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McAdams reschedules town hall meetings while Curtis plans to attend his virtually
Lisa Riley Roche, KSL | Updated Jan 16th - 5:40pm
Rep. Ben McAdams has rescheduled town hall meetings planned for next week in light of Congress canceling a planned recess, while Rep. John Curtis will show up virtually to hear from his constituents.
Some Utah IRS workers called back; courts postponing cases as shutdown continues
Lisa Riley Roche and Dennis Romboy, KSL | Updated Jan 16th - 4:29pm
As the shutdown drags on, several hundred IRS employees are expected to be called back to work, while federal courts have had to stop dealing with some civil cases.
From travel to IPOs, how shutdown is upsetting US economy
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press | Posted Jan 16th - 3:32pm
Delta Air Lines can't get eight new aircraft in the air. Roughly a million government employees and contractors aren't being paid. Some Americans who are trying to start small businesses face delays in obtaining the required tax identification number from the IRS.
After crossing into Guatemala, new group of migrants sets sights on Mexico
Sonia Perez D., Associated Press | Posted Jan 16th - 2:32pm
More than 1,000 Hondurans were walking and hitchhiking through Guatemala on Wednesday, heading toward the Mexico border as part of a new caravan of migrants hoping to reach the United States.
Now a 2020 candidate, Gillibrand builds campaign on gender
Juana Summers, Associated Press | Updated Jan 16th - 2:08pm
A day after she jumped into the presidential race from a glimmering Manhattan television studio, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand returned Wednesday to her upstate New York hometown to preview a campaign that is expected to put gender front and center.
The IRS is recalling 46,000 workers to handle tax returns
Marcy Gordon, Associated Press | Posted Jan 15th - 10:15pm
The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown — nearly 60 percent of its workforce — to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The employees won't be paid during the shutdown.
Bloomberg believes he can be elected president despite age
Rob Gillies, Associated Press | Updated Jan 15th - 8:08pm
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday that if he decides to run for president he can still win despite being older.
No pay, no Washington apartment for new Utah Rep. Ben McAdams
Dennis Romboy, KSL and Ladd Egan, KSL TV, KSL | Posted Jan 15th - 8:04pm
"I’m not able to get into an apartment until I have a pay stub. It’s a minor inconvenience compared to what other people are going through."
Sen. Sherrod Brown to tour early states before 2020 decision
Elana Schor and Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press | Updated Jan 15th - 7:38pm
Sen. Sherrod Brown is launching a tour of three states that cast pivotal early votes in the 2020 presidential primary.
Bill would repeal, replace Medicaid expansion initiative approved by Utah voters
Lisa Riley Roche, KSL | Updated Jan 15th - 6:40pm
The voter-approved ballot initiative expanding Medicaid coverage to some 150,000 low-income Utahns would be repealed and replaced by a more limited plan under a bill being drafted for the 2019 Legislature.
Washington lieutenant governor skips speech over gun fears
The Associated Press | Updated Jan 15th - 4:53pm
Washington state's lieutenant governor declined to preside at Gov. Jay Inslee's State of the State speech Tuesday, saying he was concerned people might bring concealed weapons to the joint session of the Legislature.
Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, to speak at the U.
Marjorie Cortez, KSL | Posted Jan 15th - 4:41pm
Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, will speak at the University of Utah Feb. 12 as a guest of the Tanner Humanities Center.
Correction: Venezuela-Maduro's Challenger story
The Associated Press | Updated Jan 15th - 11:24am
In a story Jan. 14 about the head of Venezuela's congress, The Associated Press erroneously spelled the family name of Juan Requesens.
1,500 GoFundMe pages have been set up by furloughed government employees
Doug Criss, CNN | Posted Jan 15th - 11:22am
The pleas on GoFundMe come from people across all walks of life. A single mom. A librarian. A Border Patrol agent. Even an artist.
AP sources: Gillibrand moving toward 2020 bid in coming days
Juana Summers, Associated Press | Posted Jan 15th - 8:39am
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is expected to move toward launching a 2020 presidential campaign within days by forming an exploratory committee, according to several people familiar with her plans.
Sen. Mitt Romney, Rep. Chris Stewart call for Iowa GOP congressman to resign over white supremacy comments
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Jan 14th - 8:37pm
Sen. Mitt Romney and Rep. Chris Stewart want an Iowa GOP congressman to resign over comments he made about the terms “white nationalist” and “white supremacist.”
Utah officials starting plan for prolonged federal government shutdown
Dennis Romboy, KSL | Posted Jan 14th - 7:32pm
Utah remains in "decent" shape as the partial government shutdown enters its fourth week but won't be able to keep federal programs going longterm, a state budget official said.
Why Gov. Herbert proposes $1.8M for new civilian parole and probation hires
Carter Williams, KSL.com | Posted Jan 14th - 7:02pm
A portion of Gov. Gary Herbert’s 2020 budget proposes $1.8 million for 22 new hires to help ease the workload of Utah's parole and probation agents.
