http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Frank Pignanelli & LaVarr Webb en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Sat, 25 May 2013 06:43:05 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629961/How-will-these-national-scandals-affect-Utah-politics.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629961/How-will-these-national-scandals-affect-Utah-politics.html With Washington raked with scandal, Pignanelli and Webb discuss the impact it will have on Utah. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629366/What-do-we-make-of-Utahs-junior-senator-Mike-Lee.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629366/What-do-we-make-of-Utahs-junior-senator-Mike-Lee.html Utah Sen. Mike Lee is receiving extensive national media attention, especially for threatening a filibuster on gun control... Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628793/Taking-a-stab-at-national-issues-like-sequestration.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628793/Taking-a-stab-at-national-issues-like-sequestration.html Since it's a quiet time in state and local politics, we're going to fake like we know what's happening in Washington and... Sun, 05 May 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628152/Here-are-our-predictions-for-state-convention-elections.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765628152/Here-are-our-predictions-for-state-convention-elections.html With spring finally breaking out, most normal Utahns aren't paying much attention to politics. For the abnormal among us,... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627531/Will-Utah-parties-change-how-they-pick-candidates.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765627531/Will-Utah-parties-change-how-they-pick-candidates.html It seems the world spins out of control, with cataclysmic events occurring far beyond our feeble minds to comprehend. We'll... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626821/Bike-riders-in-Salt-Lake-City-are-they-friend-or-foe.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626821/Bike-riders-in-Salt-Lake-City-are-they-friend-or-foe.html Significant things are happening in Utah's transportation system. LaVarr calmly explains, and Frank just rants about, these... Sun, 14 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626224/Will-there-be-tax-increases-for-education-in-Utah.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765626224/Will-there-be-tax-increases-for-education-in-Utah.html Spring break is over and the Easter bunny has crawled back into his hole. Thus, your columnists are no longer distracted and... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625686/As-spring-arrives-our-thoughts-on-all-the-hot-topics.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625686/As-spring-arrives-our-thoughts-on-all-the-hot-topics.html Spring has finally arrived — along with pollen and mold infestations. In both weather and politics, good things... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625271/What-have-Utahs-lawmakers-wrought-in-2013.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765625271/What-have-Utahs-lawmakers-wrought-in-2013.html The period right after the conclusion of a legislative session is rather like the days after houseguests — who... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624755/The-hits-home-runs-and-errors-of-the-legislative-session.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765624755/The-hits-home-runs-and-errors-of-the-legislative-session.html From Major League spring training to Little League tryouts, baseball is in the air — signaling long anticipated warm... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 00:00:00 MDT