Taxpayer Subsidized Mega Hotel Nets Only One Bid

Salt Lake County needs to head back to the drawing board with its plan to subsidize a mega convention center hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. After claiming there were multiple developers interested in building such a facility near the Salt Palace, only one company...

Vote FOR Amendment A

Since Utah became a state in 1896, the Utah Constitution has included a partisan requirement in determining the make up of the Utah State Tax Commission. Perhaps that requirement was justifiable earlier in our history, but with the complexity of Utah’s 21st century...

Tax Reform for the American Dream

By Senator Mike Lee Today, our country is beset by economic uncertainty and anxiety. This isn’t the result of a mere cyclical downturn in the U.S. economy, but rather a fundamental transformation that has left too many people worried the American Dream is...

ZAP Robs the Poor to Feed the Rich

Salt Lake County’s November Referendum By: Gordon Jones I am a member of the Boards of Directors of the Draper Arts Council, the Draper Historic Theater, and the Babcock Performing Readers, all of which receive ZAP funding. I am also a performer, producer and director...