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Redistricting reform: Out of the spotlight, Schwarzenegger, Obama help states lead the way

As Americans can see and as the Pew Research Center and other think tanks have documented, the nation has become more polarized in the past couple decades. Partisans get news from opinionated websites, which, fueled by social media, share and reinforce …

Soaking up Sundance: Canadian creators are Utah-bound

Chalk it up to president and founder Robert Redford’s enduring star power, if you will; but don’t underestimate the impressive clout that his little winter cinema celebration amid the ski hills of Utah has accrued over the past four decades. The Sundance …

Ask Ann Cannon: There is such a thing as too much checking in with your spouse during the workday

Dear Ann Cannon • I hope you will print my response to “Waiting-to-Hear Spouse.” I have worked in offices for over 30 years and one of the most annoying problems is employees whose spouses (usually wives) call, text, email or drop by all the time. I once …

Trump has opened up Utah’s Grand Staircase to coal mining, why has no one taken him up on it yet?

Escalante, Utah • On the eastern end of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, narrow slot canyons shoot through the rocks in shades of terra-cotta red and pale peach. To the west stand surreal rock spires, the hoodoos for which the badlands are …

Solid blue Pod Save America is coming to red-state Utah in July

Pod Save America is coming to Salt Lake City — the Pod Tours America will land at the Eccles Theater on July 18. It will be the 28th stop on a 2019 tour that will take podcasters Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, Dan Pfeiffer and Tommy Vietor from the West Coast to …

Utah gun rights advocate files lawsuit against federal bump stock ban

A Utah gun rights advocate filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the United States District Court alleging that the ban on bump stocks announced last month by the Trump administration is unconstitutional. Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council …

Political Cornflakes: Economic analyst says federal shutdown has escalated from ‘political sideshow’ to recession risk

Financial analysts are warning that the ongoing federal shutdown could have dire consequences for the national economy. As federal workers go without pay and government contractors are losing revenue, any first-quarter economic growth could be lost. The …

Alexandra Petri: There is nothing toxic about my masculinity

STOP CALLING MY MASCULINITY TOXIC! Shoo, American Psychological Association, with your guidelines, shoo! I am speaking loudly and carrying a Big Stick! Get away, commercials for razors! DO NOT COME NEAR MY MANHOOD! Are you saying masculinity is harmful? I …

Political Cornflakes: Trump inaugural committee spent $10,000 on makeup, $1.5M on services at Trump International Hotel

President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee spent more than $100 million on celebrating his arrival to office a couple years ago, including $10,000 for makeup alone. The spending total is double or more what former presidents Barack Obama and George W. …

Hugh Hewitt: 2020 will be a national security election

No matter how long this government shutdown lasts or how many more follow, 2020 will be a national security election. We cannot ignore the world no matter how much some wish we could. In the wake of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's trip to the Middle …

Utah GOP leaders push unity moving forward from midterm elections

This story pairs with “Romney election exemplifies disparity between GOP convention, population” The midterm elections in November brought big changes to the Republican Party in Utah. In addition to Mitt Romney’s senate race victory, Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, …

Utah politicians react to President Trump’s national address on border wall

The big four broadcast networks are deliberating over President Donald Trump's request to air a Tuesday night prime time address on border security, a network executive told CNN. × Utah politicians react to President Trump’s national address on border  …

Morning Digest: Ultra-conservative Utah senator picks social media fight that may signal 2020 plans

Lee himself doesn't appear to have said anything about his interest (or lack thereof) in running for governor. Still, while some Republicans think that Lee's decision to call Cox out was a sign that the senator is preparing to run, others are more …

U Reviews Title IX

  On Nov. 16, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), led by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, proposed several regulations to Title IX that would drastically alter how universities investigate sexual misconduct allegations. Title IX is a federal law …

E-mail targets Obama's Afghan stop

SUMMARY: Here's a shocker: Another chain e-mail proves inaccurate. This time, it's an American soldier slamming Obama's visit to Bagram Air Base. Just after Sen. Barack Obama visited Afghanistan during his recent trip abroad, a scathing e-mail …

Donald Trump: Mitt Romney Fights Me More than He Did Barack Obama

“If he fought really hard against President Obama like he does against me, he would have won the election,” Trump said. Romney criticized Trump in a Washington Post op-ed for failing to “seize the mantle” of the presidency by leading with dignity to …

Trump vents that Mitt Romney would have won in 2012 if he were as tough on Obama

Donald Trump said Wednesday during a Cabinet meeting that if Mitt Romney had been as critical of Barack Obama as he has been of him, the 2012 presidential election would have turned out differently. 'If he fought really hard against President Obama …

How a mother and her two girls are celebrating Christmas inside a Utah church while avoiding deportation

A red betta swims around its tank on the countertop, circling past a microwave on the left and a half-eaten package of Oreos to the right. From across the room, Yaretzi, 7, declares: “His name is Bruce.” Her mom repeats the name, rolling the “r” with her …

