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1 day ago · WASHINGTON — Utah’s congressional delegation is pushing to preserve access to the University of Utah’s Research Park amid legal uncertainties posed by the Bureau of Land Management about whether the federal land is being used for its original intent. Utah Sens. Mike Lee and John Curtis, along ...

1 day ago · Lee’s one-page bill would repeal the Open Meetings Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2025, which the D.C. Council passed on April 1. Councilmembers pushed for changes over claims that current guidelines opened the council up to unnecessary scrutiny from the press. “I’m tired of having to defend against the challenges from the press,” Council Chairman Phil Mendelson told ...

1 day ago · The “Fighting Oligarchy” rally on Sunday night in Salt Lake City resembled a revivalist gathering more than a political affair. Cheers erupted for 83-year-old Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his tour companion, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, seen by their fans as leaders poised to guide America away from the authoritarian trajectory that Sanders argues it is heading towards under ...

6 days ago · House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, talks with an aide as he defends the Republican plan to advance President Donald Trump's top domestic priorities on spending reductions and tax breaks as the House Rules Committee prepares the measure for a floor vote at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, April 9, 2025.

Mar 7, 2025 · Budget committee members fully granted Pierucci’s request of $5 million to help train teachers, reduce class sizes, hire classroom aides and obtain other resources for English language learners, if a school district can show that one of their schools had a 75% increase in students learning English compared to the previous three-year average, and that the school lacks the funds to support the ...

Mar 28, 2025 · The Big Idea. Mike Lee leads efforts to crack down on judges thwarting Trump’s agenda. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is spearheading efforts in the Senate to crack down on judges blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda, filing a bill earlier this week that would change how judges can issue rulings related to a presidential order.. Lee introduced the Restraining Judicial Insurrectionists Act of ...

Dec 18, 2024 · Demand More Supply shared projected estimates that Utah will be short 153,000 homes through 2030, with home prices currently up 300%. A foundation of the American dream is owning property, Cox said to the room filled with state lawmakers, government workers, housing professionals and so on.