Lisa Riley Roche
Romney jokes about Harvard presidency talk
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 23 - 10:38 p.m.
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney doesn't seem to be taking seriously talk that he should be president of Harvard .
Sen. John Fetterman, another Harvard grad, endorses Romney to be next university president
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 22 - 9:02 p.m.
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman joined the list of Harvard alumni who say they want to see Utah Sen. Mitt Romney as president of the university.
Mitt Romney for president — of Harvard University?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 20 - 8:50 a.m.
The president of the American Jewish Congress, Daniel Rosen, proposed in a Washington Post op-ed published this week that Sen. Mitt Romney would be a good choice for Harvard University's next president.
Next stop for the IOC delegation that praised Utah's 2034 Winter Games bid? The French Alps
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 8:23 a.m.
The IOC's Future Host Commission that visited Utah last week heads to France next week to do the same for the proposed 2030 Winter Games venues.
IOC wraps up visit to Utah's proposed 2034 Olympic venues
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 12 - 10:41 p.m.
Members of the International Olympic Committee delegation continued visiting Utah venues to evaluate the readiness for a 2034 Winter Games.
Oui, the Paris Games will open with a parade of boats on the Seine, French officials say
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 10 - 5:05 p.m.
The opening ceremonies of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris are still going to be held on the Seine River despite heightened security concerns, French officials say.
An Olympic delegation will be in Utah this week to visit venues for 2034 Winter Games
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 9 - 2:09 p.m.
The delegation from the Switzerland-based International Olympic Committee that's headed to Utah this week to tour proposed venues for a 2034 Winter Games will be in France later this month to do the same for that country's 2030 Winter Games bid.
French split over whether Paris ready to host 2024 Summer Olympics
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 4 - 9:14 a.m.
More than half of the French believe Paris won't be ready to host the Olympics this summer, but voters on the left are more optimistic than those on the right, according to a new poll.
What UEA opposition to a constitutional amendment means for Utah voters
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 3 - 9:05 p.m.
A teachers' union has come out against a proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the earmark that limits the use of state income tax collections.
Utah Olympian airs concern about athlete housing at Paris Games having no air conditioning
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 1 - 10:31 a.m.
Utahn Conner Mantz, who qualified earlier this year to run the marathon in the 2024 Summer Games in Paris, is already preparing for the hot temperatures he'll face in France.
Sen. Mitt Romney's aims to go after COVID-19 funds fraud
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 29 - 6:17 a.m.
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney is calling for the creation of a new oversight committee to expand the efforts Congress made to go after the fraudulent use of federal COVID-19 funds.
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney has concerns about reclassifying marijuana
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 28 - 6:15 a.m.
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney and other Republican senators are raising concerns about a recommendation from the Biden administration to reschedule marijuana to one considered at low risk for dependence.
Why there's new urgency in LA about hosting the 2028 Summer Games
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 24 - 5:35 p.m.
When Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sat down with her Parisian counterpart to talk about hosting the Summer Olympics, she came away with a "bracing reality check."
Gov. Cox hopes state can be a permanent host as part of possible Winter Games rotation
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 23 - 9:04 p.m.
The IOC's final vote on whether the 2034 Winter Games come to Salt Lake City is months away, but Gov. Spencer Cox is considering the prospects of Utah becoming a permanent host.
The latest on France's bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 16 - 3:12 p.m.
Salt Lake City isn't the International Olympic Committee's only preferred host for an upcoming Winter Games. France's French Alps region is also in the final stages of the bid process for a Winter Games, putting together plans to host in 2030, four years sooner than Utah.
No new baseball stadium or hockey arena needed for another Utah Olympics, IOC says
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 13 - 1:27 p.m.
When the International Olympic Committee comes to Utah next month to inspect venues for a 2034 Winter Games, the possibility that Salt Lake City would get new multibillion-dollar baseball and hockey facilities if major league teams come to the state will no doubt be discussed.
International Olympic Committee coming to Utah to tour 2034 Winter Games venues
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 12 - 8:05 a.m.
A pair of International Olympic Committee officials heaped praise on Salt Lake City's bid for the 2034 Winter Games during a briefing Monday about their scheduled visit to Utah.
The Utah Legislature approved another tax cut. Here's what taxpayers need to know
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted March 3 - 9:01 p.m.
Utah lawmakers dropped the state's income tax rate again this year.
Details of Utah's bid for the 2034 Olympics formally submitted by governor, mayor
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 29 - 9:07 p.m.
Key backers of Utah's bid to host the 2034 Winter Games gathered Thursday to send thousands of pages of details about their hosting plans to the International Olympic Committee.
Utah lawmakers look to increase state budget by more than $1.1 billion
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 25 - 10:29 p.m.
Utah's legislative leaders approved a long list of budget additions Friday that include a $167 million income tax cut, $20,000 bonuses for some teachers and $18 million for a new program to encourage the development of more affordable housing.
Another tax cut for Utahns? Bill advances in Utah Legislature
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 23 - 5:35 p.m.
A bill cutting Utah's income tax collections by nearly $170 million is advancing again in the final days of the 2024 Legislature.
Another income tax cut is going to cost more. So what will the Utah Legislature do?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 12:00 p.m.
The price tag for the tax cut endorsed by Utah's Republican state lawmakers has gone up.
Will Utah come up with enough money to pay for Super Tuesday presidential primary?
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 19 - 8:30 p.m.
Only half of the $1.5 million sought from the Utah Legislature to pay for the state's Super Tuesday presidential primary next month is being recommended for inclusion in the new budget lawmakers are putting together.
Utah's revenue estimates go up, but there's 'no booming budget surplus'
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 18 - 4:43 p.m.
As expected, Utah's projected revenue growth hasn't changed much. New numbers released Friday show another $340 million is anticipated to be available to spend at the Utah Legislature.
