I’m the
Nearly two dozen Utah religious leaders are urging the Utah Legislature to pass SB86, which would enhance penalties for hate-driven crimes against people or property. Under the bill, sponsored by state Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, punishment for a class A misdemeanor could be meted out at a harsher, third-degree-felony level if the crime targeted
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