Policy News Salt Lake Chamber to honor outstanding community leaders Utahâs business and community leaders will gather for the Salt Lake Chamberâs 134th Annual Meeting on August 31, 2021. Attendees will recognize Chamber volunteers and community leaders who have shown exemplary support over the past year by committing their time and abilities to advance the Chamberâs mission and bolster the business community. The event theme is âFuture in Focus,â as the past year was one that no one could have seen coming, and the Chamber is taking stock and looking forward to discussing the future focal points for the organization and our community. The awards ceremony will honor Chamber partners who have helped to support and lend their expertise to the organization. (Read More) Utah State Board of Education leadership statement on board memberâs recent social media post We have received public concern regarding a recent social media post by Board Member Natalie Cline, which names a specific school and contains no statement indicating the post is her personal opinion and not to be attributed to the board. We are reviewing this post for potential Board Bylaw violations. (Read More) Romney statement on Presidentâs August 31 deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today issued the following statement after President Biden announced that he will keep August 31 as the deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan: âThe President must do whatever it takes to bring American citizens home from Afghanistan and safely evacuate our Afghan partners despite arbitrary deadlines. We have been given every indication that evacuation efforts cannot be concluded by August 31. Americans are still stranded in the provinces outside of Kabul and itâs unacceptable that there is still no plan to get these individuals to safety. And itâs not just Americans that are stranded. Leaving vulnerable Afghansâmany of whom risked their lives, and their familiesâ lives, in service to our countryâto face the wrath of the Taliban would be an utter disgrace and moral failure. Evacuation efforts should end only when the job is done.â Rep. Stewart joined Bret Baier to discuss ongoing crisis in Afghanistan Congressman Chris Stewart (R-UT) joined Fox Newsâ Special Report with Bret Baier to discuss the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, including what it currently looks like on the ground and what we need to do moving forward. Highlights of remarks are here or watch online here. | 