EPA to keep Obama-era mercury rules, but make it harder to tighten them

Enlarge / Smokestacks at Pacificorp’s 1,000MW coal-fired power plant on October 9, 2017 outside Huntington, Utah. 4 with 4 posters participating According to a report from Bloomberg, the Trump administration's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) …

THE WEEKLY LEADER: FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2019

Legislative Program – 51600 | Floor Information – 57400 | Whip Information – 63210 MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2019 On Monday, no votes are expected in the House. TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2019 On Tuesday, the House will meet at 12:00 p.m. for Morning Hour debate and 2 …

House Democrats Continue to Vote to Reopen Government, Introduce Legislation to Raise the Minimum Wage

Message from the MAJORITY LEADER This week, House Democrats voted every day to reopen government and end the Trump shutdown.  Americans across the country are feeling the impact of this shutdown, including 800,000 federal employees who are furloughed or …

Fighting to Eradicate Human Trafficking - Youth Help to Change the Law to Protecting Future Generations.

Youth for Human Rights advocates celebrate after the signing of the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, January 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

Brigadoon announces speaker line-up for 2019 event in Utah

“Brigadoon's goal is for participants to leave the gathering smarter on issues shaping commerce and culture and more energized from being in the Utah mountains" ALEXANDRIA, VA, USA, January 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Brigadoon …

Wyoming Legislators Want State to De-Risk Investments by Holding Gold and Silver

Wyoming legislators introduce three bills to protect the state's assets with gold and silver CHEYENNE, WY, USA, January 17, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- A group of Wyoming legislators have introduced three bills this week to de-risk the state’ …

Hoyer Statement on Democrats' Latest Plan to Reopen Government and End the Trump Shutdown

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today announcing House Democrats' latest plan to reopen government and end the Trump shutdown: “The needless continuation of the Trump shutdown is unacceptable …

Hoyer Writes to Treasury Secretary Asking for Delay in Lifting Russia Sanctions

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin asking for a delay in the lifting of certain Russia sanctions, now that bipartisan majorities in both the House and Senate have indicated …

Hoyer Floor Remarks on the House Resolution to Prevent the Trump Administration From Lifting Sanctions on Companies ...

I'm offering this resolution today because it is deeply concerning that the Treasury Department would terminate sanctions from companies owned by Oleg Deripaska.  Mr. Deripaska is a Russian oligarch, meaning he's very, very wealthy. 

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on Bloomberg TV

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined Bloomberg TV this morning to discuss the economic consequences of the Trump shutdown. Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video:     “[The economic consequences of the …

Hoyer: Reject This Policy of Shutting Down Government

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) spoke on the Floor in support of a continuing resolution to reopen government through February 28 – the ninth vote in the House to end the Trump shutdown. Below is a link to the video and excerpts …

THE DAILY LEADER: THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 2019

“One Minutes” (5 per side) H.J.Res 28 – Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (Rep. Lowey – Appropriations) (Subject to a Rule) The Rule provides for one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the Chair and Ranking Member of the …

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier"

WASHINGTON, DC - House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined Fox News' "Special Report with Bret Baier" this evening to discuss the Trump shutdown.  Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video:   "[Democrats] have …

Hoyer Statement on the Deadly Attack in Syria

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the deadly attack in Syria that killed four Americans: “The deadly attack in Syria was a horrific reminder that the battle against ISIS continues.  My …

Hoyer Remarks at Press Event to Introduce the Raise the Wage Act

WASHINGTON, DC - This afternoon, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) joined Education and Labor Committee Chair Bobby Scott (VA-03) and House and Senate Democrats to introduce the Raise the Wage Act. They were joined by American workers as well as a …

Hoyer Statement on House Republicans' Latest Refusal to End the Trump Shutdown

WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after House Republicans voted against a supplemental disaster relief funding bill, which included a continuing resolution to reopen the government: “Today, …

VIDEO: Hoyer, Hill, Trone Visit Federal Agencies Affected by Trump Shutdown

Georgia Public Policy Foundation Celebrates National School Choice Week Jan. 22

Join experts Ashley Berner, Ben Scafidi in a discussion of education options for Georgia's children ATLANTA , GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- If no two children in a family have the same personalities and needs …

HumanTouch, LLC, Supports its Workforce on Furlough - CEO Gives Up Salary

HumanTouch, LLC, CEO Moe Jafari will be foregoing his entire salary for the remainder of the government shutdown to ensure contract workers remain paid. MCLEAN, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES, January 15, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- FOR IMMEDIATE …

Health Care Transformation Task Force Releases Clinical Episode Model Resources for Commercial Payers

New Tools Support Payers and Providers in Establishing Commercial Value Contracts WASHINGTON, DC, USA, January 15, 2019 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF or Task Force), a group of leading health care payers, …

Hoyer Discusses the Trump Shutdown on Cheddar

Four times last week we passed bills to open up the government. Today, we passed a bill to open up the government. Holding us responsible for keeping us shut down is irrational.