Policy News Gov. Cox and Lt. Gov. Henderson statement on administrationâs decision to move BLMâs headquarters back to Washington, D.C âWe are profoundly disappointed with the Administrationâs decision to move BLMâs headquarters back to Washington, D.C., thousands of miles away from the BLM lands and the people who bear the brunt of the agencyâs decisions. Such a move represents the very worst of federal overreach and Beltway bureaucracy â further empowering unelected officials in the nationâs capital to exercise authority over huge swaths of the country with minimal accountability to impacted states, tribes, local government, and the communities that depend on these landscapes. The Administrationâs decision is an affront to western states who have worked tirelessly with locally-based BLM personnel to better conserve and actively manage western landscapes in the face of drought, climate change, catastrophic wildfires, and other challenges.â (Read More) Romney: The Biden administrationâs border & immigration policies are a monumental disaster At a Homeland Security Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) pressed Secretary Mayorkas on the Administrationâs disastrous border and immigration policies, particularly its reconciliation bill which would provide $250-$300/month, per child, to every illegal immigrant with an ITIN, which he argued would encourage illegal immigration and create a major expense for the federal government. He also expressed concern to FBI Director Wray regarding the rise of domestic violence and extremism in the United States. (Read/Watch More) Cacheâs Lewiston Elementary, Salt Lake Cityâs Emerson Elementary, and Judge Memorial Catholic High School named National Blue Ribbon Schools All three were named in the Exemplary High Performing Schools Category, meaning the school was in the top 15 percent of schools in the state for academic performance, in the top 40 percent in the state for each subgroup, and â if a high school â among the top 15 percent in the state for graduation rate. More information is available here: https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/. Rep. Curtis, colleagues introduce bill to block international recognition of the Taliban government Last week, Congressman Curtis, GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik, Congressman Joe Wilson, and Congressman Adam Kinzinger introduced the Taliban Recognition Prevention Act, which would prevent the Biden Administration from supporting the recognition of the Taliban-controlled government of Afghanistan in international organizations. The text can be seen here. (Read More) Sen. Lee introduces bill protecting children from sex reassignment research Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced the Protecting Our Kids from Harmful Research Act, a bill prohibiting federal funding of sex-reassignment research on minors. Medical interventions to reassign sex are experimental, irreversible, and often fail to produce the intended effects. This bill would prohibit federal funding from being used in research or publications that seek to establish or affirm gender identities that are incongruent with a minorâs biological sex. (Read More) Talent Ready Utah announces the launch of the Tech Sales Pathways Program Talent Ready Utah, in partnership with MarketStar, Davis Technical College, Ogden-Weber Technical College, and Weber State University, are pleased to announce the launch of the Tech Sales Pathways program in Davis, Ogden, and Weber School Districts. MarketStar will lead the efforts to offer this newly developed work-based learning program providing students a career path to sales in social media, SAAS, digital ads, IT, and cloud services. (Read More) |
