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Gov. Cox appoints Charles Stormont to Third District Court

Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox has appointed Charles Stormont to the Third District Court bench to fill the vacancy left by Judge Amy Oliver’s appointment to the Utah Court of Appeals. Stormont’s nomination requires confirmation by the Utah Senate. (Read More)

Utah Senate requests public comment on 3rd District Court Nominee

The Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee is seeking public comment on Charles Stormont, who Gov. Spencer J. Cox nominated to serve as a judge in the 3rd District Court.

Those who desire to comment should contact the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee electronically or by mail at the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel, by 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 29, 2023. Electronic comments can be emailed to senatejudicialnominees@le.utah.gov. Written comments can be mailed to the Utah Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee at the Utah State Capitol, Suite W210, PO Box 145210, Salt Lake City, Utah 84114-5210. All statements should include the respondent’s name, telephone number and mailing address. (Read More)

Granite School District Board approves significant compensation increases for Educational Support Professionals

At last evening’s Board Meeting, the Board of Education formerly approved an unprecedented settlement agreement that will impact all contract and hourly Educational Support Professionals (non-licensed staff). The District is pleased to announce that these positions will receive a $4-an-hour increase in their compensation. This includes bus drivers, custodians, paraprofessionals, nutrition services workers, custodians, and more. We fully recognize that this employee group is critical in our ability to provide quality educational services for students and providing support to our licensed and administrative colleagues. (Read More)

Moore’s Small Business Growth Act passed in the Ways and Means Committee’s economic package

Yesterday, the House Ways and Means Committee considered and passed an economic package of tax reform bills to strengthen our economy and provide relief to American families and businesses. Included in the package was Congressman Moore’s Small Business Growth Act, which was rolled into H.R. 3937, the Small Business Jobs Act. Congressman Moore’s legislation will support small business growth and help small businesses attain the equipment necessary to build their operations and support their workforce. (Read More)

Child care crisis in Utah sends parents into job turmoil

Utah made significant strides in overall child well-being, moving up to second place in the country from fourth last year, according to the 2023 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation that analyzes how children and families are faring. However, our country’s lack of affordable and accessible child care short-changes children and causes parents in Utah to frequently miss work or even quit their jobs, while those who can find care are paying dearly for it. These child care challenges cost the American economy billions of dollars a year and stymie women professionally. (Read More)

Utah GOP announces two candidate debates

The Utah Republican Party, in partnership with Davis, Iron, Salt Lake, Tooele, and Washington County Republican Parties, is pleased to unveil the schedule for two highly anticipated debates as part of the special election process to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Chris Stewart in Congressional District 2. The debates will be sponsored by The Utah Elephant Club and are scheduled for June 20 at Woods Cross High and June 22 at Dixie Tech. (Read More)

Romney leads Senate hearing on reducing government waste, fraud, and abuse

U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) today served as Ranking Member at a Senate Homeland Security Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight Subcommittee hearing on how to reduce duplication, overlap, and fragmentation in the federal government and save taxpayer dollars. During his questioning of Eugene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States and the head of the GAO, Romney reiterated his request for the Administration to provide an accounting of the waste and fraud associated with COVID relief efforts and advocated for the elimination and consolidation of duplicative federal programs. (Read/Watch More)

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