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Utah lawmakers have introduced about 700 bills this year, including resolutions that offer their opinions on high-profile topics such as refugees and public land. So far this session, about 10 percent of the measures brought before the Legislature have been resolutions.
A coalition of major outdoor companies on Tuesday ramped up a threat to get a lucrative outdoor trade show to leave Utah unless the governor and elected officials back away from policies they say threaten public lands. Leaders of Black Diamond Equipment, Osprey Packs and 28 other outdoor companies sent a letter to Republican Gov. Gary Herbert that says Utah leaders are threatening the outdoor industry by pushing back against federal land control and management.
The maker of Patagonia has a message for Utah government officials: If you want big outdoor business, act like it. Patagonia pulls out of Utah outdoor show amid Bears Ears National Monument battle The maker of Patagonia has a message for Utah government officials: If you want big outdoor business, act like it.
The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah addresses his supporters at the American Preparatory campus in Draper, Saturday, March 19, 2016. Republican presidential candidate Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Carly Fiorina and Glenn Beck were also in attendance.
Board members of the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration held an emergency session Friday to discuss what to do about 109,000 acres of school trust lands contained within the new Bears Ears National Monument. Tom Bachtell, SITLA's vice chairman, said the board had yet to "receive and comprehend the information necessary" to make an informed decision in the interest of the trust's beneficiaries regarding a land swap.
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, front left, talks with Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, following the governor's monthly news conference at KUED-TV in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. At back left, Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, talks with Bob Bernick.
According to multiple sources, President Barack Obama will designate 1.4 to 1.9 million acres in San Juan County as the Bears Ears National Monument next week. Sutherland Institute condemns this blatant abuse of executive power and calls on Congress and President-elect Donald Trump to commit to rescind this national monument designation and allow local voices to be heard.
The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, and U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch walk together as a tour of Temple Square begins, Thursday, September 1, 2016. The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, and U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch walk together as a tour of Temple Square begins, Thursday, September 1, 2016.
AP File Photo President Barack Obama, left, has asked Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, right, to use the National Governors Association as a sort of clearinghouse on refugee information to the states. Herbert is chairman of the NGA.
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, left, holds an image he says is misleading and was created by critics of his public lands proposal while speaking during a news conference as Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, center, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert, right, looks on at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. SALT LAKE CITY - A new legal analysis from a group of Western attorneys general casts doubt on many of the arguments Utah has put forward in its push to gain control of millions of acres of federal land.
Michelle wows in white : The Obamas honor the Prime Minister of Singapore at their 12th White House state dinner attended by Steve Jobs' widow and FLOTUS' brother 'No one should ever want one of these': Purple Heart recipients condemn Donald Trump's 'flippant' comments about the award that almost cost them their lives US delivered $400m in CASH stashed inside wooden pallets to Iran on same day as American hostages were freed - but the Obama administration DENIES it paid a ransom North Korea fires ballistic missile into the sea just 155 miles from Japan after threatening 'physical action' over US rocket deal with Seoul Penthouse magazine makes Utah's governor Gary Herbert its cover star ..
Michelle wows in white : The Obamas honor the Prime Minister of Singapore at their 12th White House state dinner attended by Steve Jobs' widow and FLOTUS' brother 'No one should ever want one of these': Purple Heart recipients condemn Donald Trump's 'flippant' comments about the award that almost cost them their lives US delivered $400m in CASH stashed inside wooden pallets to Iran on same day as American hostages were freed - but the Obama administration DENIES it paid a ransom North Korea fires ballistic missile into the sea just 155 miles from Japan after threatening 'physical action' over US rocket deal with Seoul Penthouse magazine makes Utah's governor Gary Herbert its cover star ..
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, right, during the National Governors Association meeting, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, talks with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, right, during the National Governors Association meeting, Friday, July 15, 2016, in Des Moines, Iowa.
The proposed 1.4 million acres of the Bears Ears region contained in a massive public lands bill being unveiled this week would actually be split in two, with the southern portion set aside for traditional Native American uses. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, and chief architect of the measure, said the region on federal lands in southeastern Utah will come with a new management structure that includes a tribal committee to ensure traditional access for wood gathering, ceremonies and gathering of plants.
Incumbent Republicans Gov. Gary Herbert and U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz are headed toward November as heavy favorites after primary voters turned out in record numbers and overwhelmingly endorsed their re-election bids. On the Democratic side of Utah's primary election Tuesday, Misty Snow, a grocery store cashier making her first foray into politics, faces a far steeper challenge against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee as she tries to become the state's first openly transgender elected official.
Republican Gov. Gary Herbert easily defeated Overstock.com executive Jonathan Johnson Tuesday to win a closely watched primary race that helped boost voter turnout to the highest level in two decades. After results came in, Herbert told reporters that he was grateful and that he believed voters felt he had a positive track record that he could build upon for the future.
Utah's primary election is a week away, but it's already time to celebrate. Thanks to the Count My Vote compromise , more candidates appear on the primary election ballot this year.
Governor Gary Herbert toured several businesses in Carbon and Emery County June 15, that have been impacted by the Obama Administrations war on coal. In Emery County the governor stopped to tour Wheeler Machinery Company in Huntington.