As the Delta variant drives a growing number COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in Utah, particularly among young adults and children, officials are
It is the Legislature, not school officials, that made the decision to not allow mask mandates in schools this academic year, writes Moe Hickey. Complaints should be directed to lawmakers.
| Updated: May 13, 2021, 3:35 p.m.
The former CEO of the nonprofit Voices for Utah Children recently gave up his law license following allegations that he took money from the prominent child advocacy organization.
Lincoln Nehring resigned his Utah State Bar membership in February as an investigation was pending.
Details of the allegations were outline in a May/June issue of Utah State Bar.
According to the Bar, Nehring submitted checks from Utah Voices Utah Children to another company for “consulting services.”
But one of the nonprofit’s employees was suspicious, according to the Bar Journal, and did some research. That employee discovered the entity that Nehring had written two checks to had been set up and established in his own name.
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Cox likes some of Biden’s infrastructure spending proposal
Governor Spencer Cox says there are some things in President Joe Biden’s proposal to improve the nation’s infrastructure, but he’s not on board with everything. Asked during a Thursday appearance on CNN what parts of Biden’s proposal he could get behind, Cox rattled off a few things he would support.
As President Joe Biden plans to unveil his plan including free universal preschool, 2News looked into the status of pre-K education here in Utah.
Moe Hickey, who leads Voices for Utah Children, estimates 25% to 50% of Utah kids don’t have access to a quality preschool. That’s roughly 25,000 to 50,000 children each year, although he stressed no hard numbers are available.
Hickey said it’s an investment that would pay dividends, leading to more Utahns graduating high school and attending college, while keeping more out of jail.
“It also helps bring families out of poverty over the long haul,” he said.