In the lame duck period before the new administration, Congress is scrambling to pass regulations on pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Pressure is rising from within Utah as influencers are urging Sen. Mike Lee and incoming Sen. John Curtis to act against them.
But this pressure is not ...
The impending collapse of our public education system, as we know it, is unmistakably near.
Overcrowded, underfunded and far apart, our public schools and universities will no longer be a place for academic curiosity, intellectual growth, critical thinking and social mobility. Instead, ...
Utah stands at a crossroads of two very different futures. In one future, we pursue policies that allow increased carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, deregulate air pollution and support further industrial development like the proposed inland port and Parley’s Canyon quarry. Not only would Salt ...
What is health care? At its core, it’s the provision of medical services to diagnose, treat and prevent illness or injury. Seems straightforward enough, right? But in reality, it’s a tangled web of patients, providers, insurers and policymakers. Among all this complexity, there’s an idea ...
Utah Code 68-3-S12.5 (effective May 1, 2024) defines male and female based on their biological reproductive systems. Male is described as “the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions to fertilize the ova of a female.” ...
The other day, I came across an interesting story. Before there was Silly Putty, there was Flubber. I dimly remembered the Disney movie, but I didn’t know that Flubber was ever a real product. It did the same sorts of things that Silly Putty does now, but it also gave kids rashes and sore ...