A proposal in President Barack Obama's new federal budget for another round of military base closures starting in 2016 is being seen as a threat to Hill Air Force... Read more »
The U.S. Air Force plans to ground one-third of its active-duty force of combat planes, including at least one squadron at Hill Air Force Base because of... Read more »
Operating an airport without a control tower is not as dangerous or preposterous as some in the general public might think. Hundreds of United States airports operate... Read more »
Experts differ over the likely impact of the budget sequester as a whole, but with furloughs now expected for 11,500 civilian DOD employees at Ogden's Hill Air Force... Read more »
Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday he expects the automatic cuts in federal spending known as sequestration to take effect Friday and compared the gridlock in Washington,... Read more »
The latest state revenue estimates show growth in tax collections is expected to fall from $300 million to $264 million in the coming budget year, lawmakers learned... Read more »
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