UTAH SENATE REQUESTS PUBLIC COMMENT ON JUDICIAL NOMINEE

SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee seeks public comment on Kara Pettit who was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Third District Court bench.

SENATOR HOWARD STEPHENSON, REPRESENTATIVE STEVE ELIASON, AND JONATHAN JOHNSON TO ANNOUNCE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE FOR UTAH

WHO:            Senator Howard Stephenson, Legislative Sponsor

                Representative Steve Eliason, Legislative Sponsor

                Jonathan Johnson, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Overstock.com

                Rick Larsen, Vice President of Marketing, Ragnar Relay Series

                Lorena Riffo-Jensen, President, VOX Creative

Governor appoints Pettit to the Third District Court

SALT LAKE CITY – (Sept. 15, 2014) Gov. Gary R. Herbert has appointed Kara L. Pettit to fill a vacancy on the Third District Court.

“I have full confidence in Kara Pettit’s ability to hold the highest principles of justice and serve the Third District with dedication and integrity,” said Gov. Herbert. “She is well respected and will bring tremendous experience to the Third District Court.”

September 15, 2014

RELEASE: Lee & Durbin: According to CBO, Smarter Sentencing Bill Would Reduce Prison Costs by More Than $4 Billion

Funding reinvested in law enforcement and crime prevention priorities would make communities safer

Benghazi Bombshell: Clinton State Department Official Reveals Details of Alleged Document Review

A former diplomat who worked under Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tells Daily Signal senior independent contributor Sharyl Attkisson what took place in the basement of the State Department.

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Flashback: Bush Warned of Iraq Turmoil 7 Years Ago

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What Obama Got Right -- and Wrong -- In His ISIS Speech

Never tell your enemies what you will not do, Mr. President.

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Appellate Court Denies Emergency Motion and Allows Unprecedented Wyoming Wild Horse Roundup That Turns Over Public Lands to Private Livestock Interest

Governor to honor 9/11 victims and heroes, orders flags
lowered in remembrance of September 11

SALT LAKE CITY— In honor of the lives lost, the family members who survived and the thousands of police, fire and military emergency and construction workers who courageously responded on Sept. 11, 2001, Gov. Gary R. Herbert has ordered all flags on state-owned facilities to be flown at half-staff tomorrow, Thurs., Sept. 11, 2014.

A Spooky Snack and Drink for Halloween

 If your family's Halloween consists of pumpkin carving, trick-or-treating and transforming your home into a haunted house, you'll be happy to know that the "double, double, toil and trouble" doesn't have to stop there. You can add a little extra hocus pocus to your season by brewing up these chillingly creative treats with the whole family.