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News Highlights Hatch position on Yucca may give Private Fuel Storage more fuel (Deseret Morning News). Utah heading for record year in oil and gas extraction profits (Morning News, Standard-Examiner, and Salt Lake Tribune). Utah has the country's fifth-fastest-growing population (Morning News and Tribune). Provo police checking out complaint related to campaign flier in mayoral race (Daily Herald). |
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Quote of the Day “ … if others in government would take a cue from the great ‘burro buy,’ ways would be found to not only bring people to the table who seldom end up there but to send them away smiling.” -- Morning
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lauding the BLM as the Donkey Adoption Agency. |
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If I Tell You, I Have to Kill You As an obsessive chronicler of all things political, I am constrained to mention that a motley gang of shady politicians, sketchy news media types, roguish lobbyists, rascals of commerce, and various other has-beens (my category), wannabes, and ne’er-do-wells gathered Thursday at Lamb’s to resurrect the venerable Lunch in Honor of the Season. I can’t say who was there or what was said, because this is a family journal of delicate sensibilities and, anyway, the entire sordid affair was off the record. But I can confirm that the banter was bawdy, the gags were gross, the roasts were rude, and the tales were tasteless. In other words, a great time was had by all. (Psst … Want an invitation next year? See Horiuchi.) Go Cougars! Washington Watch Mineta Reaches Accord With Kringle Just in time, Secretary of Transportation Norm Mineta cuts through red tape (which can now be used for packaging), signs open skies agreement with Kris Kringle (see press release). Interior Tabs BYU Grad BYU alum Brent Wahlquist named acting director of the Office of Surface Mining by Interior Sec. Gale Norton (see press release). Utah Receives Roads, Schools Funding Utah to receive $1,966,745.87 in funding for schools and roads from Dept. of Agriculture (see press release). Hatch Helps Cuts Federal Spending Sen. Orrin Hatch supports legislation to reduce federal spending by $39 billion over the next five years, but first checks with HHS Sec. Mike Leavitt to make sure the bill "will not hurt Utah's most vulnerable citizens" (see press release).
Tough Year Ahead Excellent National Journal cover story on GOP prospects going into the 2006 election year. Christmas Card of the Year Sen. Orrin Hatch is the clear winner of the political Christmas card of the year sweepstakes. If you were on his list you got a card showing seven family photos, a big photo of Hatch with President and Laura Bush, and on the inside of the card the words and music to a song he wrote, “Round the Old Upright Piano.” Inserted in the card is a DVD movie, “A More Perfect Union,” which Hatch describes in a note as a movie that portrays the events surrounding the founding of America. Can anyone beat that Christmas card?
Proposed Zion-Mojave Wilderness Pics Check out this photo gallery of the Utah Wilderness Coaltion's proposed Zion-Mojave Wilderness Area. No matter how you feel about Utah's land-use debate, these pictures are stunning. Blog Watch The Senate Site blog has a post on Chris Buttars' proposed Intelligent Design bill (see also here, here, here, here (scroll down), and here)... Weber County Forum is suspicious of the mall contract between Ogden City and Boyer Co.... Dee's 'Dotes endorses the efforts of the Utah state senators who want to take a second look at the proposed tax cut... Jeremy Votaw identifies how a challenger could beat Rep. Jim Matheson... Nuclear is Our Future has a quibble with Sen. Orrin Hatch's dismantling of the Private Fuel Storage shareholders. Local
Watch The Utah League of Cities and Towns has announced that the annual Local Officials' Day at the Legislature will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Due to Capitol renovations, the event will be held at the Salt Lake City Sheraton City Centre for the next few years. For more info. and/or to register, click here. |
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