2022
May
- May 13 – Tomorrow is National Stamp Out Hunger Day
- May 12 – Suspect identified in Moab murders – but he’s dead
- May 11 – Gov. Cox calls for collaboration, unity
- May 10 – One Utah Summit being held today
- May 9 – First lady Jill Biden visits Ukraine’s first lady on Mother’s Day
- May 6 – Funeral services today for Sen. Orrin Hatch
- May 5 – It’s Missing Or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day
- May 4 – Public viewing for Senator Orrin Hatch in the Utah Capitol today
- May 3 – Leaked SCOTUS draft shows court intends to overturn Roe v Wade
- May 2 – Pelosi in Ukraine and Poland over the weekend
April
- Apr 29 – Gov. Cox: the US needs to prepare for more refugees. Here’s how Utah has done it.
- Apr 28 – US economy contracts during first quarter
- Apr 27 – It’s Denim Day – wear denim is support of sexual assault survivors
- Apr 26 – Russia threatens to use nukes. Again.
- Apr 25 – Tributes pour in after news of Senator Orrin Hatch’s passing
- Apr 22 – Happy Earth Day!
- Apr 21 – Mike Lee breaks his silence on his texts to Mark Meadows
- Apr 20 – Mitt Romney wants Biden to ditch his “woke advisors,” focus on the economy
- Apr 19 – Mask mandate on airlines overturned
- Apr 18 – Mike Lee worked to overturn the 2020 election, texts reveal
- Apr 15 – United Utah Party convention tomorrow
- Apr 14 – Russian flagship heavily damaged
- Apr 13 – Biden: It’s a genocide in Ukraine
- Apr 12 – Horrors in Mariupol continue
- Apr 11 – Multiple candidates head to primaries after county conventions
- Apr 8 – Russia attacks a busy train station, killing dozens of civilians
- Apr 7 – Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson set to be confirmed today
- Apr 6 – Utah is the top destination for ‘troubled teens’
- Apr 5 – EU countries expelling Russian diplomats
- Apr 4 – Russian withdrawal reveals atrocities
- Apr 1 – Ally Isom, Mike Lee qualify for the primary, Becky Edwards close
March
- Mar 31 – Humanitarian convoy heads to Mariupol
- Mar 30 – Never mind. Russia isn’t serious about pulling back
- Mar 29 – Peace talks underway in Istanbul
- Mar 28 – Utah needs a Republican renaissance
- Mar 25 – Veto override session today
- Mar 24 – Madeleine Albright dies at age 84
- Mar 23 – Gov. Cox vetoes one bill; legislature vows to override
- Mar 22 – Feds willing to speed up interest rate increases to slow inflation
- Mar 21 – Confirmation hearings begin for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Mar 18 – Gov. Cox’s monthly presser
- Mar 17 – The art of being fearless
- Mar 16 – Zelenskyy addresses joint session of Congress
- Mar 15 – Marina Ovsyannikova burst onto live TV to protest the war. Now she can’t be found
- Mar 14 – Russia hits targets within 15 miles of the border of Poland
- Mar 11 – ‘We’re not going to let Russia gaslight the world’
- Mar 10 – Russia bombs maternity hospital
- Mar 9 – Patent trolls have crawled back out of their caves
- Mar 8 – Why do Americans support Ukraine? Maybe it’s because our stories are so similar
- Mar 7 – Utah’s legislative session ends
- Mar 4 – So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen…sine die. It’s the last day of the session.
