The following is part one in a two-part explainer on property taxes. Davis County Controller Scott Parke said he could talk for an entire day about budgets and tax rates if people want. In separate wide-ranging interviews with the Standard-Examiner, Parke and Weber County Clerk/Auditor ...
Harrisville City has given notice of a midterm vacancy on its City Council. Karen Taylor-Fawcett, elected in 2023, will be leaving the council and be relocating out of state, City Administrator Jennie Knight confirmed to the Standard-Examiner on Thursday. Taylor-Fawcett will be resigning ...
The following is part two in a three-part series on Tuesday’s Roy City Council meeting. Part one focused on a discussion during the meeting, while part three will focus on reaction to Council member Alexis Jackson's presentation and the meeting. Roy City Council member Alexis Jackson ...
The following is part one in a three-part series on Tuesday’s Roy City Council meeting. Part two will focus on a presentation delivered during the meeting by Roy City Council woman Alexis Jackson. Part three will focus on reaction. Bryon Saxton used the word “entrenched” to describe the ...
After spending two hearings grilling Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s nominees to fill two new seats on the expanded Utah Supreme Court, a panel of lawmakers has given its stamp of approval. The Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee voted on Monday to endorse both Jay Jorgensen and Stephen Dent, ...
Braden Hess was an attorney drafting bills for the Utah Legislature and providing legal guidance on the Constitution. There was a problem, though. “It's a nonpartisan position, and I'm a pretty partisan person, so I realized I was in the wrong place,” he said. So, he quit his job and ...
