Gayle Ruzicka: More Should Be Done to Protect ‘Delicious’ Utah Children

SALT LAKE CITY — An influential political activist in Utah is pushing lawmakers to do more to protect and nourish the state’s children. On Saturday, Gayle Ruzicka announced the Utah Eagle Forum‘s areas of concern for the upcoming legislative session at their annual convention. Ruzicka, the conservative group’s leader, discouraged the passage of medical marijuana legislation…

Utah Man Drives to Colorado for Powerball Tickets, Legal Marijuana, Cleaner Air, Better-Funded Public Schools, Higher Minimum Wage, Expanded Medicaid, Overall Better Quality of Life

MACK, COLO. — A Utah man hoping to cash in on a record $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot drove across the state border into Colorado Wednesday afternoon, scoring half a dozen lottery tickets, some edible marijuana products, a brochure on healthcare options for low-income residents, and other goodies not available in the Beehive State. Byron Powell,…

Sen. Weiler Earns Enough Twitter Followers to Qualify for GOP Primary

WOODS CROSS — Sen. Todd Weiler (R-Woods Cross) has become the first Utah candidate to get his name on a primary ballot via Twitter followers, according to his campaign. The incumbent of Senate District 23 reportedly earned the requisite number of followers when @lifewithheidig followed Weiler’s personal account, @gopTODD, late Monday night. @lifewithheidig, or Heidi…