State and National

Hatch on Josh Holt News “Disappointed but not Discouraged”

WASHINGTON—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the President Pro Tempore of the United State Senate, gave an update on Josh Holt’s situation, following disappointing news that the Judge in Josh’s case did not appear at his hearing.

Governor Gary R. Herbert’s Schedule

September 19, 2016 - September 23, 2016

**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**

Monday, September 19

New York City Business Meetings

Tuesday, September 20

New York City Business Meetings

Wednesday, September 21

Washington, D.C. Visit

Thursday, September 22

Washington, D.C. Visit

Sept. 15, 2016

Good morning from Washington, where President Obama's economic promises to blacks and Latinos have had mixed results across America. Fred Lucas looks at the numbers. Two conservatives want to lead the House's biggest GOP caucus to the right. Philip Wegmann has that story, and an update on conservatives' determination to impeach the top IRS agent. Plus: Alexis Zhang on the crisis in civic literacy, Lila Rose on Planned Parenthood's dependence on aborting babies, and Naomi Schaefer Riley on Washington's betrayal of Native Americans.

Lee, Hatch Introduce the Utah National Monument Parity Act

WASHINGTON - Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the Utah National Monument Parity Act, Tuesday, a bill that would extend the same Antiquities Act protections Wyoming now enjoys to Utah.

Hatch Bill Holding EPA Accountable for Gold King Mine Spill Passes in the Senate

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, issued the following statement after lawmakers voted in favor of his proposal to hold the EPA accountable for the August 2015 Gold King Mine spill:

Video: Hatch Greets Utah Honor Flight Veterans

Washington, D.C.—Today Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, greeted Utah’s Honor Flight veterans at the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. 

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Sept. 14, 2016

Good morning from Washington, where House conservatives may give way on funding the government to stop a "giveaway" of the internet. Philip Wegmann reports. President Obama's conservation legacy pits Indian tribes against each other. Josh Siegel has the history. Should women be drafted? No, one female gyrene tells Kelsey Harkness. Plus: Robert Rector on how government distorts poverty, and John Malcolm and Tiffany Bates on the push for a more liberal Supreme Court. On this day in 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner."

Sen. Lee Introduces the Pay for Printing Act

WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Pay for Printing Act Wednesday, a bill that will require the senator sponsoring a ceremonial or commemorative Senate resolution to reimburse the Government Printing Office for the cost of printing.