News Releases
Utah ranks #1 best state overall by U.S. News and World Report
Utah has been named the No. 1 best state overall for 2023 by U.S. News and World Report. The study analyzed more than 70 metrics in eight categories: health care, education, economy, infrastructure, opportunity, fiscal stability, natural environment, and crime and corrections. Utah’s success was showcased as it measured in the top 15 in six of the eight categories, with No. 1 in economy and fiscal stability. (Read More)
Salt Lake County provides over $25 million in support to affordable housing
Today, Salt Lake County provided funding to 17 projects that will build critically needed affordable housing within the County. This funding assures that more than 1,500 affordable units will be preserved and/or newly constructed by the end of 2026. The funding was made possible through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). (Read More)
Utah Valley University to honor more than 8,517 graduates at 2023 commencement
Utah Valley University’s (UVU) 2023 commencement and convocation ceremonies, honoring 8,517 students receiving a total of 9,629 degrees and certificates, will take place on Thursday, May 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the UCCU Center on UVU’s Orem Campus. Eighty-seven percent of the graduates are from Utah. (Read More)
Romney leads Senate hearing on State Department budget request
U.S. Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the Subcommittee’s Chair, today led a hearing to consider the State Department’s FY 2024 Budget Request for East Asia and the Pacific. The 2022 NDAA included legislation from Romney requiring the Administration to create a grand China strategy. During today’s hearing, he urged witnesses to follow through on creating a strategy that is more comprehensive than principles that have been publicly outlined by officials, as well as bipartisan and lasting in nature. (Read More)
Peter Reichard joins Sutherland as Chief Development Officer
Sutherland Institute is pleased to announce the addition of former Utah Foundation president Peter Reichard as Chief Development Officer. In this role, Reichard will oversee development efforts crucial to Sutherland’s expanding research, content and influence. (Read More)
Churchill Junior High School’s $15,800 donation is largest of any Utah public school participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring Campaign
It was a day of screams and celebrations on the east bench of the Wasatch Front, Friday, April 21, 2023. Students of Millcreek’s Churchill Junior High capped off “Charger Week” with an assembly to celebrate raising nearly $16,000 for Tackle Hunger’s Souper Bowl of Caring last February. Proceeds from the three-week long event benefit the Granite Education Foundation (GEF), a community organization involved in a myriad of community programs, including providing for school food banks and families in the Granite School District. (Read More)
Sen. Lee dismantles the left’s intimidation campaign against the Supreme Court
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered a powerful speech during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, lamenting the baseless attacks against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. In his remarks, Sen. Lee said, “The Left simply cannot accept the fact that one of our greatest American success stories—that of a humble citizen who rose from poverty in the segregated South to become not only one of the Supreme Court’s longest-serving justices, but also one of the most influential jurists our country has ever known—is the story of a Black man who happens to be a conservative.“ (Read More)
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