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Silverthorne short-term lodging taxes will triple starting July 1 thanks to voter approval of Ballot Measure No. 1. About 74.6% of registered voters in Silverthorne approved the measure, which will raise the tax on lodging...

As part of April’s municipal election, town leaders in Silverthorne will ask residents to raise the local lodging tax to triple what it is now. Currently, the town of Silverthorne has a lodging tax of...

Utah lawmakers are considering a school choice bill that proponents call a scholarship and opponents call a voucher. Some question whether the Hope Scholarship would violate the Utah Constitution by allowing state money to go to faith-bases schools. A Utah House committee advanced the legislation.

Despite concerns about constitutionality and accountability, the House Revenue and Taxation Committee voted 6-5 Tuesday in support of HB331, the Hope Scholarship bill.\n

AP Photo/Keith Srakocic No one expects gun control to be popular in Montana, but it’s popular with at least one group of people. The Montana Board of Regents isn’t a fan of guns or gun rights. Because of that, they’re unhappy with a pro-gun measure in the state. The Montana Board of Regents will meet Wednesday to take up a resolution to direct the Commissioner of Higher Education to file a lawsuit over House Bill 102, which allows guns on campus and seeks to limit the Board’s authority ...