State and National

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Dec 24, 2018

Still have a friend or relative on your holiday gift list who's hard to shop for—or a last-minute addition?

Statement of Secretary Perdue on President Trump’s Forest Management Executive Order

(Washington, D.C., December 21, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today praised President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Order Promoting Active Management of America’s Forests, Rangelands, and other Federal Lands to Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risks. 

Perdue issued the following statement:      

Governor Gary R. Herbert’s Schedule

December 24, 2018 - December 28, 2018

**The Governor’s schedule is subject to frequent change**

Monday, December 24

Christmas Eve - No Public Events

Tuesday,  December 25

Christmas Day - No Public Events

Wednesday, December 26

No Public Events

Thursday, December 27

No Public Events

Friday, December 28

Secretary Perdue Details USDA Functions in the Event of a Lapse in Federal Funding

(Washington, D.C., December 21, 2018) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today detailed which functions of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will remain available in the event of a lapse in government funding.

Sen. Lee Comments on Public Lands Bill

WASHINGTON - Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Friday regarding a public lands package that failed to pass the Senate Wednesday night:

“I understand people’s frustration, and I share it. Governor Herbert, like 49 other governors, has been completely cut out of this broken, unfair process. He has no choice but to accept the process and simply hope to get what he can out of it.

Perdue Announces ERS, NIFA Site Selection Criteria

Dec 21, 2018

Good morning from Washington, where all is not quiet as Christmas nears. Fred Lucas has a timeline on the long-lasting Mueller investigation. Maybe the kids are all right: Rachel del Guidice speaks to two teens defending a high school teacher who was fired for refusing to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns. And while the City of Lights may sound magical, Nolan Peterson travels there—and discovers plenty of unrest. Plus: Ginny Montalbano details one congressman’s touching tribute to Paul Ryan.

A Christmas Miracle? USA stopping a war?

by Kary Love

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