For a second time, a president is sending Jon Huntsman overseas on an assignment that could block his political ambitions. President Donald Trump’s decision to tap the Republican former Utah governor as the US ambassador to Russia puts Huntsman on the sidelines the day before veteran Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch announced his plans Thursday to run for another term in 2018.
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Utah-Mexico trade relations at critical stage, analyst says
Utah’s ongoing trade relationship with Mexico is at a critical point as the new White House administration’s commerce policies begin to take shape, a local expert contends. Speaking to an audience of business leaders Wednesday in downtown Salt Lake City, Derek Miller – president and CEO of World Trade Center Utah – said Utah stands to lose millions of dollars if President Donald Trump decides to reduce trade with our nation’s neighbor to the south.
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch,…
The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, listens as Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, thanks him for speaking in the Utah Senate, Wednesday, February 22, 2017. The Salt Lake Tribune) U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, listens as Senate President Wayne Niederhauser, R-Sandy, thanks him for speaking in the Utah Senate, Wednesday, February 22, 2017.
Trusting in Trump, Utah lawmakers back off suing for public-land control
Tribune file photo) Rep. Keven J. Stratton, R-Orem, says now that President Donald Trump is in the White House, Utah wants to use legislation and executive action to take control of millions of acres of federal lands — not a lawsuit. Tribune file photo) Rep. Keven J. Stratton, R-Orem, says now that President Donald Trump is in the White House, Utah wants to use legislation and executive action to take control of millions of acres of federal lands — not a lawsuit.
Lawmakers advance bills on short-term rentals, partial prescriptions and more
Bills limiting regulation of short-term rentals, allowing doctors and patients to request partial drug prescriptions, and protecting people who administer opiate overdose reversal drugs advanced at the Utah Legislature on Monday. Here’s a roundup of some of Monday’s action on Capitol Hill.
Former presidential candidates eye Senate comebacks
Orrin Hatch Former presidential candidates eye Senate comebacks Warren: Trump’s Treasury pick the ‘ultimate Wall Street insider’ Trump outburst puts Gorsuch in a corner MORE retires. Jon Huntsman, a 2012 GOP candidate, could run for the seat, as could 2016 independent candidate Evan McMullin.
Utah lawmaker: Chaffetz ‘out of touch with reality’ in comments about paid protestors
A top Utah Democrat ripped Rep. Jason Chaffetz on Saturday for dismissing Thursday night’s raucous town hall meeting as being fueled by paid protesters from out of state, not representative of his 3rd District constituents. “He’s out of touch with reality.
Hatch heralded as longest-serving GOP senator in U.S. history
Washington a Senate leaders heralded Sen. Orrin Hatch on Thursday as the longest-serving Republican senator in U.S. history, while the Utah Republican turned the love-fest moment into a pitch to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees and give him “a little bit of leeway for him to make some verbal mistakes.” As of Thursday, Hatch, who first took office on Jan. 3, 1977, had served 40 years, one month and six days, surpassing the late Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska as the longest-serving Republican senator.
Editorial: Time for Orrin Hatch to retire from the Senate.
Tribune file photo) Sen. Orrin Hatch got a new title, a raise and round-the-clock security as the Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Tribune file photo) Sen. Orrin Hatch got a new title, a raise and round-the-clock security as the Republicans took control of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
In Trump’s White House, a day of confusion and change
A meeting with lawmakers vanished from the White House schedule. A ceremonial executive order signing was abruptly canceled.
In Trump’s White House, a day of confusion and change
A meeting with a senator vanished from the White House schedule. A ceremonial executive order signing abruptly canceled.
Senate panel approves Ben Carson for HUD job
Health and Human Services Secretary-designate, Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., left, arrives with Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, center, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday before the start of his confirmation hearing before the committee. The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee has unanimously approved President Donald Trump’s nominee for housing secretary, Ben Carson.
The Latest: Utah Speaker: State needs to tackle homelessness
Senate President Wayne Niederhauser says President Donald Trump’s inauguration comments about transferring power back from Washington. D.C. and “giving it back to you, the people” were encouraging.
Things to know about Trump’s Cabinet confirmation hearings
Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Tribes get say in land management but worry about Trump
In this July 14, 2016, file photo, the Newspaper Rock featuring a rock panel of petroglyphs in the Indian Creek Area is shown to U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell near Monticello, Utah, during a tour to meet with proponents and opponents to the “Bears Ears” monument proposal. President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Dec. 28, designated two new national monuments in Utah and Nevada.
President Obama designates two more nat’l monuments, infuriating right wingers in Utah and elsewhere
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… American Indian petroglyphs, some dating back 5,000 years, cover “Newspaper Rock” located in what is now Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada also contains a “Newspaper Rock.”
President Obama designates two more nat’l monuments, infuriating right wingers in Utah and elsewhere
Donald Trump has won the presidency after narrowly carrying a few states to put him above 270 electoral votes.But according… Senate Republicans refused to give President Obama’s pick to replace Supreme Court Justice Scalia even the courtesy of a… American Indian petroglyphs, some dating back 5,000 years, cover “Newspaper Rock” located in what is now Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah. Gold Butte National Monument in Nevada also contains a “Newspaper Rock.”
Poll: Utahns support Trump plan to deport law-breaking immigrants
An overwhelming majority of Utahns want President-elect Donald Trump to keep his promise to deport undocumented immigrants who have criminal records, a new poll shows. Seventy-five percent of Utahns either strongly or somewhat support Trump’s plan to deport undocumented immigrants with criminal records, according to a UtahPolicy.com poll released Tuesday.
Half of Utahns like Trump’s cabinet picks but no one from the state chosen
Fifty percent of Utahns like what they’ve seen so far from President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet selections, even though no one from the state has yet made the cut, according to a new poll. The UtahPolicy.com poll found that half of Utahns are pleased with the president-elect’s choices for his new administration, while 36 percent say they are displeased, and 14 percent aren’t sure how they feel.
Despite heavy lobbying, Utah electors say theya ll vote Trump
Utah’s six Republican presidential electors say they will all cast their votes next week for Donald Trump, as required under state law, but they’re being flooded with letters, calls and even full-page ads in Salt Lake City’s two newspapers urging them to vote for someone else. Jeremy Jenkins, an elector from Logan, said he’s been inundated with letters and emails from people – almost all out of state – urging him to vote for Clinton, someone else, or abstain.