Everyone knows that China is a global economic predator, but not everyone in Utah knows it has a dangerous and destructive strategy against American workers through toxic production processes. For decades, Utah’s workers have been bound by regulatory challenges while China freely floods our markets with cheap products produced by a labor force that toils…
Utah officials halted a Chinese corporation from purchasing land near the Provo Airport. Gov. Cox said China has used coercion in an attempt to obtain “leverage” in the state. Lawmakers announced legislation to restrict Chinese influence on Utah infrastructure. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox doubled down Tuesday on the state’s ban on land sales to foreign…
The youngest chief of staff in the U.S. Senate says he rocketed from Utah to Washington, D.C., relying on the principle, “Say yes to everything.” But when the office of Sen. Mike Lee first offered the then-22-year-old Mark Wait a fast-track to his dream Capitol career, he said “no.” Wait had already committed to finish…
Utah-borne online education company Pluralsight on Thursday announced it is laying off 17% of its global workforce and moving its corporate headquarters from Utah to Westlake, Texas. “Over the past year, we have been transforming our business to position the company for sustained growth and to enhance the value we provide for our customers,” Pluralsight…
Utah State University’s interim president acknowledges that job cuts are inevitable as school prepares its strategic reinvestment plan. The Logan university is offering voluntary separation options for eligible employees. All of Utah’s degree-granting public colleges and universities are preparing reinvestment plans in hopes of recovering millions in budget dollars. In a recent message to Utah…
There are still 175 days until the 12th annual FanX comic convention returns to Salt Lake City, but Dan Farr, the convention’s founder and show producer, already has the engine running hot putting together a “really good” guest lineup for 2025. “We always change things up…but the number one thing that changes for people is…
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On April 3, 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper called Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs. Calling from Motorola’s DynaTAC phone while standing in front of…
Utah has often set the national standard in using legislative power to protect children online. The latest bill to pass, SB142, protects children from entering legal contracts. It may seem silly; you wouldn’t have an 8-year-old sign a binding legal agreement, yet children enter into contracts and share their information online daily. “Every time a…
A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai issued the Shanghai Communique, which called for normalizing relations between their countries, at the conclusion of Nixon’s historic visit to China. Nixon made one of the most significant foreign…