The Deseret News new look is now live Try it ยป Rick Santorum-backing pastor play
Jan 25 2012 1:17PM
Posted 2 days 17 hrs 54 mins ago
An evangelical pastor supporting a rival Republican presidential candidate is attacking Mitt Romney by calling The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a "cult."
And this time neither Robert Jeffress nor Rick Perry are involved.
Utah senator pushes for data on poverty that spans generations
Jan 25 2012 1:04PM
Posted 2 days 18 hrs 7 mins ago
The state already knows that about one-third of adults who receive some form of public aid grew up in families that also received government assistance.
Utah's Valley Mental Health loses money under OptumHealth
Jan 25 2012 10:44AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 27 mins ago
Valley Mental Health has returned $1.3 million to Salt Lake County because it didn’t provide enough care to low-income mentally ill patients last year.
Canadian press indignant over skier Sarah Burke's Utah medical bill
Jan 25 2012 10:41AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 30 mins ago
Adding to their grief, the family of deceased Canadian skier Sarah Burke faces a hefty medical bill for care she received in Utah — which national and international columnists have singled out as proof of what ails the U.S. health care system
Utah lawmakers asked to fix redistricting problems
Jan 25 2012 10:36AM
Posted 2 days 20 hrs 35 mins ago
Legislators were asked Tuesday to fix about 60 problematic district boundaries that they drew late last year for the Legislature and state School Board — and are rushing bills to make changes before county clerks by law must finalize voting precincts next week.
Many people believe that big government regulation is one of the major issues facing America. When introducing new legislation, should state and federal lawmakers be required to submit with that legislation, legislation to repeal two other already exist?