1 of 16 View 16 Items Scott G Winterton, Deseret News Incoming Utah Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, laughs as he leaves the Senate floor after an interview at the Capitol in Salt Lake City on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Related Links Stuart Adams elected Utah Senate president, Brad Wilson new Utah House speaker $1.3B in new revenue available for next Utah legislative session, budget projections say Should Utah taxpayers get a sales tax or income tax cut? Governor and legislative leaders don't agree SALT LAKE CITY — The new leader of the Utah Senate is smiling, but his tone is firm when he says his hefty transportation funding earmark, long opposed by Gov. Gary Herbert, is here to stay. "Oh, I think so," incoming Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, said during a recent early morning interview in front of the fireplace in the private formal lounge just off the Senate floor. Adams, 64, then chuckled briefly when pressed about … [Read more...] about ‘I just want to be positive,’ incoming Utah Senate President Stuart Adams says
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A word with Hickenlooper’s speechwriter: ‘I just want to make a difference’
When former Hillary Clinton speechwriter Case Button joined John Hickenlooper’s staff two years ago, the press saw it as a tip-off that Colorado governor had eyes on the White House.And, sure enough, he does.Button’s trip into Colorado politics hasn’t followed the sometimes-crooked lines of campaign strategy, but rather that of a person who raised his hand when a job needed doing.For the sake of a starting point, say his career started in a dimly lit alcove of a residential building in the Bronx in Button’s home state of New York.It was Feb. 4, 1999, when four plainclothes cops were cruising the residential buildings looking for a serial rapist. When they approached 23-year-old West African immigrant Amadou Diallo, he reached for his wallet. Forty-one shots rang out and 19 hit Diallo, who wasn’t carrying a gun.His death was one of the first in a long series of high-profile killings by police in the two decades since.“That was the first time I thought … [Read more...] about A word with Hickenlooper’s speechwriter: ‘I just want to make a difference’
Can big, intriguing walk-on QB Cooper Heisey help Rutgers’ QB room? ‘I just want to compete’
Screen Shot 2018-11-17 at 10.41.18 AM.png Photo courtesy of Heisey, used with permission By Todderick Hunt | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Although most would say Rutgers quarterback Artur Sitkowski has improved throughout a tumultuous year, he hasn't yet earned the right to not have to compete. Wednesday, Rutgers added a game competitor to the quarterback room in Cooper Heisey, who accepted a preferred walk-on opportunity at the school. But he isn't typical walk-on as the 6-4, 215-pounder out of Wyoming Seminary Prep (Kingston, Pa.) has tools that project well to a pro-style offense at the FBS level of play. Heisey's history with Rutgers Heisey has been in contact with Rutgers for a couple of years, culminating in his addition to Rutgers' 2019 class. He's a quality pick-up who projects as a guy who could potentially, eventually earn an offer. "They came to the school junior year -- Scotch Plains (N.J.) Fanwood high school. I talked to them a little bit, … [Read more...] about Can big, intriguing walk-on QB Cooper Heisey help Rutgers’ QB room? ‘I just want to compete’
Mike Pompeo Says, I Don’t Want to Talk About ‘Facts’ of Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance, After Fact-Finding Trip to Saudi
World International Affairs Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has stated that he isn’t interested in discussing the facts behind dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance and alleged murder, after a visit to Riyadh to meet with Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday before boarding a plane en route to Turkey to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Pompeo was asked whether Khashoggi, who was a U.S. resident and a contributor to The Washington Post, is dead or alive. “I don’t want to talk about any of the facts,” Pompeo responded, adding that the Saudis “didn’t want to either.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh on October 16. Saudi Arabia has publicly denied the allegations and expressed concern for the missing journalist. LEAH MILLIS/AFP/Getty Images The secretary had been dispatched by President … [Read more...] about Mike Pompeo Says, I Don’t Want to Talk About ‘Facts’ of Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance, After Fact-Finding Trip to Saudi
Rep. Kristi Noem on 2018: “Women don’t just want to talk about women’s issues”
Despite a record number of women running for political office this year, Republican Rep. Kristi Noem says that women voters don't want to just talk about women's issues. As an example, she cites her own campaign to become South Dakota's first female governor. "In my primary we talked about my experience — my experience running businesses, starting businesses, serving at the state level and the legislature in leadership and then also my knowledge of federal policy and how it impacts our state," said Noem on CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "I think that as we look across the country women don't just want to talk about women's issues. We want to talk about everything that's important to our economy, to jobs, to our children's futures. And that's what we've focused on in South Dakota discussions." Noem said that while there's "always a time when someone is the first person to be nominated in a state and to run and to be elected, potentially, to a leadership … [Read more...] about Rep. Kristi Noem on 2018: “Women don’t just want to talk about women’s issues”