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Herbert rails against federal land management

Last updated Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:05am

WASHINGTON — Utah Gov. Gary Herbert told a congressional subcommittee on Tuesday his state does a better job than U.S. land managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah’s outdoor recreation and tourism industry.

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Utah, other states want federal mineral royalties restored

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 6:32am

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A bipartisan group of western lawmakers is pushing legislation in Washington to restore cuts of $110 million in federal mineral royalty payments to 35 states.

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Judge slaps Utah with injunction on police powers

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 13, 2013 - 5:55pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A judge slapped an injunction Monday on a Utah law that sought to limit the police powers of the U.S. Forest Service and other federal land-management agencies.

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Feds sue Utah to block law limiting officers

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 13, 2013 - 12:43pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The federal government is asking a judge to strike down a Utah law that prohibits federal officers from enforcing ordinary state and local laws.

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Cutbacks slow federal pension payments

Josh Hicks The Washington Post

Last updated Wednesday, May 1, 2013 - 9:19am

WASHINGTON — The Office of Personnel Management is planning to reduce its call-center hours and halt overtime for workers who process federal-retiree pensions because of the government-wide spending cuts that took effect last month.

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Top of Utahns invited to pray for America at two Ogden locations Thursday

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, April 26, 2013 - 10:33pm

OGDEN — Top of Utah residents will have two opportunities to pray publicly during lunch hour Thursday at observances of the National Day of Prayer.

Thursday will be the 62nd annual observance of the day that is celebrated in communities across the country.

This year’s theme for the National Day of Prayer is Pray for America. The theme comes from the scriptural verse Matthew 12:21, which states in the New International Version: “In His name the nations will put their hope.”

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Protections for gray wolves to be lifted

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, April 26, 2013 - 4:45pm

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that would end a decades-long effort that has restored the animals but only in parts of their historic range.

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Herbert still mulling Federal Medicaid offer

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 9:25am

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah Gov. Gary Herbert is still mulling the federal offer to expand Medicaid.

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Average federal worker makes $78,500; pay still going up

Eric Yoder The Washington Post

Last updated Wednesday, April 10, 2013 - 9:22am

WASHINGTON — The “average” federal employee salary stands at nearly $78,500, an amount that has risen by about $1,800 in the past two years despite a general freeze on salary rates, according to data released Monday.

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Man tells Feds: 'The dog ate my money'

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 8, 2013 - 4:37pm

HELENA, Mont. — A Montana man whose 12-year-old golden retriever ate five $100 bills hopes to be reimbursed by the federal government.

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Copies of the President Barack Obama's proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2014 are stacked on pallets being prepared for delivery, Monday, April 8, 2013, at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Federal retirement benefits on the cutting block

Joe Davidson The Washington Post

Last updated Monday, April 8, 2013 - 11:03am

WASHINGTON — President Obama is expected to propose $35 billion in federal retirement program savings in the fiscal 2014 budget plan he will release this week.

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Wind farm faces $200K fine over eagle death

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 12:35pm

ELY, Nev. -- A White Pine County wind farm could face a fine of up to $200,000 over the death of a golden eagle in February.

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel gestures while speaking during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The Pentagon says it's easing the impact of automatic budget cuts on as many as 800,000 civilian employees, sharply reducing the number of unpaid furlough days they will have to take in coming months. Hagel said Thursday a new spending law lets the military services cut furlough days from 22 to 14. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Uneven federal furlough plan creates haves and have-nots

Lisa Rein The Washington Post

Last updated Friday, March 29, 2013 - 2:39pm

WASHINGTON — Every U.S. Park Police officer will be off the job for 14 days — but the national parks they patrol will be staffed. The Department of Housing and Urban Development will shut down for seven days starting in May, after concluding that staggering furloughs for 9,000 employees would create too much paperwork.

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2009 , file photo The Global Hawk, is unveiled at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The Federal Aviation Administration is looking for six sites to test drones before they are integrated into the civilian airspace. Fifty teams from 39 states have applied for the chance to boost their economies. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

States competing for drone-testing site

Alicia Chang The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 27, 2013 - 9:31am

LOS ANGELES -- It's the land where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, where the space shuttle fleet rolled off the assembly line and where the first private manned rocketship climbed to space.

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Federal workers turn to union leaders as furloughs loom

Steve Hendrix The Washington Post

Last updated Monday, March 25, 2013 - 6:17pm

WASHINGTON — John Hiller knows chemistry, not counseling. Until recently, he was a Customs and Border Protection scientist checking imported goods for drugs and toxins.

But a few weeks after being elected president of his union local at CBP’s Washington headquarters, the sequester struck. When the $85 billion in across-the-board cuts started taking effect this month, Hiller found himself fielding day-and-night phone calls and emails from employees worried about lost wages from as many as 22 furlough days.

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