News in the West
Utah Sales Tax May be Cut?
SJC Newly Elected Officials Sworn In
Historic Day In San Juan County KUER
New Commissioner Greyeyes with Judge Hazelton. Maryboy and Adams in back
KUER photo/ Judy Fahys
Changes: Zinke's Out, Bernhardt's In Dept. of Interior
Urban/Rural Divide in Oregon Deepens
Vital For Colorado Interviews Western Wire: Energy Development in the West:
(takes a few seconds to start)
Trump Admin. Asks Supreme Court to Determine Regulation of Groundwater
Locals Object to Disneyland Approach to Western Life in Hurricane
~~ Canyon Zephyr Editor Found Innocent of Defamation Charges
"We have great news today! If you remember, The Zephyr was sued by former Moab City Manager Rebecca Davidson and Tayo, Inc co-founder Tara Smelt in the fall of 2016. That lawsuit was dismissed by Judge Anderson in February, 2017, but Davidson and Smelt appealed to the Utah Court of Appeals. We had oral arguments in front of the Appeals Court this past September and we have just today received our ruling! The Appeals Court unanimously affirmed Judge Anderson's dismissal. The ruling is a fun read. Enjoy and Celebrate!
~~ CNN Senator Cruz and Rep. Rooney Introduce Constitutional Amendment with Term Limits
"The amendment, co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and David Perdue (R-Ga.), would restrict senators to two six-year terms and House members to three two-year terms. A similar amendment was proposed by Cruz in January of 2017."
~~Federal Judge Drops Suit Against SJC Auditor/ Clerk: Costs are High
~~ Trump: Pushes to Ramp up Logging on Public Lands
~~ Dixie Area Nat'l Parks Continue to Function with Local Financial Support
~~Federal Government Poor Manager of Nat'l Parks: States Could Do Better
"During the 2013 shutdown, under the Obama administration, the federal government took an especially punitive position. The administration sent armed government agents to shut down the parks. It sent in extra staff to erect barriers around some monuments — monuments funded by private trusts — such as the World War II memorial in Washington, DC."
~~Who is Funding the Sunrise Movement, and their Anti-Fuels Agenda
"Linking Movements: Newly released information on the deep-pocketed backers of the growing Sunrise Movement behind the "Green New Deal" reveals that the new push in Congress is being funded by the same donors supporting climate litigation. Both the Rockefeller Family Fund and the Wallace Global Fund provide substantial financial support to EarthRightsInternational (ERI), the Washington, D.C.-based non-profit representing Boulder County, Boulder City and San Mateo County in their lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Suncor, as Western Wire reported, and now we've learned that these same foundations provided the initial funding for Sunrise."
~~ Earth Rights International Role Training Indigenous People
~~Extreme Green Group Wants 3/4 Million Acres to Protect Garter Snakes Free Range Report
~~ Nature Conservancy Acting as Fed. Government's Real Estate Agent?
"The $1.025 million transaction also sheds light on the threat to traditional rural Western communities posed by one of Capitol Hill’s most insidious slush funds, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Created in 1964, the LWCF was originally supposed to help states develop planning for recreation areas and related facilities. But over the decades the LWCF has morphed into a piggy-bank in which deep-pocketed environmental groups collaborate with wealthy, and often, out-of-state landowners flip land to the federal government."
