Declaration of five principles and actions invite individuals, businesses, and organizations to commit to be anti-racist and advance equal opportunity for all SALT LAKE CITY (Dec. 15, 2020) - Gov. Gary R. Herbert joined community leaders on the steps of the Utah Capitol this morning to launch a new compact committing to anti-racist principles and [...]
Originally published by Derek Miller and Pat Jones in Deseret News on December 1, 2018 Utah is a state of economic prosperity. We lead the nation in business opportunity, economic growth, employment rates and fiscal responsibility. While we are rightly proud of these accomplishments, Utah has one distinction for which we are not proud — [...]
Originally published by Derek Miller in Deseret News on November 28, 2018 When the 116th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, 2019, a pillar of the institution will be missing. After more than four decades, nearly a half century, Orrin Hatch will be absent from the hallowed halls of the world’s most powerful elected body. Sen. [...]
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's nonfarm payroll employment for September 2018 grew by an estimated 3.6 percent, adding 53,200 jobs to the economy since September 2017. Utah's current employment level registers 1,535,900. August's year-over job growth rate was revised upward two-tenths to 3.9 percent. September's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point [...]
Originally published by Natalie Gochnour in Deseret News on October 7, 2018 I spent last week in Washington, D.C., and witnessed the dumpster fire that is the Supreme Court confirmation process. As a U.S. citizen, Utahn and woman, I welcomed the chance to return to the Beehive State where civility still means something, and reasonable [...]
Originally published by Utah Policy on October 3, 2018 On September 30th, the U.S., Canada and Mexico finalized a long-awaited trade deal that will replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Assuming it is approved by the legislatures in the three countries, the new deal—called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)—will govern trade in North [...]
Originally published by Utah Policy on October 1, 2018 Gov. Gary R. Herbert led a delegation of 20 Utah companies and six organizations on a trade mission to South Korea and Taiwan to boost trade and attract foreign investment to Utah. The Utah Governor’s Office, the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED) and World Trade [...]
Originally published by Derek B. Miller in Deseret News on September 26, 2018 To compare Donald Trump at the United Nations to a bull in china shop would minimize the self-restraint of the bull. The president’s visit to this austere group last year gave us such memorable zingers as dubbing the North Korean dictator and [...]
Originally published by Derek B. Miller in Deseret News on August 29, 2018 Utah’s economy is one of the best in the nation. The state ranks number one in the United States for job growth and enjoys consistently low unemployment. Small business is at the heart of this success with over 277,000 small businesses making [...]
