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Archive of Utah on Thursday July 02, 2009
UT: Huntsman gone but is still in charge
Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. has made only a single public appearance, at a brief ceremony more than a month ago, since announcing in mid-May he would resign as soon as he's confirmed as U.S. ambassador to China. Read More
UT: Utah bars crawl to mark end of liquor restrictions
Bartenders in Utah threw open their doors Wednesday as the state ditched a 40-year-old requirement that customers fill out an application, pay a fee and become a member of a private club before setting foot in a bar. Read More
Stimulus eases community college troubles
States are digging into their federal stimulus money to help finance community colleges, where rising tuition, soaring enrollment and budget cuts threaten to shut students out of the system. Read More
Weekly wrap: Report questions states' use of stimulus road funds
States are spending too much stimulus money on new road construction and not enough on public transit projects, a national advocacy group claims in a report issued Monday (June 29). Meanwhile, Michigan and California consider teaming up to solve their prison problems and North Carolina and Rhode Island face off with Amazon.com over taxes. Read More
UT: Utah's at bottom of fat-child ranking
Although Utah children aren't as fat as kids in every other state but one, nearly a fourth of them are headed for obesity and the likely prospect that they'll be the first generation of grown-ups to be unhealthier than the one they replace. Read More
UT: Rocky Mountain Power seeks another rate increase in Utah
Rocky Mountain Power has notified state regulators it wants to increase its electricity rates by $67 million beginning in February 2010. Read More
UT: Utahns raise a glass to demise of private club restrictions
For the first time in four decades, bar patrons were able to walk in the door of most any Utah watering hole, pull up a stool and order a drink without passing the quiz: "Are you a member?" Read More
US: Coming to 25 states -- higher taxes
More than half of US states are responding to budget challenges with an answer that's often unpopular with their residents: tax hikes. Read More
US: Mississippi tops obesity rankings; Colorado is leanest state
WASHINGTON -- Mississippi remains at the top of the list in this year's national annual obesity rankings, with Alabama coming in second. Outside of fairly lean Colorado, there's little good news. Read More |
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