Bill to Turn Two Committees Partisan Advances
A bill that will seriously alter the political makeup of two key legislative committees advanced Wednesday. HB 220 – Legislative Organization Amendments, sponsored by Representative...
Category: Utah Politics
Bishop Rolls-Out Public Lands Initiative
Under Congressman Rob Bishop’s (Republican – Utah CD 1) much anticipated public lands initiative, 24 percent of the total 18 million acres of land involved...
Dems Fight Back on Proposal to Sue Feds for Land Transfer
On Wednesday, Democrats on the Utah Commission for the Stewardship of Public Lands were noticeably angry at the decision to press forward with a lawsuit...
Sevier County Facing 70% Property Tax Hike as Coal Monies Dry Up
Casualties mounting in the War on Coal In arguably what is one of the most rural and beautiful valleys in all of the American west,...
Family Court Reform Popular Among Millennials
The family court reform movement received a boost earlier this year when the Utah State Legislature passed a bill that encourages shared parenting. HB 35...
Shelby Recuses Self from Lyman Sentencing
Documents on file with the U.S. Court for the District of Utah indicate that Judge Robert Shelby has recused himself from the penalty phase of...
Infographic: The Utah Landscape of Women in Leadership
Colorado Sagebrush Rebel Sentenced in BLM Case
DENVER– In what could be a foreshadowing of the types of penalties awaiting San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman (specifically in his role in the Recapture...
Study: Utah Millennials Stand Apart from Nation
Young Utahns are more likely to support gay rights and less likely to adhere to a religious faith, according to the fourth and final part...
Lyman Sentencing Postponed to September
San Juan County Commissioner, Phil Lyman, has lawyered-up as he enters the sentencing phase of his trial which surrounded his role in the 2014 Recapture Canyon...