Author: Mariah Wheeler

OGDEN, Utah – Look for tax cuts of up to $80 million, police reform, efforts to help kids impacted by a chaotic, COVID-19-marred school year and more from Utah lawmakers this year. Those, at least, are some of the topics the Utah Legislature is expected to take up when the Senate and House convene for the 2021 session starting Tuesday. House Speaker Brad Wilson, a Kaysville Republican, discussed the looming legislative session on Friday with reporters. Reps. Steve Waldrip, Ryan Wilcox and Kelly Miles, Weber County GOPers, also shared their insights with the Standard-Examiner on what to expect.

OGDEN, Utah – If the idea that “misery loves company” is any solace, recyclers can take comfort that the container availability, freight costs and shipping date delays plaguing them are being shared across seemingly all business sectors. A Jan. 25 online article by the Washington Post refers to “disrupted global supply chains” with symptoms that include “fresh shipping headaches” that are delaying United States exports, “crimping domestic manufacturing and threatening higher prices for American consumers.” “The cost of shipping a container of goods has risen by 80 percent since early November and has nearly tripled over the past year, according to the Freightos…