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Hospitality industry says Utah .05% DUI law targets wrong people, hurts tourism
Dennis Romboy | Posted Jun 21st - 9:03pm
Utah's lowest-in-the-nation DUI law targets the wrong people and hurts tourism, restaurant and hospitality associations told state lawmakers Wednesday.
Lawmakers continue conversation about bill to remove incapacitated elected officials
Katie McKellar | Posted Jun 21st - 7:38pm
As county officials prepare to use their purse strings power to help address the troubling situation around Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott, state leaders also are pushing forward.
New Utah party sues to get onto ballot to replace Chaffetz
Brady McCombs, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 5:04pm
Jim Bennett, the son of the late U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett, sued the state of Utah Wednesday to be allowed on the ballot with his new political party in the November special election to fill the seat of outgoing U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah.
United Utah Party sues for access on special election ballot
Ryan Morgan | Posted Jun 21st - 4:16pm
A newly formed Utah political party filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the lieutenant governor's office seeking to gain access to the ballot for the 3rd District special election to replace Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah.
In Georgia, Republicans celebrate while Dems seek upsides
Bill Barrow and Kathleen Foody, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:37pm
Republicans say Karen Handel's victory in Georgia's 6th Congressional District proves the GOP is still the dominant party in Georgia.
The Latest: Georgia Dems search for upsides in House loss
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 3:08pm
The Latest on Georgia's 6th District Congressional race (all times local):
Council considers cutting embattled county recorder's budget
Katie McKellar | Posted Jun 21st - 3:01pm
After a series of closed sessions amid concerns over troubled Salt Lake County Recorder Gary Ott, the County Council plans to use its power of the purse strings to take action.
US Rep. Jacky Rosen to run for Senate in key Nevada race
Alison Noon, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 2:47pm
Nevada Rep. Jacky Rosen said Wednesday she will seek the Democratic nomination to take on incumbent Republican Sen. Dean Heller in the 2018 election.
Utah lawmakers might consider allowing higher alcohol content for beer sold in grocery stores
Dennis Romboy | Posted Jun 21st - 2:43pm
Utah lawmakers might consider increasing the alcohol content allowed in beer sold in grocery and convenience stores as national breweries look at cutting production of 3.2 percent beer because all but two states have abandoned it.
GOP holds on to House seat, but Dems surpass expectation
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 2:15pm
Republicans held onto Mick Mulvaney's South Carolina congressional seat in Tuesday's special election, but the 3-point margin was hardly what they may have been presuming, given Mulvaney's 20-point victory in November.
GOP Medicaid cuts would hit states fighting opioid epidemic
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 1:41pm
The Republican drive to roll back Barack Obama's health care law is on a collision course with a national opioid epidemic that's not letting up.
Educators want state funding to increase enrollment capacity in Utah's nursing schools
Ben Lockhart | Posted Jun 21st - 11:46am
Educators inquired with legislators Tuesday about what funding can be provided to allow for higher enrollment in nursing programs in Utah, citing both a nurse shortage in the state and schools' inability to admit all qualified students.
Analysis: Dem loss in Georgia underscores party challenges
Erica Werner, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 9:47am
Republicans just got a big argument for sticking with President Donald Trump and pushing forward with dismantling former President Barack Obama's health law. And Democrats are struggling to translate the energy of their core supporters into actual election victories.
Trump likely to reveal this week whether secret tapes exist
Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press | Posted Jun 21st - 9:01am
President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement in the coming days on whether any recordings exist of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey, potentially bringing to an end one of the central mysteries of the ongoing probe that has consumed his White House.
Republican Handel wins Georgia race, thanks Donald Trump
Bill Barrow and Kathleen Foody, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 10:24pm
Republican Karen Handel won a nationally watched congressional election Tuesday in Georgia, and she thanked President Donald Trump after she avoided an upset that would have rocked Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
The Latest: Republican Handel wins 52 percent of the vote
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 10:16pm
The Latest on Georgia's 6th District Congressional race (all times local):
Republican aligned with Trump wins South Carolina House seat
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press | Posted Jun 20th - 9:51pm
Republican Ralph Norman won a special election Tuesday to fill the South Carolina congressional seat vacated by Mick Mulvaney, battling to a victory closer than many expected to replace the new White House budget director.
Man arrested in 'pizzagate' incident in DC to be sentenced
The Associated Press | Posted Jun 22nd - 1:40am
A man who walked into a District of Columbia pizza restaurant with an assault rifle, intent on investigating internet rumors dubbed "pizzagate," is scheduled to be sentenced.
