Plus, why Utah's top home builder went to Washington D.C., a list of the most expensive cities to live in 2022.
| Utah’s top home builder went to Washington, D.C., met with Mitt Romney. Here’s why |
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It was a whirlwind, three-day trip to Washington, D.C., for Clark Ivory and his team. Almost to the hour, the itinerary was jam-packed with all things housing. What can we all do to help more Americans obtain the American dream of homeownership — instead of standing around and pointing fingers at what we can’t control? “We’re going to have to allow greater density. We’re going to have to allow new innovations. New plan concepts. New construction techniques. New financing. New public-private partnerships. Hundreds of new ideas need to come forward,” Ivory said. |
The former president didn’t fare well in a new Deseret News/Hinckley Institute of Politics poll, even among Republicans. In fact, he finished third in a field of potential 2024 GOP presidential candidates, including one of his biggest critics in Congress. Also, 6 in 10 Utahns overall have an unfavorable impression of Trump, though he does a little better with Republicans. Read more here. More in Politics: What do we know about how Latino and Black voters cast their midterm ballots? (Deseret News) Elon Musk tweeted that he’d publish discussion among Twitter executives that led to the censorship of the story on Hunter Biden’s laptop ahead of the 2020 presidential election (Deseret News) |
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The Utes knew that they weren't guaranteed a shot to play the Pac-12 championship game. A number of things had to go a certain way in order for them to make it to Las Vegas. Even with the odds somewhat against them, they found their opening. “As gratifying as any season I can remember. We had our backs against the wall when we got beat by Oregon a couple of weeks back,” Whittingham said. “These kids never blinked, never flinched. We kept believing. Once we got the news after the Oregon game that there was a pathway that we could get to this game, our guys were just ecstatic. The Utes will be back in Pasadena in January for their second ever Rose Bowl. Read more here. New With The: BYU Cougars: What will BYU's 2023 football class look like? (Deseret News) Utah Jazz: Lauri Markkanen needs to embrace his success as a star player (Deseret News)
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