The government has been shut down for a month now. Today, our country officially entered the longest government shutdown in history. How and when we will emerge from this mess remains uncertain. What is clear, however, is that this shutdown is unnecessary.
Before this shutdown began, we were closer than we have been in years to returning to regular order—funding the government… Read more »
On September 30, Senate Democrats blocked our clean continuing resolution to keep the government open – holding the American people hostage to their political demands. Their price tag for reopening the government was over a trillion dollars in new spending, including an extension of pandemic-era Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Pitched as temporary aid 5 years ago, these subsidies… Read more »
This summer, as smoke filled the skies, residents of Pine Valley in Washington County held their breath as the Forsyth Fire raged, a stark reminder of the ever-present threat of wildfire in Utah. In Sevier and Piute counties, the story was different. When the Monroe Canyon Fire ignited on Monroe Mountain, it was a test of a decade’s worth of foresight, hard work and investment. The… Read more »
Last year, two-thirds of Americans felt our country was on the wrong track. They called for a course correction from the Biden Administration’s harmful policies that raised prices, over-regulated our industries, and created the worst border crisis in American history. This Independence Day week, Republicans delivered for our communities, our families, and our future. We didn’t do this… Read more »
Small town Utah is exploding with growth, and Cedar City is no exception. Last year, Cedar City ranked #1 as the best small city to start a business, and this year it was ranked in the top 3. While it fills me with pride to see my hometown thriving, the rapid growth is putting a strain on local communities, not just here, but up and down the state. Cities and towns are surrounded by… Read more »
The word is out about Utah, and our communities are growing faster than ever as people from across the country come to visit our iconic landscapes and even settle down. Cities and towns across the state are feeling the strain of rapid growth, however, being surrounded by federal land, they have nowhere to go – leaving local leaders stuck without the space to build housing, infrastructure,… Read more »
The United States is in the middle of a national energy emergency. It’s going to take an all-of-the-above approach to get out of it, and Utah is poised to lead the way in the West.
Our state has vast, untapped power beneath our feet including geothermal energy. Harnessing it will help us achieve energy security, create jobs and boost our economy. But to do so, we need to cut bureaucratic… Read more »
In Utah and across the West, the question of who controls our vast public lands is not just a matter of jurisdiction — it’s about fairness, opportunity, and accountability. After the Supreme Court rejected Utah’s landmark challenge over federal control of public lands, we must continue to elevate a conversation that has simmered for decades.
Utah’s lawsuit… Read more »
The Constitution clearly gives Congress the power to legislate, but in today’s world, federal agencies have mistakenly assumed that power. As a result, the size and scope of the administrative state has expanded beyond anything our nation’s founders ever imagined. And since they aren’t subject to a voting ballot, they can use executive rulemaking power however they see fit with little to… Read more »
Imagine waiting 18 years for permission to start a business or complete a project vital to your community’s growth.
Last year, Wyoming finally broke ground on the country’s largest onshore wind farm, a project that could carry 3,000 MW of power across four Western states. The catch? They had to wait 18 years for it to get approved.
This is the harsh… Read more »