- Mar 3 – Lots of bills to be passed in the next 2 days
- Mar 2 – President Biden’s State of the Union leaves some unimpressed
- Mar 1 – “We have a desire to see our children alive. I think it’s a fair one.” – Pres. Zelenskyy
February
- Feb 28 – Kyiv still stands. 🇺🇦
- Feb 25 – Biden to nominate Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court
- Feb 24 – “The 80s called and we didn’t answer” – Sen. Mitt Romney
- Feb 23 – Black Hawks down; Russian troops invade
- Feb 22 – Russia moves troops into Ukraine
- Feb 21 – Biden and Putin have agreed “in principle” to meet to stave off invasion of Ukraine
- Feb 18 – Colonel Gail Halvorsen, the Candy Bomber, dies at 101
- Feb 17 – Food truck bill back on the Hill
- Feb 16 – Hope Scholarship bill narrowly passes committee, heads to the House floor
- Feb 15 – Repeal of the death penalty dies in committee
- Feb 14 – Bill abolishing the death penalty hits committee today
- Feb 11 – Utah’s Clean Slate law goes into effect
- Feb 10 – Nathan Chen wins gold
- Feb 9 – Bill restricting “no-knock” warrants heads to Utah Senate
- Feb 8 – Happy 20th anniversary to the Salt Lake Winter Olympics
- Feb 7 – “Legitimate political discourse” used to describe events of Jan 6, 2021
- Feb 4 – Running for office this year? You’ll need to file sooner than you might expect
- Feb 3 – They’re baaack! School vouchers have risen from the dead.
- Feb 2 – New bill would allow parents to sue over curriculum, teacher training
- Feb 1 – Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of the Tiger 🐯
January
- Jan 31 – Rep. Teuscher pulls education bill
- Jan 28 – Statewide address confidentiality bill passes House committee unanimously
- Jan 27 – US economy grew at fastest pace since 1984
- Jan 26 – Bill providing period products in schools moves to the House floor
- Jan 25 – Who gets to decide when schools go to online learning? Not schools or school districts
- Jan 24 – Health challenges hit Lt. Gov Henderson and Senate Minority Leader Karen Mayne
- Jan 21 – State of the State: “Let’s do the things that matter.”
- Jan 20 – Bryan Stevenson came to Utah to support repealing the death penalty
- Jan 19 – COVID takes center stage on opening day of the Utah legislature
- Jan 18 – The Utah 2022 legislative session begins today
- Jan 17 – Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Jan 14 – Schools moving online temporarily as omicron continues to surge
- Jan 13 – The omicron wildfire is hitting schools hard
- Jan 12 – US inflation hits its fastest pace since 1982
- Jan 11 – The legislative session begins in one week!
- Jan 10 – Harry Reid’s funeral on Saturday draws religious, political leaders
- Jan 7 – COVID numbers spiking; Gov. Cox pleads with Utahns to get vaccinated
- Jan 6 – One year later – and we can’t even agree on basic facts
- Jan 5 – Dave Bateman resigns from Entrata board after anti-Semitic email
- Jan 4 – Neil Abercrombie joins the Cox-Henderson administration
- Jan 3 – Happy New Year!
2021
December
- Dec 23 – Christmas memories
- Dec 22 – A constructive path forward on the environment
- Dec 21 – Commentary: Will Romney run again? Will he win?
- Dec 20 – Karen Peterson becomes the newest member of the Utah House
- Dec 17 – Utah ‘power rankings’ see current and former govs at the top
- Dec 16 – He’s baaack. Danny Ainge is the new CEO of the Utah Jazz.
- Dec 15 – Snowy day means delays and online learning for many Utah students
- Dec 14 – Balanced federalism continues to be ignored as part of the nation’s problem-solving agenda
- Dec 13 – Multiple Box Elder schools moved online due to threats
- Dec 10: Consumer prices up the most in almost 40 years
- Dec 9: Lt. Gov Henderson on election integrity: let’s not deliberately spread lies, falsehoods & misinformation
- Dec 8 – Gov. Cox and Lt. Gov. Henderson release 2023 budget proposal
- Dec 7 – Gov. Cox’s approval rating holding steady
- Dec 6 – Utah’s Mia Love headed back on The View
- Dec 3 – Opinion: Abortion at the Supreme Court
- Dec 2 – Overnight shooting in Taylorsville leaves suspect dead, officers wounded
- Dec 1 – Welcome to December!
November
- Nov 30 – It’s Giving Tuesday. Make a difference today.
