New legislation addresses incorporation of new towns.
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New legislation could stop developers from rushing to incorporate new towns.
But the two bills will do little to quell the concerns of residents of the proposed town of Powder Mountain.
Both HB164 and SB25 will not retroactively fix the problems created by the [...]
Is a new language programme being rushed in
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The government’s new quickie courses for teaching foreigners just as much English as they require to work seems like an efficient idea. But does it really take half the time to teach someone to speak only work-related English as it does to teach them English for life in general?That’s the obvious question raised by the [...]
Testing times for pupils who arent prefect
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Last night I had a recurring dream - I hadn’t done enough work to pass my maths O-level. I offered to give up watching Property Ladder and use the time for private tuition, but that did not convince my maths teacher, who bore more than a passing resemblance to Ann Widdecombe.It is 26 years since [...]
How one small school changed the world
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The giveaway is the wind turbine in the field behind the school. It sits on a hilltop, swings to catch the wind, and brings light to classrooms nearby. This is new, clean energy. Older, dirtier power came from coal dug at a pit which once lay in a dip on the other side of the [...]
Debate resumes over illegal immigrants status in LDS Church
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Comments made by an LDS Church leader this week again stirred debate in Mormon circles about whether the church should baptize illegal immigrants or allow them to enter its temples.
“The church’s view of someone in undocumented status is akin, in a way, to a civil [...]
Immigrant tuition repeal removed from bill
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A proposed repeal of in-state tuition for undocumented students may have been removed from an omnibus immigration bill under consideration in the Senate, but the proposal remains alive as a stand-alone measure.
HB231 would repeal a 2002 law that allows undocumented immigrants pay the lower in-state [...]
ExLabor secretary sees deep recession
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A former Clinton administration leader is predicting a potentially “deep” recession, but he believes that the U.S. economy can overcome it.
Speaking at a conference Tuesday in Salt Lake City, Robert B. Reich, the U.S. Labor secretary from 1993 to 1997, predicted a 60 percent chance [...]
Measure targets undocumented
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A sweeping measure aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration passed its first legislative hurdle Friday, after its sponsor, Sen. Bill Hickman, R-St. George, said he wanted to “get the clock ticking.”
“It’s very important we address this issue today,” Hickman told the Senate Government Operations [...]
Veterans Day may become school holiday
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The House Education Committee approved a resolution Friday that would urge the State Board of Education to close public schools on Veterans Day to allow students to “more fully recognize veterans for preserving freedom for the United States and its citizens.”
But some lawmakers, including a [...]
Board aims to keep Italys Nwaste out of Utah
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The state’s Radiation Control Board may not have any control over whether EnergySolutions Inc. can accept low-level nuclear waste from Italy at its Clive landfill in Tooele County, but that won’t stop the board from making its wishes known to key decision-makers in the matter.
“Ultimately, [...]
