Not everyone is excited about the prospect of the Western states primary promoted by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. Feb. 5 is the date set for what backers hope will be a Western version of "Super Tuesday" during the 2008 presidential race. So far, only three states have committed to participate Utah, New Mexico and Arizona
Gov. Jon Huntsman said Thursday he would likely call the Legislature into a special session following the Nov. 7 election to approve a congressional map that could lead to a fourth seat in the U.S. House.
By Suzanne Struglinski and Bob Bernick Jr. Deseret Morning News WASHINGTON -- Congress won't act on Utah's proposed fourth seat in the U.S. House of Representatives until after the November election -- and after a special session of the Utah Legislature to approve the new fourth district.
WASHINGTON - Utah state lawmakers may have to go into special session to approve a new map for four congressional districts before Congress will act on legislation to add a member to Utah's three-person U.S. House delegation. House Judiciary Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., says he won't allow a vote on a bill to give Utah a fourth seat and the District of Columbia its first full member
Congress won't act on Utah's proposed fourth seat in the U.S. House of Representatives until after the November election and after a special session of the Utah Legislature to approve the new fourth district.
MONTEZUMA CREEK - The Whitehorse Raiders are in uniform and growing antsy. Their first state tournament game is 12 minutes away, and in their locker room in Richfield, the teenage girls can't hide their excitement. They have survived a hellacious season, somehow managing to stay together despite conflicts and controversies, all manner of hardship.
Sept. 26, 2006 A new analysis of student loan debt for the class of 2005 finds that students who graduate from state schools often carry loan debt nearly as high as those who graduate from private colleges.
Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman and state GOP leaders are endorsing a congressional redistricting map that would give Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson a more heavily Democratic district than the one he’s in now – if Congress approves a fourth seat for Utah in the House of Representatives.
Gov. Jon Hunstman Jr. unveiled a new four-congressional district map Wednesday as negotiations continue in Washington to grant Utah an additional seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
