State and National

Senator Delivers Final Speech in Series Highlighting Importance of Religious Liberty 

WASHINGTON—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, delivered the eighth and final speech in a series on the importance of religious liberty in public life. The series, begun in September, focuses on ways this fundamental freedom is under attack both at home and abroad, and is informed by his work on the issue spanning over two decades. Senator Hatch was a co-author of the original Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

FBI Director: Hatch Bill Will Increase Law Enforcement Efficiency and Accuracy

 “[Hatch’s] bill would help us change the world in a very, very exciting way."

Lee Calls For HUD Zoning Rule To Be Defunded

WASHINGTON - Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement Thursday, reminding Republican leaders that the upcoming government funding bill is the last opportunity conservatives have to stop the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Final Rule.”

Ogden Union Stockyards to be transformed into a modern business park

Ogden City discusses plans to rebuild the Ogden Union Stockyards in a video
detailing the vision for a master planned business park in west Ogden

Hatch, Brady, Wyden Announce Deal on Bipartisan Customs Legislation

Deal Strengthens Enforcement of U.S. Trade Laws, Promotes Legitimate Trade Facilitation, and Preserves Intellectual Property

Patients, Not Insurers, Should Determine What a Life is Worth
By Robert Goldberg

How much is a life worth?

According to Vice President Biden, who lost his son Beau to brain cancer, quite a lot. In telling the country he wouldn't run for president. Mr. Biden pledged to push for a moonshot program to cure cancer because, he said, there's nothing more important.

UTAH LEGISLATURE’S PUBLIC LANDS COMMISSION ANNOUNCES KEY LEGAL FINDINGS

Utah has a constitutional basis to challenge federal ownership of public lands

Hatch: Major Education Overhaul Ends Status Quo That Has Failed Students

WASHINGTON—Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate advanced a bill on Wednesday to return decision-making power over education to state and local leaders. After passing in the Senate 85-12, the bill, called the Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, will move to the President’s desk for his signature, constituting another major bipartisan achievement for the new Republican Senate.

Ten Things You Need to Know Today - Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Dec. 9, 2015

Good morning from Washington, where a report for Congress predicts Obamacare could shrink the nation's workforce by 2 million. Melissa Quinn has details. In an exclusive on-camera interview, Sen. Tom Cotton tells Genevieve Wood why President Obama is wrong about how to detain captured terrorists. Heritage national security expert James Carafano looks at the limits of preventing a deadly attack like San Bernardino. And Kelsey Harkness has the story of a college freshman who spoke up about muzzled free speech.