Keeping up with Utah's Congressional Delegation
Hatch: Labor Dept. Posters are 'Propaganda'
Sen. Orrin Hatch demands an investigation into the placement of posters in the Labor Department headquarters showing Labor Secretary Hilda Solis marching in protest alongside Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
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Chaffetz: It's the Economy, Stupid
In an interview with Newsmax, Rep. Jason Chaffetz discusses his efforts to hold the DOJ responsible for the Fast and Furious gun-walking program and says the economy will trump other presidential campaign issues, such as Pres. Obama's endorsement of gay marriage or the controversy surrounding Mit...
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Lee Unveils 'Saving the American Dream' Budget Proposal
Sen. Mike Lee introduces a new Republican budget that would dramatically cut entitlement spending, tax rates and the size of government.
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Bishop: NEPA Hurting Utah's Economy
Rep. Rob Bishop spotlights an industry report showing that government delays related to the National Environmental Policy Act are hamstringing oil and gas projects that could generate billions of dollars in revenue for Utah and Wyoming.
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Hatch Demands Probe of Private Tax Files Leak
Sen. Orrin Hatch calls for an IRS investigation into the unauthorized disclosure of documents listing 2008 contributors to the National Organization for Marriage.
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Chaffetz: No More Taxpayer Money for Rich Ex-Presidents
Rep. Jason Chaffetz thinks ex-Presidents should cut costs as well.
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Hatch, Bishop Damn White House with Faint Praise Over Gas Well Approvals
Rep. Rob Bishop says the Interior Department's approval of several thousand natural gas wells in Utah's Uintah County "provides a glimmer of hope that all is not lost with this Administration's policies on public land use."
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Bishop Border Bill Continues to Generate Controversy
Rep. Rob Bishop's proposed legislation exempting Border Patrol agents from complying with environmental laws is slowly making its way through Congress in the face of opposition from environmental groups.
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Utah Delegation Slams New Fracking Rule
In a press release, all five members of Utah's congressional delegation criticize a newly announced ruling by the Obama administration that would duplicate Utah's efforts to manage hydraulic fracking on public lands.
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Chaffetz Confirms Contempt Plans for Holder
Rep. Jason Chaffetz and other House GOP leaders say they're pursuing a plan to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for stonewalling their efforts to investigate the Fast and Furious gun-tracking program.
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Hatch to Introduce Omnibus Energy Bill
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.
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Chaffetz Chews Out GSA Officials
At a House hearing Tuesday, Rep. Jason Chaffetz grills General Service Administration officials over the agency's spending scandal.
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Lee Bill would Reform Federal Reserve
RedState looks at Sen. Mike Lee's proposed Federal Reserve Modernization Act, which would seek to rein in the Federal Reserve's ability to distort the free-market through monetary policy.
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Bishop Outlines Alternative to NCLB
Rep. Rob Bishop visits the Heritage Foundation to discuss his plan to scrap the No Child Left Behind Act and replace it with his proposed A-PLUS Act.
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Hatch: A Single Supreme Court Vote Can Change Everything
In anticipation of the U.S. Supreme Court's upcoming evaluation of Obamacare, Sen. Orrin Hatch pens an op-ed that looks at recent cases in which the high court decided critical issues by the slimmest 5-4 margin.
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Lee: Justices Will Overturn Obamacare
In an interview with Newsmax, Sen. Mike Lee predicts that the individual mandate provision in the healthcare reform law will be declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Bishop Jumps Into Dispute over Eisenhower Memorial
Rep. Rob Bishop says he will recommend withholding funding for a memorial honoring Pres. Dwight Eisenhower because the commission tasked with planning the memorial can't reach consensus on the design.
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Lee Introduces Medicare Reform Plan
Four GOP senators, including Sen. Mike Lee, release a proposal that would allow Medicare recipients to enroll in the health insurance plan now offered to federal employees.
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Lee Slams Democratic 'Hypocrisy' over Judicial Nominees
In an op-ed, Sen. Mike Lee says Sen. Harry Reid's recent accusation that the Senate GOP is obstructing Pres. Obama's judicial nominees is "demonstrably false" and "highly hypocritical."
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Hatch to IRS: Don't Target Tea Party Groups
In a letter to IRS Commissioner Douglas Schulman, Sen. Orrin Hatch and 11 other GOP senators express their concern that the agency is unfairly targeting Tea Party groups in its inquiry into whether certain political organizations should qualify as nonprofits.
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Salt Lake Tribune

Editorial: Health crisis: Obesity worse than tobacco

Editorial: Brewer sets a limit: Arizona avoids Utah’s mistake

UDOT fines contractor $3M as lawmakers push to finish late project

Utah lawmakers: Let’s untangle liquor license shortage

Former Utah guv Leavitt aids embattled hospital debt collector

Sundance Film Festival rebounding from recession doldrums

Utah chief poster child for Hatch Act problem

Buying American may hike costs of road projects

Utah’s hookah ban in effect

Senate rejects Lee’s plan to balance budget in five years

McEntee: After data breach, I’ll long be looking over my shoulder

Nation’s first tar sands mine plan dispute hinges on water

Utah lands chief seeks to refute federal science on Sage Grouse

Committee recommends that Taylorsville joins UPD

Utah lawmakers want special session to fix $25M education error

Utah lawmakers grill new IT chief on Medicaid breach

Majority of U.S. babies are now minorities —but only 28% in Utah are

DEA wants to scan all license plates on Utah’s ‘drug corridor’

Deseret News

Editorial: Orrin Hatch should agree to prime time, televised debate before primary election

Multiple 'mistakes' led to massive health data breach, director says

Lawmakers examine cause, solutions to $25M education budget error

Daggett officials move ahead with controversial land swap

Work under way to increase liquor licenses without increasing negative impacts of alcohol

Orrin Hatch continues to rebuff Dan Liljenquist's calls for TV debate

Sundance Film Festival an $80 million impact, report says

Utah lawmakers make quick work of Common Core questions

Other

Lawmakers told SR 92 won't be completed until summer (Daily Herald)

Alpine school board discusses class sizes, possible tax increase (Daily Herald)

Editorial: Trust land overvalued (Standard-Examiner)

Hearing on $65M bond for Weber School District draws none (Standard-Examiner)

Hits & Misses: Drunk Not Disorderly (City Weekly)

Golden Opportunity: Company cashes in on gold fever (City Weekly)

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