Ten Things You Need to Know Today - Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Poll: Is There Too Much Government Regulation of Business and Industry in Utah?
By Bob Bernick
For the most part, Utahns believe there is too much regulation of businesses, but they are split on whether the government is too much involved in industry, a new UtahPolicy poll shows....
Utah Policy 2016 Candidate Tracker
By Bryan Schott
Here's our latest list of candidates running, and rumored to be running, for office in 2016....
Hatch to Obama: Here's How to Defeat ISIS
By Golden Webb
In a letter, ten GOP senators, including Orrin Hatch, offer several suggestions to a flailing Pres. Obama for stepping up the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. ...
Give Us Your Nominations for the Top Utah Political News Stories of 2015
By Bryan Schott
As 2015 winds to an end, what are your picks for the top Utah political news stories of the last year? Make your nominations now....
Holly Richardson Declares Candidacy for Utah State Senate
By Bryan Schott
Republican Holly Richardson formally announced her candidacy for the open seat in Senate District 14. Current Senator Al Jackson will not be seeking re-election. ...
'The Spin Room' - Surpluses and Savings
By Bryan Schott
Utah lawmakers have an extra $560 million in their bank account next year, but don't expect them to go on a spending spree....
Lee Holds Hearing on Proposed Inbev, SABMiller Merger
Tuesday, Mike Lee (R–UT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, is holding a hearing on Anheuser–Busch Inbev’s proposal to purchase SABMiller....
Case Against West Valley Over "Gang Sweep" at West High School Ends; Plaintiffs and ACLU Call for Changes to City Police Policy and Practice
The federal court Monday entered a judgment against West Valley City and its police chief in a case brought by three former West High School students over a 2010 school-based “gang sweep” that prompted a class action lawsuit by the ACLU of Utah and the ACLU Racia...
Hatch: Non-Partisan Scorekeeper Agrees, Obamacare Hurts Jobs
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) issued the following statement after the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report that found under President Obama’s health law, the labor force is projected to be without about tw...
Salt Lake City Celebrates Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
On Thursday, December 10 the Salt Lake City Human Rights Commission and the Mayor’s Office of Diversity & Human Rights will host the 2015 Human Rights Day Celebration to commemorate the 67th anniversary of the United Nations ratification of the Universal Declaratio...
Advocates Call on EPA to Not Delay Utah's Clean Air Planning and Action
Clean air advocacy groups submitted a joint letter to EPA Region 8, urging the administrator to reject a proposed rule that would delay by 18 months the plan that will chart how Utah will clean its air....
Innovative Ideas Pitched at the Social Investors Forum Hosted by the Community Foundation of Utah
On December 1, 2015, the Community Foundation of Utah hosted its fourth Social Investors Forum....
Salt Lake Tribune
Op-ed: Pass the America Gives More Act to keep charitable work going
Editorial: Utah officials rightly prepare for incoming refugees
Mormon church backs religious liberty after Trump comments
Rolly: Here’s a constituent Mayor Becker should have listened to
Will Phil Lyman get jail, or will judge agree ATV ride organizer has been punished enough?
Prosecutors: No Shurtleff/Swallow mention in Jeremy Johnson case
Salt Lake City OKs exclusive development deal for Utah Theater
Deseret News
Richard Davis: Religious liberty is for the popular and unpopular
Editorial: Police training to help victims of domestic abuse produces early success
San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman admits 'mistake' in illegal ATV ride
Reports: Utah gets top spot for charitable giving, volunteering
LDS Church releases statement on religious freedom as Donald Trump's Muslim controversy swirls
School district approves moving Provo High to city's west side
Salt Lake County Council delays budget approval, fights to avoid tax levy extension
Other
LDS Church emphasizes support for religious freedom following Donald Trump's comments (Daily Herald)
Holly Richardson enters Utah senate race, has built-in campaign team (Daily Herald)
Millner to sponsor early-education bills (Standard-Examiner)
Utah ranked as top charitable state (Standard-Examiner)
Summit County Council proposes $62.6 million budget (Park Record)
Obama’s ISIS response stirs Democratic angst about 2016 (The Hill)
Cruz blasts climate 'alarmists' (The Hill)
GOP rift opens as shutdown deadline nears (Politico)
Clinton forces see 3 possible GOP opponents (Politico)
Email shows Pentagon was ready to roll as Benghazi attack occurred (FOX News)
Poll: 68% of Trump’s supporters would vote for him if he bolts the GOP (USA Today)
The ISIS Trail of Death (NBC News)
Along with Trump’s rhetoric, the stakes for 2016 have risen dramatically (Washington Post)
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on 'One Person One Vote' (New York Times)
Carly Fiorina struggling to break through with women (USA Today)