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Assembly passes limited school accountability bill

Assembly Republicans backed down from pushing an expansive school accountability reform bill Thursday, instead passing the more limited Senate version approved with bipartisan support.Republican lawmakers from both chambers struck a deal Thursday afternoon committing to meet this summer with ...

2 Sense: UVU gets $21 million shot in the financial arm

V<strong>al:</strong> For the last couple of years, the top legislative priority for the Utah Valley Chamber of Commerce has been to help secure equity funding for Utah Valley University and the Mountainland Applied Technology College. Our businesses need an educated ...

2 Sense: Put your money where your house is

D<strong>onna</strong>: I completely understand the drive to shop online and in some of the great retail areas outside Utah County. With our busy lives it can be very convenient to sit home and order the things we want. Also going out to meet friends at City Creek ...

2 Sense: Compromise and Count My Vote

Val: With one more week left in the legislative session, we can't resist the opportunity to get in yet another political column. After all, one of the Chamber's main responsibilities is to advocate for business-friendly public policy. So when Senator Curt Bramble decided to forgo a compromise ...

Let’s convene a caucus in March

D<strong>onna</strong>: It seems like Val and I keep blowing the trumpet of political involvement. That is not going to change this week. We need to share some of our reasons why each of you readers should get involved with your local caucus in March. Regardless of ...

Larger than Life!

As a Utah Jazz fan growing up, (at least from the age of 13 when I moved to Utah), I always dreamed of something like this- getting a visit at school from a towering NBA player. So it's always fun to see the excitement in kids' faces when stars like Enes Kanter pay a visit to their ...