Link to full story.Conservative think tank Sutherland Institute authored the resolution urging President Donald Trump to rescind the Bears Ears National Monument. Lawmakers fast-tracked the resolution through the first days of the 2017 Utah Legislature.
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Showing posts with label Utah Legislature. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
News Item: Sutherland Institute authored resolution urging Trump to overturn Bears Ears
News Item: SLC revises building energy ordinance after legislators, Mormon church complain about public reporting
Salt Lake City officials have toned down plans to tune up energy-inefficient buildings after pressure from legislators, business leaders and a real estate arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Both versions of the proposal have had council support, but some members privately felt in January that it wasn't worth risking the ire of influential developers and business owners by debating it during a state legislative session.
Indeed, Sustainability Department Director Vicki Bennett was approached by two legislators — House Majority Leader Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, and Rep. Mike Schultz, R-Hooper — who fit that bill. City Creek said the ordinance shouldn't apply to places of worship and tax-exempt buildings, and it, too, got its wish.Link to full story.
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Gotta Not Pay for Education Somehow...
News Item: Utah cities criticized for padding their budgets with user fees instead of raising taxes
To cover their expenses, cities have found it easier to raise various fees residents pay than to hike property taxes, Moss and others said. When cities propose raising taxes, state law requires them to advertise the plan and host a public hearing that mayors and city council members dread. Hiking fees draws far less attention.
Critics of cities' increasing reliance on fee hikes, like Moss and Sen. Howard Stephenson, R-Draper, say the practice hasn't been transparent because most residents don't read or understand the thousands of lines in a city budget.
They sought to end the trend altogether with HB164 but scaled the bill back after hearing from cities that said they have their reasons for using enterprise funds — made up of user fees for such things as electricity, water and sewer — to patch holes in their general funds.
Thursday, July 6, 2017
I am sure it was worth it.
News Item: Outdoor Retailer is Denver-bound next year
In Utah, Outdoor Retailer has brought in as many as 40,000 visitors and $45 million in economic stimulus annually. It has been based at the Salt Palace Convention Center, where the venue will host a final Summer Market event later next month.
Facing pressure from several major outdoor company executives, Outdoor Retailer earlier this year said it would end its two-decade run in Utah over concerns about the state's public lands policies, including a push to rescind the Bears Ears National Monument designation.
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