State and National

How These Rare Species Are Making It Impossible to Keep the Border Secure

Protected lands and rare species are hurting the U.S. Border Patrol’s ability to keep the U.S.-Mexico border secure.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Candace Daly, Utah State Director, 801-599-8519, candace.daly@nfib.org 
or Tony Malandra, Senior Media Manager, 415-664-9685, anthony.malandra@nfib.org 

Obama Baits ‘Do Nothing’ House, Promises Action on Border, Immigration

Confronting a crisis on the Texas-Mexico border and a Congress that he said won’t work with him, President Obama announced he will pursue reform to the nation’s immigration laws with executive action.

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June 30, 2014
 

CONTACT
Senator Scott Jenkins
Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee Chair
801-560-1295

Mike Christensen
Director, Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel
801-538-1032

UTAH SENATE REQUESTS PUBLIC COMMENT ON TWO JUDICIAL NOMINEES

Contact: Tom Miyagishima, Acting State Executive Director

(801) 524-4530

Tom.Miyagishima@ut.usda.gov

USDA REMINDS PRODUCERS OF 2014 ACREAGE REPORTING REQUIREMENT

With every meeting the questions on UTOPIA and the so called savior for the towns, Macquarie, grows deeper.  In towns across the state those involved in the disastrous UTOPIA search to find the best answers for their towns. Brigham City’s Mayor Vincent has stated previously that the City is working hard to provide the best options for the City in the most cost effective manner. It seems all of the cities from Provo to Brigham City are stuck with the problems the original UTOPIA deal has caused. 

You have a son, and your strongest hope is for him to grow up happy, healthy and with a firm foundation of his faith in God. So what happens when you see signs that all is not well? Maybe you discover he has a problem with drugs or alcohol.  Perhaps he has been sucked into the dark world of pornography. Where can you possibly turn to for help? There is individual therapy, but you don’t want him to feel like he is the only one with his problems.

Pleasant View - Justin Fawson is the newest member of the Utah House of Representatives, appointed to replace Rep. Ryan Wilcox and represent House District 7 which includes North Ogden, Pleasant View and northern parts of Ogden. While only in office a few weeks, Representative Fawson isn’t new to the public service stage, having previously served on the North Ogden City Council. He sat down with a member of Sentinel News staff, and shared a little about his past service, his passion for freedom, and his commitment to his calling.

Since the Common Core curriculum has been accepted and implemented throughout the State of Utah, there has been a lot of confusion about what Common Core is, how it affects Utah, who funded it and why it was implemented in the first place.

Common Core is a list of learning objectives that encourage teachers to help students find deeper meaning and engage them on more levels of learning in subjects such as mathematics, reading, and language arts.

“If they can do it to a political party, they can do it to a private civic organization or a private religious organization.”

--Chris Herrod, former member Utah House of Representatives