
A federal judge reversed his prior decision and ruled that Utah has the authority to end its contracts with Planned Parenthood and eliminate the organization’s federal funding in that state.
by Dr. Susan Berry28 Dec 2015, 3:17 PM PST0

Utah is booming as America’s top pro-business state, and its tech sector–“Silicon Slopes”–is beginning to suck in huge amounts of venture capital.
by Chriss W. Street22 Dec 2015, 11:37 AM PST0

The Bank of Utah has purchased a Boeing 737 airliner from Al Naser Airlines, an Iraqi company with deep ties to Mahan Airlines – an Iran-headquartered company that assists the Tehran regime in pursuit of its global ambitions, according to
by Jordan Schachtel18 Nov 2015, 12:45 PM PST0

A Saturday rally in Salt Lake City featured Mormons who don’t attend church hectoring the Mormon Church about its new policy, issued on November 5, that bans baptisms for children of gay parents until the kids turn 18 and repudiate same-sex relationships.
by William Bigelow15 Nov 2015, 4:30 PM PST0

Judge Scott Johansen ordered Friday that the baby may stay with April Hoagland and Beckie Peirce – a married lesbian couple – in foster care. However, his decision still leaves the possibility that he could order the child will be removed at a custody hearing on December 4.
by Dr. Susan Berry13 Nov 2015, 12:47 PM PST0

A Utah juvenile court judge ruled Tuesday that a 1-year-old girl, who has been in the care of lesbian foster parents, cannot be adopted by them and should be sent to “a more traditional home,” says the Utah Division of Child and Family Services.
by Dr. Susan Berry12 Nov 2015, 9:55 PM PST0

A federal judge in Baton Rouge says Louisiana must continue to fund Planned Parenthood affiliates in that state for 14 more days. The ruling involves a lawsuit filed by the abortion business over Gov. Bobby Jindal’s recent order to terminate its Medicaid funding according to the state’s contract.
by Dr. Susan Berry19 Oct 2015, 9:17 AM PST0

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is demanding that Utah resident Kevin Van Miltenberg remove his homemade Halloween decoration of a man hanging from a noose, calling it a “mockery of the history of lynchings in our country.”
by Jerome Hudson13 Oct 2015, 6:46 PM PST0

Last week, residents of a condominium community in Murray, Utah were informed by their board association that they had to cease flying their American flags.
by William Bigelow2 Oct 2015, 6:32 PM PST0

While Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis is in jail for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, more than 30 magistrates in North Carolina have legally refused to perform weddings for gay couples.
by Dr. Susan Berry4 Sep 2015, 9:51 PM PST0

Despite the Obama administration’s threat against terminating federal funding of Planned Parenthood, more states are cutting Medicaid funds to the nation’s largest abortion provider following videos that have exposed top medical directors of the organization engaged in the harvesting of body parts of aborted babies for potential sale to biomedical companies.
by Dr. Susan Berry15 Aug 2015, 8:55 PM PST0

The timing of the dangerous spill caused by the EPA, one that would quite possibly result in criminal charges had it been caused by a private firm, is not good for the EPA. Last week, the agency finalized a carbon dioxide emission regulation for coal power plants that at least 16 states are already challenging in court, claiming it is both draconian and not based on any statutory authority.
by Michael Patrick Leahy11 Aug 2015, 1:14 PM PST0

Monsour Alshammari, a Saudi Arabian national allegedly related to royalty, pled guilty to raping a Utah woman in his apartment on Tuesday and faces deportation after serving the rest of his year-long sentence.
by Katie McHugh5 Aug 2015, 9:28 PM PST0

Early Friday morning, Border Patrol agents arrested a man as he attempted to illegally force his way into the United States over the southern border near the Calexico Port of Entry. Upon a records search, it was discovered that he was convicted of sex offenses in Utah and is a citizen of Mexico.
by Michelle Moons23 May 2015, 10:31 AM PST0

Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is holding what will amount to his fourth annual political summit, according to a report in The Washington Post.
by Dan Riehl7 May 2015, 5:36 PM PST0

Nadir Soofi – who along with roommate Elton Simpson attempted to carry out mass slaughter in the name of Islam on Sunday in Garland, Texas – had a long history of run-ins with the law.
by Jordan Schachtel6 May 2015, 9:12 AM PST0

A new poll suggests Josh Romney might prove to be a tough primary candidate for otherwise popular Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee. But there’s no indication from Romney he’s even interested in running, and since Lee is very popular in the state, it’s doubtful any challenge would be effective.
by Dan Riehl8 Apr 2015, 1:02 PM PST0

Utah became the only state to allow firing squads for executions when Gov. Gary Herbert signed a law approving the method for use when no lethal injection drugs are available, even though he has called it “a little bit gruesome.”
by Breitbart News24 Mar 2015, 12:30 AM PST0

Sen. Mike Lee clears the way for his reelection in Utah, and can now focus on national politics in the years ahead.
by Matthew Boyle11 Mar 2015, 9:38 AM PST0

Former Utah Gov. John Huntsman will not primary Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT), a major strikeout for the GOP establishment,which has been looking for someone to take on the conservative leader.
by Matthew Boyle17 Feb 2015, 4:13 PM PST0

Nevada currently holds the unenviable record for the highest percentage of federally controlled lands within its borders – more than 80%! But this is not just a Nevada problem; the federal government controls about half of the all lands within the western states. In contrast, States east of Colorado have, on average, less than 5% federally controlled lands. But Nevada doesn’t even come close to the all-time record holder for federally controlled lands within a state.
by Ken Ivory4 Feb 2015, 11:27 PM PST0

A Utah man got more than he bargained for after joining an eggnog chugging contest at a Christmas party last week. During the contest the man inhaled some of the extra creamy substance into his lungs and ended up in the hospital.
by Warner Todd Huston23 Dec 2014, 7:26 PM PST0