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Wave of Anti-Abortion Bills Advance in the States

NEW YORK -- Dozens of bills are advancing through statehouses nationwide that would put an array of new obstacles - legal, financial and psychological - in the paths of women seeking abortions. The tactics vary: mandatory sonograms and anti-abortion counseling, sweeping limits on insurance coverage, bans on abortions...

Utah Gov: Only 2 Responsible for Immigrant List

SALT LAKE CITY (July 20) -- Gov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday that two state workers were responsible for compiling and distributing a list of personal information of 1,300 purported illegal immigrants, and that both would be fired. State officials had been investigating as many as 10 employees for possible involvement, but...

Utah Anti-Immigrant Group IDs 1,300 Supposed Illegals

(July 14) -- Officials in Utah fear that a group of anti-immigration activists may have taken matters into their own hands. An anonymous group of "concerned citizens" sent a letter this week to newspapers in Utah containing more than 1,300 names of people it says are in the country illegally. It also enclosed a similar...

Gary Herbert News From the Web

05/27/12 Will supply meet demand? Source: The Spectrum - St. George UT The gap between water supplies and demand is closing quickly in the Southwestern U.S., according to new figures published last week by the Bureau of Reclamation.
05/24/12 Deal could clear way for Utah Olympic bid to proceed Source: The Salt Lake Tribune The idea of Salt Lake City bidding soon for another Winter Olympics picked up a beat Thursday.
05/24/12 Herbert says liquor license shortage hurting Utah... Source: Utah Business Herbert says liquor license shortage hurting Utah business By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 24, 2012 12:33PM MDT There is a growing recognition that the lack of liquor licenses available to restaurants is hindering business growth in Utah and something needs to be done, Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday.
05/23/12 Herbert endorsed by UEA political action committee Source: Deseret News Gov. Gary Herbert has secured the endorsement of U-PAC, the political action committee of the Utah Education Association.
05/22/12 GOP guvs' group helped bankroll caucus push that... Source: Stateline.org The Utah Republican Party's efforts to turn thousands of voters out for neighborhood caucuses got a $100,000 boost from the Republican Governors Association â a cash infusion that may have helped Gov. Gary Herbert fend off GOP challengers.

Background on Gary Herbert

Gary Richard Herbert (born May 7, 1947) is the 17th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Utah. Having served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Utah from 2005 to 2009, he assumed the governorship on August 11, 2009, following the resignation of Jon Huntsman, Jr., who was appointed United States Ambassador to the People's Republic of China by President Barack Obama.

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