In Utah, Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths for Third Year in a Row

To reduce gun death and injury, firearms should be subject to federal health and safety standards just like all other consumer products

Washington, DC — Gun deaths outpaced motor vehicle deaths in Utah in 2011, the most recent year for which comprehensive nationwide data is available, a new analysis from the Violence Policy Center (VPC) finds.

Photo from Salt Lake TribuneFormer Utah Attorneys General Mark Shurtleff and John Swallow have been arrested according to multiple media reports.

Shurtleff, Swallow Arrested

Written by Bryan Schott on

15 July 2014
. Posted in Today At Utah Policy

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WE HELP THE MISSING TO ASSIST IN JOSHUA EASLEY CASE

PRESS RELEASE  

St. George Police Department, We Help The Missing, and the family of Joshua Easley is asking the public’s assistance in locating Joshua, age 25, who was last seen on April 24, 2014 in North Ogden, Utah. Joshua is 5’8 tall, 165 pounds with black hair & hazel eyes.

Lawmakers Throw Light on Secretive ‘Operation Choke Point’

Is “Operation Choke Point” about to get choked by Congress? Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sure hopes so.

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How U.S. Taxpayers Subsidize Fossil Fuels Overseas While Being Penalized at Home

Americans have to pay more for electricity and compete for fewer jobs because of President Obama’s regulatory curbs on fossil fuels at home, even as their tax dollars support expansion of those same energy sources abroad.

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Gov. Herbert named vice chair of National Governors Association

SALT LAKE CITY - (July 13, 2014) Utah’s chief executive will play a prominent leadership role in a national organization. Gov. Gary R. Herbert was officially selected by his fellow governors as vice chair of the National Governors Association (NGA) at the NGA Summer Meeting, which concluded today in Nashville, Tennessee.

Governor Gary Herbert’s Schedule

July 14, 2014 - July 18, 2014

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

Media representatives are welcome at events designated with “Media Access”

Monday July 14, 2014  

Personal Day

Tuesday, July 15,  2014

11:00 AM – Ms. Jenette Ramos, The Boeing Company

Location – Governor’s Office

Ending the Export-Import Bank Is All About Governing

Daily Policy Focus: Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint says America needs champions in Congress with the courage to end the Export-Import Bank. Rep. Jeb Hensarling is one of them.

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There Used to Be Bipartisan Support for Religious Freedom. What Happened?

Our new graphic dissects the change of heart among some members of Congress.

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It’s Not True that 20 Million Americans Gained Coverage Under Obamacare

Daily Policy Focus: A new report claims 20 million Americans “gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act as of May 1.” But a closer look at that number reveals it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

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