Utah's farmers markets are booming, the local food movement is stronger than ever, and local farmers-market farmers are making record profits ― so why are we building over the top of the best remaining farmland in Utah? The simple answer is that the land, in the eyes of our political leaders and developers, has far more economic value as homes and apartments than as farms. … [Read more...]
Rep Burgess Owens Condems Democrats Who Call New Georgia’s Voting “Jim Crow” Laws
Utah Rep Burgess Owens-R was invited to the Senate Judiciary Committee to speak about the backlash that has resulted for Georgia changing their voting laws to require a government-issued photo ID for all voters. The mainstream media has been comparing these new laws with former segregation laws in the South. They have called the hearing, “Jim Crow 2021: The Latest … [Read more...]
Dominion voting machines designed to create an error?
If you now believe that the nails have finally been nailed in the coffin of the President Donald Trump presidency, and now that Joe Biden has finally gotten all of the electoral votes he needs and it is over, well, you might want to think again. A group called Allied Security Operations (ASOG) produced a report on the Dominion voting machines. ASOG concludes, “The … [Read more...]
The Corrupted Leader Who Tainted Utah’s Medical Cannabis Program
Kerry Gibson was the former Weber State County Commissioner. Under his stewardship, ranchers that Utah Stories have spoken to have been losing their land and their water due to the overdevelopment of the area. But somehow Kerry Gibson became a darling of state GOP leaders. According to one rancher we spoke with, Gibson used his post to improve conditions for his own family’s … [Read more...]
Why is The Inland Port Illegal?
The most basic and fundamental right we have is the protection of our environment and our health. We, the citizens cannot allow corporations to work with the government to foul our air; dirty our water; cause irreparable harm and environmental damage to an area, and in the process make area residents unhealthy or sick. This right falls under the Equal Protection Clause of … [Read more...]
Hidden Utah Journalism- The stories the mainstream media doesn’t want you to know
I have the utmost respect for journalists who work in local TV broadcasting, newspaper reporting, radio, and magazines. So when I knock the “mainstream media” I’m not including the vast majority of my colleagues who are professionals doing excellent work providing the news we need to know to become more engaged in our civic duties. But there are stories that are hidden, that … [Read more...]
Big MLM trouble in Big China
Can USANA deal with Chinese laws? Major multi-level marketing companies like USANA face crackdowns in China, where the business practice is widespread, sometimes violent, and very illegal. The following story was written and reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with Utah Stories. USANA encounters multi-level problems in China Multi-level … [Read more...]
Salt Lake City Housing Crisis, Escalating Real Estate Prices and What is Being Done about It
A conversation with Salt Lake City Planning Director Nick Norris Utah's population growth Salt Lake City is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and Utah’s population is quickly growing. For the first time since the Mormon Pioneers settled in Salt Lake City, there are thousands of people who want to live, work and play in downtown Salt Lake City and they are … [Read more...]
Medical Marijuana in Utah
This November Utahns have one major issue on the ballot that could dramatically alter our extreme-red, hyper-conservative state: the legalization of medical marijuana. The ballot initiative Proposition Two seeks to allow residents to utilize marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation. Currently 66 percent of Utah voters support this initiative. This would also allow for … [Read more...]
What Are The Causes of Utah’s Opiate Addiction Epidemic?
Bill (name changed) was a bright and happy kid who loved his family and life. He grew up, got married, had a successful career and bought a house. He had two beautiful children. Then a few years ago he was in an accident that left him in pain. He was prescribed pain pills and became addicted. He lost his family and home as he came to care about the drug more than anything else … [Read more...]