Did you scour the shelves of countless stores looking for toilet paper this spring? Are you among the millions of laid-off workers who filed for unemployment benefits? Are you social distancing?And what about that 5.7 magnitude earthquake on March 18 and those aftershocks that hit Utah as the coronavirus was spreading? Did you think it was the Big One? Whatever your … [Read more...]
Almost Famous, Aspiring Utah Child Actors
The Arduous Road of Parents Who are Helping Their Children to Become Stars It is a long way from Payson to Los Angeles, but for aspiring child star Taevyn Chipman, the distance seems within reach. Seven-year-old Chipman recently participated in auditions that he and his family hope will launch his acting and modeling career. “This is just the beginning of Taevyn’s journey,” … [Read more...]
Referendum Organizers Cheer Repeal of Utah Tax Reform Law
Opponents of a tax reform bill that was approved by the Utah Legislature and signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert hoped to repeal the legislation at the polls this November. Instead, they won the fight without a single vote from the public. The governor and legislative leaders threw in the towel after organizers of the Tax Restructuring Revisions Referendum campaign said … [Read more...]
Slow Down! Sugar House to Benefit From Curbing Speeding Vehicles
The Sugar House Neighborhood Residents of a Sugar House neighborhood were fed up with all the speeding vehicles that exit Interstate 80 and cut through their streets so drivers could avoid the more heavily traveled 700 East, 2100 South, and 2700 South. Scott Doutre, a neighbor who has been working to resolve the traffic problems, said residents want to keep drivers … [Read more...]
Taxing Your Doctor Visit? Professional service providers oppose taxation plan
In March, Utah legislative leaders put on hold a bill that would have imposed a 3.1 percent sales tax on a wide range of services such as accounting, landscaping, life coaching, construction and plumbing—but opponents are worried the measure could be revived as lawmakers continue working to overhaul the state’s taxing system. Doctors' & Lawyers' Concern Over House Bill … [Read more...]
Bangerter Farms update: “I can guarantee the land will never be anything but a farm.”
Legal change keeps the Bangerter's farmland productive A year after Farmington granted agricultural protection for the Bangerter family farm, a 22-acre plot of farmland, and ended any effort to put soccer fields on the site, the city’s economic development director still receives pleas to leave the property alone. Brigham Mellor says he gets about one email a week from people … [Read more...]
No-Knock Search Warrant Costs Utah Police Forces $60K in Payouts to Victims
In 2016, Cottonwood Heights Police and Unified Police executed a no-knock search warrant at a Taylorsville house using explosives and battering rams. They were looking for a woman suspected of selling methamphetamine who rented a mother-in-law basement apartment there, as well as evidence of drug dealing. The violent entry through the front door and several other entry points … [Read more...]
Cottonwood Heights: Council Member Finds Opposition to Transparency
Even before Tali Bruce was sworn in as a Cottonwood Heights City Council member in January 2018, she and police Chief Robby Russo were at odds on the issues. According to Bruce, Russo endorsed her opponent in the fall 2017 election, an action she believes was inappropriate coming from a police officer. [*According to her opponent this never happened.] Now, 15 months later, … [Read more...]