- Nov 29 – Keep Utah businesses competitive, pass higher ed reform
- Nov 24 – Happy Thanksgiving!
- Nov 23 – US, others releasing millions of barrels of oil
- Nov 22 – SUV plows through Christmas parade in Wisconsin
- Nov 19 – 2022 election will heat up quickly after the first of the year
- Nov 18 – Utah Foundation study addresses dramatic housing cost increases
- Nov 17 – Utah has an extra $614 million
- Nov 16 – Taxing the rich is a lot harder than it sounds
- Nov 15 – Non-discrimination and religious liberty can (and should) co-exist
- Nov 12 – Republicans poised to win big next year – unless they self-destruct
- Nov 11 – Happy Veterans Day
- Nov 10 – Utah House approves Congressional map
- Nov 9 – Redistricting, redistricting and more redistricting
- Nov 8 – Infrastructure bill passes US House; Utah legislature going into special session
- Nov 5 – Biden’s vaccine mandate not popular in Utah
- Nov 4 – Election results firming up
- Nov 3 – Election results from around the state and nation
- Nov 2 – It’s election day!
- Nov 1 – Ken Ivory running for his old seat
October
- Oct 29 – Rep. Steve Christiansen resigns abruptly
- Oct 28 – US economy slows sharply in the third quarter
- Oct 27 – Utah Rep. who wants to eliminate vote-by-mail votes by mail
- Oct 26 – Could the child tax credit model end welfare as we know it?
- Oct 25 – Helping Afghan refugees arriving in Utah
- Oct 22 – Elections fraud claims a problem for both GOP and Dems
- Oct 21 – Election fraud claims sowing distrust in Utah
- Oct 20 – General Colin Powell’s 13 Rules to Live by
- Oct 18 – General Colin Powell dies of COVID-19 complications
- Oct 14 – Christmas shopping and global supply chain woes
- Oct 13 – Paid leave for mental health treatment and education for executive branch employees
- Oct 12 – Welcome to the Yo-Yo monument – check it out before it gets downsized
- Oct 11 – International Day of the Girl
- Oct 8 – Is there a ‘big gear’ to get our country back on track?
- Oct 7 – Federal judge suspends Texas abortion law
- Oct 6 – Facebook whistleblower testifies; Zuckerberg responds
- Oct 5 – Utah’s great challenge
- Oct 4 – Police arrest a suspect in Aaron Lowe’s murder
- Oct 1 – KSL Sports Radio and the Utah Jazz team up
September
- Sept 30 – Mayor Troy Walker gets to The Point
- Sept 29 – We should welcome Afghan refugees
- Sept 28 – Should redistricting reflect partisan national interests?
- Sept 27 – Aaron Lowe shot and killed less than a year after Ty Jordan’s death
- Sept 24 – Trump’s criticism of Sen. Mike Lee is a cheap shot
- Sept 23 – Getting to The Point with Rep. Lowry Snow
- Sept 22 – Gabby Petito’s body positively identified
- Sept 21 – Utah’s farsighted look at replacing the gas tax
- Sept 20 – iGen Perspective: Is higher education a dying industry?
