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May 29, 2013 • By Thomas Burr The Salt Lake Tribune
Washington • President Mitt Romney would have waived requirements for the Affordable Care Act, approved the Keystone Pipeline, opened more domestic drilling sites, slashed non-security spending by 5 percent and tossed out labor requirements for feder... Full Story
May 29, 2013 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
When all else fails, Photoshop.
Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt today unveiled a new book detailing the immense work he and his transition team put into preparing for a potential Mitt Romney presidency. Only one part of the new book is, well, a bit fak... Full Story
June 2, 2013 • By Thomas Burr And Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune
It's almost like a scene out of a spy movie: Secret documents being pulled from a secure bunker and ferried by train up the East Coast by four inconspicuous staffers en route to a vault to be opened under only one circumstance.
That, however, i... Full Story
May 6, 2013 • By Lisa Schencker The Salt Lake Tribune
Jody Duffy Brings didn't think she was ready to be a teacher.
She was in her mid-20s, still working to get her teaching certificate and had little experience. Still, when a Utah Catholic school had an opening, her father bet her $5 that if she ... Full Story
May 9, 2013 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Polls show Bush and Obama not so far apart. Papers: Shurtleff, Swallow charged thousands in expenses to convicted fraudster. Utah voters getting more diverse, still 90% white.
Happy Thursday. There are more similarities between Presidents George W. B... Full Story
May 9, 2013 • By Jon Clifford Special To The Tribune
Viewmont junior Sam Tullis says you can throw the records out the window — the perfect region mark, the Class 5A state title he won a year ago, all of it.
According to Tullis, none of the previous success matters because anything can happen when he ... Full Story
May 11, 2013 • By Eric Butler Special To The Tribune
The question around the courts at the Class 2A boys' tennis state tournament where Waterford senior Jay T. Anderson played was simple.
It wasn't how many games he was going to lose to opponents but how many points.
That's because the ... Full Story
May 14, 2013 • The Salt Lake Tribune
Recent tragic shootings have made it easy for interest groups to point fingers. Democrats have aimed the blame at lax gun control laws, inciting the wrath of the GOP and the National Rifle Association.
Subsequently, Republican groups have deflected ... Full Story
May 16, 2013 • By Fred C. Cox
A group calling themselves "Count My Vote" has threatened both political parties with a voter initiative that would change Utah's current system for selecting candidates by neighborhood caucus and political party convention.
The challenge is bei... Full Story
May 16, 2013 • By Tom Wharton The Salt Lake Tribune
Upton • From Abraham to Zane, Mike Mower can now say he has visited every one of the 470 blue dots on a Utah highway map that signify the state's cities.
The quest ended in fitting fashion recently on a spectacular spring day.
Mower, the deputy... Full Story
May 16, 2013 • By Ben Raskin Special To The Tribune
A rule of thumb: If you see four rackets on the court at Liberty Park for the Class 4A boys' tennis tournament, expect to see some good tennis.
Some of the best players in the state will be paired up at No. 1 doubles. Logan seniors Jordan Larsen... Full Story
May 17, 2013 • By Ben Raskin Special To The Tribune
Highland's No. 1 singles player, Jihoon Noh, was visibly in pain.
The senior, who was locked in a battle with Sky View's Austin Jeppsen in the second round of the Class 4A state boys' tennis tournament, grimaced with every serve and vo... Full Story
May 17, 2013 • By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune
A former state higher education boss will serve as interim president at Southern Utah University during the search to replace Michael Benson, who is leaving to become president of Eastern Kentucky University.
Richard Kendell, who takes over July 8, s... Full Story
May 20, 2013 • By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah Republican Party again rejected a series of reforms to the party's nominating process in a move that could trigger a threatened ballot initiative to overhaul the system for picking candidates.
Count My Vote, a group made up of severa... Full Story
May 25, 2013 • By Brian Maffly The Salt Lake Tribune
When Utah Gov. Gary Herbert vetoed a water-sharing agreement forged with Nevada over Snake Valley's groundwater, he said he was acting in response to locals' desires and to ensure that water that flows into Utah stays in Utah.
But the gover... Full Story
May 29, 2013 • By Robert Kirby Tribune Columnist
Robert Kirby had the day off. This is a reprint of an earlier column.
I can't remember when sex first entered my head. It may have started when I learned about cooties at Garfield Elementary School.
Cooties were the earliest form of a sexua... Full Story
May 30, 2013 • Out of Context by Tribune Political Reporters
Herbert third-most popular governor. Leavitt unveils Romney transition plans. Hill AFB to gain 200 jobs.
Happy Thursday. Gov. Gary Herbert is a popular guy in Utah, and according to a New York Times analysis, is the third most popular governor in Ame... Full Story
May 29, 2013 • The Salt Lake Tribune
South Valley city elections
If you're interested in running for a city office, it's almost time to throw your hat in the ring. The candidate filing period for potential mayors and council members is June 1-7. Because city halls are closed ... Full Story
June 3, 2013 • By Tom Harvey The Salt Lake Tribune
Las Vegas • Jeremy Johnson and government attorneys accused each other Monday of witness intimidation and bullying in separate cases in Nevada and Utah in which the St. George businessman stands accused of a massive fraud with his Internet marketing ... Full Story
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