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President Donald Trump gives his first State of the Union address. Lawmakers and the NRA face off over increased fees for concealed carry permits. Rep. Chris Stewart says the secret memo alleging misconduct by the FBI is not as earth-shattering as some say. The House advances a bill to undo the SB54 compromise.
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Utah lawmakers and the NRA are on opposite sides over a proposal to hike fees for concealed carry permit renewals. Lawmakers say the costs of processing the renewals are going up, while the NRA says the fees are being used to subsidize other areas in the Bureau of Criminal Identification [Utah Policy].
The Utah GOP passed a resolution allowing backers of the ballot initiative to repeal SB54 to gather signatures at the March caucus meetings. Organizers of "Count My Vote," say they'll be there too [Utah Policy].
Rep. Chris Stewart says the secret GOP authored memo alleging misconduct by the FBI is not as shocking as we've been led to believe. He says some of his colleagues have been overly dramatic in hyping the memo. Despite that, Stewart says there is important information in the document [Utah Policy].
Rep. Craig Hall is proposing an amendment to Utah's Constitution to protect electronic data and communications from unreasonable search and seizure [Utah Policy].
Members of the "Buckshot Caucus," a group of Republican politicians and policymakers, are poking some fun at caucus/convention backers through their online fundraising page [Utah Policy].
| Lawmakers and NRA at loggerheads over proposed fee hike for concealed carry permits By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor A proposal to increase fees for concealed carry permits in Utah is running into stiff opposition from the National Rifle Association.... |
| Utah Republicans pass resolution to allow "Keep My Voice" organizers to gather signatures at neighborhood caucus meetings; "Count My Vote" backers say they'll be there too By Bob Bernick, Contributing Editor Supporters of the Keep My Voice citizen initiative petition were able to pass a resolution in Saturday's Utah Republican Party Central Committee authorizing KMV to gather signatures on their petitions in the March 20 Republican neighborhood caucuses.... |
| Weekly survey: Which path should Romney take to the ballot? By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor If, as expected, Mitt Romney decides to run for Utah's open U.S. Senate seat in 2018, which path to the ballot should he take? Do you think he should gather signatures, or use the caucus/convention route? Vote now.... |
| 'Buckshot Caucus' trolling anti-SB54 fundraising page By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Members of the Republican "Buckshot Caucus" are trolling Go Fund Me page set up by right-wing defenders of the caucus/convention system.... |
| Stewart says secret GOP memo about Russia investigation contains no 'smoking gun' (with video) By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Utah Rep. Chris Stewart appeared on MSNBC Tuesday to discuss the resignation of FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe and a "secret memo" prepared by Republicans on the House Intelligence Committee.... |
| Proposed change to Utah's Constitution would protect electronic data and communications By Bryan Schott, Managing Editor Utah voters may be asked in 2018 to update the state's constitution to reflect rapidly changing technology.... |
| CYBER 24 podcast: Protecting your data during international travel By Marty Carpenter When you have a business trip that takes you out of the country, there are a lot of things you don't want to forget. You need your passport, you need your toiletries, you need the right clothes and you really need to think about protecting your sensitive data.... |
| Consumer attitudes remain high heading into 2018, expectations index on the rise The Zions Bank Utah Consumer Attitude Index dipped slightly heading into the new year, decreasing 0.8 points from 118.7 in December to 117.9 in January.... |
Salt Lake Tribune
Op-ed: Utahns should be able to buy cheaper drugs from Canada
Utah's 'Zion Curtain' liquor law solution creates new headaches for restaurants and bars
I-15 express lane tolls likely to double soon, but quadruple charges may not be far behind
Utah state government now sees up to 900 million cyberattacks daily
Trump calls for national unity and immigration restrictions in his State of the Union address
Inspired by Gary Ott saga, bill advances to allow removing office holders with mental problems
Utahns in Congress laud Trump's State of the Union speech while Democrats at home denounce it
Deseret News
Jared Whitley: Sending the medical device tax to the morgue
House passes bill offering IUDs to low-income women
Resolution urges BLM, Forest Service relocation to Utah
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne touts benefits of medicinal cannabis
House committee advances bill letting political parties limit candidate nomination options
Committee OKs bill targeting 15-year-olds who kill officers
College student counsel bill fails in committee vote
Panel OKs plan for smaller community corrections centers along Wasatch Front
Utah cannabis bills not worthy of support, advocacy group says
Land deal for inland port in Salt Lake in process
Trump's address draws support from Utah delegates
Utah consumers feeling good about 'fit' economy, survey finds
Utah Senate passes bill to remove mentally unfit elected officials
Other
Massive bill would shake up UTA, UDOT to make more well-balanced system (Standard-Examiner)
Rep. Logan Wilde briefly hospitalized (Park Record)
Trump: North Korea's 'reckless pursuit' of nuclear weapons could soon threaten the US (NBC News)
Democrats panic over avalanche of good economic news (The Hill)
Pentagon: China, Russia Soon Capable of Destroying U.S. Satellites (Washington Free Beacon)
Trump's Approval Highest in West Virginia, Lowest in Vermont (Gallup)
A teacher is accused of calling military 'lowest of our low' (CNN)
Tom Tancredo drops out of Colorado gubernatorial race (The Hill)
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Team Up to Try to Disrupt Health Care (New York Times)
Action
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Not Running
"Oprah has announced she will not run for president in 2020. She did an interview and said running for president is not for her. If she's not going to run for president, can't she at least give us each a car or something?" Jimmy Kimmel
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