State and National

Governor orders flags lowered for Peace Officers Memorial Day

SALT LAKE CITY (May 13, 2015) – Gov. Gary R. Herbert has ordered the lowering of the flags of the United States of America and the State of Utah to half-staff on Fri., May 15, 2015 in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

Lee Commends House Passage of the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

WASHINGTON – Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement after a sweeping, bipartisan majority in the House of Representatives voted to approve the USA FREEDOM Act of 2015, a bill that would end the government’s dragnet collection of Americans’ data under Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act. Lee recently introduced the legislation in the Senate with Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT).
 

Op-ed: Trade agreements would boost Utah products internationally

By Nigel Steward, Managing Director of Rio Tinto Kennecott in South Jordan

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2503528-155/op-ed-trade-agreements-would-boost-utah

Hatch, Senate Coalition To Introduce Bill Providing Access To Epilepsy Treatment

Small Business Owner Says Bank Denied Service Because She Sells Guns

News: "We can't lend to anyone who sells firearms," the owner of Michael's Pawn and Gun was told by a TD Bank representative.

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May 12, 2015

Lee Leads Colloquy on USA Freedom Act, Receives Support from Lynch, Clapper, White House

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Hatch: Democrats Leave Americans without a Voice on Trade

Trade Deserves a Debate, Finance Committee Chairman Says

WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate Floor today, Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) expressed disappointment after Senate Democrats voted against starting debate on trade policy, including bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation that would reaffirm Congress’s role in international trade negotiations.

Utah Pork Producers Association: Hatch trade bill would be good for Utah

By Jim Webb, President of the Utah Pork Producers Association

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/2499435-155/op-ed-hatch-trade-bill-would-be

The IRS Seized $107,000 From This North Carolina Man's Bank Account. Now, He's Fighting to Get It Back.

News: On a summer day last July, more than a dozen federal agents had flooded into his business—officers from North Carolina's Alcohol and Law Enforcement, the local police department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation—and they were asking for him.

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The Valley of Missed Opportunity: One Community's Fight for Economic Revival

News: New York bans fracking. Pennsylvania allows it. We went to the two states' border—and talked to residents about which policy has improved lives.

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