State and National

Education Talk Radio Launches a Second Education Podcast for Parents and Community

 Education in America aims to close the information gap between schools, districts, and the communities they serve    

March 7, 2017

Good morning from Washington, where President Trump's revised ban on travel from terrorism-prone nations is drawing both plaudits and cautions. Josh Siegel talks with national security experts, while Hans von Spakovsky pronounces the policy sound. Conservatives hope Trump will listen to their preferences on repealing Obamacare and killing the Export-Import Bank, as Rachel del Guidice and Melissa Quinn report. Plus: Fred Lucas on the "wiretapping" fracas and Sen. Mike Lee on taming the bureaucracy. Please pass the milk: It's Cereal Day.

Lawmakers are abandoning effort to restore sales tax on food in 2017

By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor

Putting the state sales tax back on food, at least for now, is dead on Capitol Hill.

That’s what House Speaker Greg Hughes told UtahPolicy Monday evening.

March 3, 2017
 

"to elevate the condition of men--to lift artificial weights from all shoulders, to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all, to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance, in the race of life." --Abraham Lincoln

Chairman's Note: Dismantling the Administrative State

Media Advisory: Hatch, Klobuchar to Discuss Rare Diseases in Colloquy

Washington, D.C.—Senators Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., as co-chairs of the Senate Rare Disease Caucus, will participate in a colloquy this afternoon to discuss rare diseases and conditions and how to incorporate the patient voice into broader policy conversations. This serves as an opportunity to showcase the bipartisan support for developing innovations that will treat and cure our children, parents, siblings, and neighbors.

Here is a link to the audio from today's media access with Governor Herbert. Two days left of the 2017 legislative session, then on to bill signing! 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1R1TaUJimAuOTAyOU9ITWFISWM/view?usp=sharing

SB 56 to ban gas chambers killed twice in House committee

Animal Shelter Amendments bill fails despite free training and lower cost

NEWS FROM SPECIAL OLYMPICS UTAH - MARCH 2017

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VidAngel Studios TIM TIMMERMAN, HOPE OF AMERICA Nets 2nd Place Per Screen Average Finish Behind LOGAN in Limited Release

Family-Friendly, Coming of Age High School Comedy from VidAngel Studios, Purdie Distribution, and Picture Picture Films Earns Rave Reviews from Fans and Endorsements from Key Organizations, Resulting in Tie with LOGAN for Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score

NEWS FROM SPECIAL OLYMPICS UTAH - MARCH 2017

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VidAngel Studios TIM TIMMERMAN, HOPE OF AMERICA Nets 2nd Place Per Screen Average Finish Behind LOGAN in Limited Release

Family-Friendly, Coming of Age High School Comedy from VidAngel Studios, Purdie Distribution, and Picture Picture Films Earns Rave Reviews from Fans and Endorsements from Key Organizations, Resulting in Tie with LOGAN for Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score

VETERANS EDUCATION SUCCESS RELEASES CASE STUDY OF DECEPTIVE WEBSITE: “MILITARY FRIENDLY SCHOOLS”

Case Study Helps Policymakers Understand the Deceptive Websites Targeting Veterans and Servicemembers