Obama jobs bill: helping or hurting?
President Barack Obama recently released his plan to combat the current flailing job market. The legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate has been sharply criticized as a continuation of the 2010...
View ArticleUtah Senator Mike Lee updates constituency on divided Congress, jobs bill
Sen. Lee reported on the American Jobs Act of 2011 and recent Senate voting Lee will be in Utah visiting with constituents until the end of this week Utah Senator Mike Lee held a Utah press...
View ArticleFederal Judge Thomas B. Griffith imparts wisdom at David M. Kennedy Center
By: Mitch Staley Thomas B. Griffith, a federal judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia circuit, took part in a career lecture series, “Career Reflections: The Judiciary,” on...
View ArticleSen. Lee introduces repatriation plan
Sen. Mike Lee, son of former BYU President Rex Lee, rolled out his own plan to boost the economy in hopes to re-energize the job market. The legislation proposed by Senator Lee focuses on tax...
View ArticleBYUtv celebrates 400th Anniversary of King James Bible
A three-part documentary will air to 60 million BYUtv subscribers in the United States in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. A documentary will be the first documentary on...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street protesters gather in SLC
SALT LAKE CITY- Nearly 100 people have made camp in downtown Salt Lake since Oct. 6 to protest the financial state of America. The group is a branch of the “Occupy Wall Street” movement that has had a...
View Article‘Occupy’ movement organizing in Provo
Organizers inspired by the recent “Occupy Wall Street” movement decided the message they are sharing needs to be voiced in Provo. A small organizing committee met recently to lay out plans for the...
View ArticleOccupy Salt Lake and Occupy Provo continue
With “Occupy” movements popping up across the country, Provo is now a piece in a growing random, yet strategic, puzzle. Launching a new website and a frequently updated Facebook page, the “Occupy...
View ArticleUtah awarded for online voter registration website
The Center for Digital Government, a national institute dedicated to promoting digital information services in government, named Utah’s online voter registration program as a top government-to-citizen...
View ArticleOccupy Provo occupies Wells Fargo
The now established “Occupy Provo” organization took aims at the financial industry Saturday by demonstrating in front of the Wells Fargo bank building in downtown Provo. Group members hoped to shed...
View ArticleNew legislation might put restrictions on hairbraiding
Utah State Rep. Holly Richardson, R -Pleasant Grove, authored a bill that will legalize natural hair braiding without a state-issued cosmetology license. The bill was introduced in the Utah...
View ArticleSen. Lee reiterates support for balanced budget
Utah Sen. Mike Lee updated members of the press Tuesday afternoon in his weekly “Utah Press Teleconference.” Lee reconfirmed his commitment to a balanced budget amendment and expressed disappointment...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects Utah Highway cross appeal
By Mitch Staley Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court denied the opportunity to clarify blurry lines in the argument over the separation of church and state. Fourteen crosses dot Utah highways and were...
View ArticleSen. Lee grills AG Holder, says faith impacts service
In this week’s press teleconference with Utah Sen. Mike Lee, the Senator came out of the gates explaining his recent questioning of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s knowledge of the “Fast and...
View ArticleBYU ranked ninth most conservative student body in the nation
This may not come as a surprise to many, but a validation of a stereotype came by way of the Princeton Review in ranking BYU in the top-10 schools with the most conservative students. The study...
View ArticleLee lays out expectations for balanced budget amendment
As one of Washington’s biggest advocates of the balanced budget amendment movement, Sen. Mike Lee recently outlined his vision of what the amendment should entail in an opinion piece. Lee exposed four...
View ArticleOccupy SLC resorts to theater tactics
Nearly one week after being removed from Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park, the Occupy SLC movement has reconvened. This time the occupants are without their various tents and makeshift cafeteria. The...
View ArticleThe Mormon question: Can a Mormon become a U.S. president?
Mitt Romney, a current candidate for the GOP nomination for president and a BYU graduate, could soon find himself being the most current victim of the “Mormon Question.” Media will no doubt need to dig...
View ArticleSkyping with Santa
This year, Santa is using technology to keep tabs on the world’s children. With the help of Skype, Santa Claus can now communicate directly from the North Pole and count it as face-time with the...
View ArticleUtah legislator and BYU adjunct professor juggles many roles
“We can expect more, and frankly, we should expect more.” This short statement seems to be the pulse at the center of the life of a BYU adjunct communications law professor. When first sitting down in...
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