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Utah Policy wins Top of the Rockies award â again!
Utah Policy received an award from the 2022 Top of the Rockies Contest sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalistsâ Colorado Pro Chapter. It is a regional, multi-platform contest for reporters and news organizations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.
Contributor Jared Whitley won second place in the âPersonal/Humorâ category in the small newsrooms division. He won second place in the same category last year. Congratulations, Jared! (Read More)
Owens co-sponsors the No Timber From Tyrants Act
Today, Rep. Burgess Owens (UT-04) co-sponsored the No Timber From Tyrants Act, legislation to ban imports of forest products from Russia and Belarus. The bill would also ramp up responsible harvesting of American timber, make our forests more resilient, create jobs, and fight back against Putinâs invasion of Ukraine.
âLast year, the U.S. imported over $500,000,000 worth of wood products from Russia and Belarus, funding Russiaâs economy as they plotted a war of aggression against Ukraine,â said Rep. Owens. âThe No Timber From Tyrants Act is a no-brainer to revive American dominance, support Utahâs federal lands, create high-paying jobs, and ensure tyrants like Vladimir Putin stand alone.â (Read More)
Sen. Lee leads 68 colleagues in letter demanding DOJ investigate deaths of Washington D.C. preborn babies
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) sent a letter signed by 23 senators and 46 representatives to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding the Department of Justice investigate the deaths of preborn babies whose remains have been found in Washington D.C. Images have been widely circulated of the remains that suggest some of the babies may have undergone unlawful partial-birth abortions or possibly infanticide at the Washington Surgi-Clinic. Yet, the Metropolitan Police Department of D.C. has made the assumption that each preborn baby died as the result of a legal abortion.
In the letter, the members of Congress say in part, âWe are gravely concerned by allegations brought forward that suggest a preborn baby underwent a partial birth abortion at the Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C. We demand that you conduct a comprehensive investigation on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of each preborn baby. (Read More)
Sen. Lee introduces bill to increase Utah housing supply
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced his Helping Open Underutilized Space to Ensure Shelter or HOUSES Act today to help units of local government address housing supply and affordability in their jurisdictions. The federal government owns more than two-thirds of the land in Utah. Utah is also among the states with the most competitive housing markets and limited housing supply. That constrained supply led home prices in the state to increase by 24.5% from 2020 to 2021. Coupled with historic inflation, the rising prices of housing is making life less affordable for western families.
The HOUSES Act helps solve Utahâs land and housing scarcity by allowing parcels of federal land to be purchased by a state or unit of local government at a reduced price giving them flexibility to address housing constraints. The act requires that land be used for housing, subject to a density requirement, and protects against development of expensive second homes on the purchased parcels. (Read More)
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