Hatch to Introduce Omnibus Energy Bill
04/25/2012 | 1012 views | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Sen. Orrin Hatch is expected to introduce an omnibus energy/federal land use bill that combines several pieces of legislation that have passed the House but stalled in the Senate due to Democratic opposition.

Reports The Hill:

These include bills calling for expedited consideration of permits to drill in the Gulf of Mexico and ending what Republicans say is a moratorium on new offshore drilling, as well as bills limiting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations.

Rep. Steve Pearce (R-N.M.) said Hatch's bill would be titled the West Act, and would combine all of these bills, which Republicans say would expand energy production, reduce federal authority over government-owned lands in the western part of the country and create jobs.

"He's going to lump them together and push them out," Pearce said Tuesday evening on the House floor. A spokeswoman for Hatch confirmed late Tuesday that Hatch would likely introduce the bill on Wednesday.

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Ten Things You Need to Know for Friday
by Bryan Schott
May 24, 2013 | 21639 views | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Countdown: There are 166 days to the 2013 municipal elections, 249 days until the start of the 2014 Legislature, 525 days until the 2014 midterm elections and 962 days until the 2016 Iowa Caucuses. 

An analysis says expanding Medicaid coverage will save Utah more than $130 million and would give health insurance to 123,000 residents [Tribune].

A new report ranks Utah #1 for economic outlook next year [Utah Policy, Tribune].

House Majority Leader Brad Dee goes on a European vacation with three lobbyists, but Dee insists the trip was above board because everybody paid their own way and they didn’t discuss politics [Tribune].

Former Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is caught on tape offering to get $2 million for Utah Businessman Darl McBride if he would shut down a website critical of another Utah businessman. That money was to come from a third Utah businessman who was in trouble with the Attorney General’s office [Tribune].

Former Legislator and current blogger Holly Richardson says she’s had enough with the “culture of corruption” permeating the Attorney General’s office [Holly on the Hill].

Sen. Orrin Hatch wants to hear from Utahns who think they have been inappropriately targeted by the IRS as part of his investigation into misconduct by the agency [Tribune].

Kennecott lays off 100 workers because of the massive landslide at their Bingham Canyon Mine [Tribune, Deseret News].

The Boy Scouts vote to allow gay members in their ranks [Deseret News].

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman launches a new political action committee to support Republicans who share his point of view [Tribune].

Gov. Gary Herbert says he is confident the state can work out a deal to avoid taxing the electricity used by the new National Security Agency data center at Camp Williams [Tribune].
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