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Sending It to the Legislature: Ski Mountaineer Caroline Gleich’s Campaign for U.S. Senate

This November, Utah voters will be faced with a unique opportunity: to elect the first professional skier to the U.S. Senate. Caroline Gleich, a 38-year-old professional ski mountaineer and Park City resident, is running for Mitt Romney’s seat after he said in a speech that it was “time for a new generation” of leaders. Gleich hopes to continue to fight […]

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Zach Armstrong | July 23, 2024

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Bipartisan Conservationism – The Great American Outdoor Act

Many United States National Parks may be seeing some sizeable and much-needed infrastructure improvements in the very near future. This is in large part thanks to the Great American Outdoor Act – a bill that was introduced by Colorado Senator, Cory Gardner. The bill would allocate up to 1.9 billion dollars annually for national parks to use on deferred maintenance […]

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Spencer Cox | July 3, 2020

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Utah Might Be Making Daylight Saving Time Permanent

Citizens of Utah might not need to turn their clocks back every year anymore. A new Utah bill may make daylight saving time permanent after the bill got preliminary approval in the Utah Senate on Monday, Feb. 10, KSL News reports. Related: Utah Governor Halts the Distribution of 100,000 Unique Condoms Traditionally, daylight saving time intends to add an additional […]

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SnowBrains | February 15, 2020

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Republican Senate Votes to Sell National Forests

A week ago, all but 3 Republican Senators voted for an amendment that could result in public land being sold into private hands. Amendment SA 838 was introduced to allow states to take over, transfer and sell public, federal lands, including National Forests, wildlife refuges, and wilderness areas. Proposed by a circus of Senators cramming every possible amendment into a Republican-sponsored budget, the amendment carries no weight of law. However, the budget is used to bring attention to issues, forcing Senators to take a public stance […]