State and National

Senate Passes Hatch “Pay for Success” Amendment

Washington, D.C.—Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, a member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement after the Senate passed his Pay for Success amendment:

Let’s Give Schools the Flexibility They Need to Achieve Real Reform

By Orrin Hatch and Frederick M. Hess

July 16, 2015

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/421248/education-reform-renegotiate-contracts

USDA Designates Wasatch County in Utah as a Primary Natural Disaster Area

WASHINGTON, July 15, 2015 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Wasatch County in Utah as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent drought.

Lee Statement on Iran Deal

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Lee issued the following statement after President Obama announced he had reached an agreement with Iran on nuclear weapons.

Hatch Reacts to Obama Administration’s Iran Nuclear Agreement

Washington, D.C.—Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, R-Utah, the senior Republican in the United States Senate, issued the following statement following the Obama administration’s announcement of a nuclear deal with Iran:

Can Court Clerks Decline to Do Gay Marriages? How It's Playing Out in the States

News: In some cases, clerks and other court employees have resigned rather than issue licenses for same-sex nuptials. In others, LGBT rights groups and their supporters are demanding that employees with objections quit or be fired or impeached.

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Senate Votes to Build on Utah’s Success in Education Reform

SUMMER MEALS SITES FOR HUNGRY KIDS NOW EASIER TO FIND
 
Toll-free Hotline Connects Callers to Local Summer Meals Sites
 
New Hunger Fighter Recruiting Volunteers to Feed Hungry Kids

In Utah, only 10.7% of kids who received free or reduced price school lunch also received summer meals in 2014, but the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds a toll-free hotline to make it easier than ever before for hungry kids to access meals this summer. 

Ten Things You Need to Know for Tuesday - July 14, 2015

Greece Disaster Shows Unavoidable Consequences of Socialism

Commentary: The Heritage Foundation's Steve Moore writes that "Greece needs much less socialism, and much more privatization."

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