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Guest opinion: Congress’ misguided focus on PBMs will hurt employers

Across the state of Utah, small business owners like me know the importance of being able to provide our employees with affordable health care benefits. This allows us to be competitive in the labor force, and without comprehensive, affordable benefits, we would lose out on top talent. With 92% ...

Guest opinion: Trump’s plan on inflation, tariffs, tax cuts and the IRS

Former President Trump pledged to end the "inflation nightmare" and vows to bring down prices "very quickly." His plan is two-fold: increase tariffs on foreign producers and replace the ability-to-pay federal income tax system with a flat consumption tax on goods and services. The same plan ...

Guest opinion: The results are in – Curtis won on climate

The climate is shifting in Republican politics, at least on climate. Republican politicians and strategists alike often consider climate to be a weak point for candidates seeking office, worrying that talking about climate change will seem like a trade-off for the issues voters truly care ...

Guest opinion: The backbone of polarization

Maybe the guest article a couple of weeks ago by professor Rebecca Glazier from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is on to something about religious community. If church and synagogue can be a bigger part of the solution against political polarization, it would be after acknowledging ...

Guest opinion: Ballot processes making sure Goliath always beats David

In the wake of the recent Utah Supreme Court ruling, there’s chatter about hiking the signature threshold for ballot initiatives to an alarming level — think 400,000 signatures instead of the current 134,600. The idea, they say, is to prevent jungle primaries or fend off laws that might ...