- Sept 17 – California recall does not provide model for 2022 races
- Sept 16 – Afghan refugees are coming to Utah
- Sept 15 – That’s ‘The Point’ with Alan Matheson
- Sept 14 – Utah’s Inland Port has great promise despite strong opposition
- Sept 13 – More 9/11 memories
- Sept 10 – Remembering 9/11
- Sept 9 – Learning about Utah’s foster care system
- Sept 8 – 9/11 memories: Silence in the skies
- Sept 7 – Shoring up existing programs before creating new ones
- Sept 3 – A tale of two senators: Lee & Romney are very different, but both need to shore up support
- Sept 2 – The tech sector’s impact on Utah’s economy
- Sept 1 – How Utah County gets reliable and trusted COVID and vaccine information to residents
August
- Aug 31 – Commentary: The fundamental miscalculation in Afghanistan
- Aug 30 – Utah’s own Staff Sgt. Taylor Hoover honored at vigil
- Aug 27 – Tragedy in Kabul
- Aug 26 – Update on Afghani refugees coming to Utah
- Aug 25 – The biggest mess up in a lifetime
- Aug 24 – Winning the political game: How to deal with crisis
- Aug 23 – Mask mandates at BYU
- Aug 20 – Dems might suffer if redistricting is blind to where incumbents live
- Aug 19 – People need the lake they don’t love
- Aug 18 – Utah ready to welcome Afghan refugees
- Aug 17 – How to win the political game: events drive politics
- Aug 16 – Afghanistan falls to the Taliban
- Aug 13 – County Council did its duty deciding mask mandate policy
- Aug 12 – It takes a village to address homelessness
- Aug 11 – The carbon price of wildfire smoke
- Aug 10 – Survey shows Utahns support major elements of Senate infrastructure bill
- Aug 9 – Gov told he needs to change his name
- Aug 6 – Effective leaders simplify, personalize & use symbols
- Aug 5 – Utah’s COVID cases back above 1000
- Aug 4 – Strong support for the EQUAL Act from Utah voters
- Aug 3 – Want more government benefits? 2022 election is your chance
- Aug 2 – MyKayla Skinner wins silver, Simone Biles to compete on balance beam
July
- July 30 – Gov. Cox announces 4 focus areas for saving water
- July 29 – Wrapping up Disability Pride Month
- July 28 – Lt. Gov. Henderson announces Return Utah job opportunities
- July 27 – Romney is striking the right balance on climate change
- July 26 – A 20-car pile-up in Millard County leaves 7 dead
- July 23 – Yes, you can be a strong conservative and still get vaccinated
- July 22 – Fined for wearing shorts that are too long?
- July 21 – The high price of lower taxes
- July 20 – Winning the political game: How to make tough decisions and survive.
- July 19 – What will our legacy be? Planning for the future’s infrastructure needs.
- July 16 – ‘Captain Moroni’ is arrested for his participation in the Jan. 6 insurrection
- July 15 – A scathing report on an FBI fail and then cover-up
- July 14 – Is a $300 to $400 million tax cut small, medium or large?
- July 13 – Why isn’t balanced federalism more of a campaign issue?
- July 12 – Happy birthday (yesterday) to Gov. Cox!
- July 9 – With an avalanche of money, can Utah maintain its fiscal discipline?
- July 8 – Congress should support Utah’s bold infrastructure investments
- July 7 – Winning the political game – A million little things can add up to a big win
- July 6 – Say hello to the new Department of Government Operations
- July 2 – 4 essays on liberty and our Constitution for your holiday reading
- July 1 – Gov. Cox, business leaders make plea for us to not burn the state down
June
- June 30 – Wind and solar electricity free up needed Utah water
- June 29 – Is federalism to blame for hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 deaths?
- June 28 – More than an $800 million surplus to end 2021?
- June 25 – Winning the political game – 10 tips for survival
- June 24 – Federal infrastructure investments will magnify local efforts
- June 23 – Trump can help – but is more likely to hurt – the GOP in 2022
- June 22 – Poll: One-third of Americans still believe Biden won by fraud
- June 21 – Utah’s Summer Games have begun
- June 18 – Where the great jobs are in Utah: Aerospace and STEM
- June 17 – Learning about and celebrating our newest federal holiday: Juneteenth
- June 16 – CGO policy proposal on reforming occupational licensure
- June 15 – Monument boundaries and billions for broadband?
- June 14 – Postal bailout just another brick in the wall
- June 11 – It’s hard to raise taxes on millionaires and billionaires
- June 10 – Cops Count, Police Matter
- June 9 – A new PAC in town: Republican Women Lead
- June 8 – Internet cloud outage takes down major websites
- June 7 – The House that SHE Built
- June 4 – Transportation agencies enjoy a funding bonanza – of one-time money
- June 3 – Jazz win, 9 yr-old goes on joy ride
- June 2 – Welcome to our new look!
