Washington • Former Olympic speed skater Allison Baver launched an entertainment company in October and by April had received between $5 million and $10 million from . Baver’s company, Allison Baver Entertainment, claimed to have retained 430 employees by receiving the funds, far more than most Utah individual recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program, according to records by the Treasury Department. Nearly 51,000 Utah businesses and nonprofits got loans through PPP, totaling more than $5 billion overall. But Baver’s company was only one of just 41 among the 6,737 loans that was $5...…Washington • Former Olympic speed skater Allison Baver launched an entertainment company in October and by April had received between $5 million and $10 million from . Baver’s company, Allison Baver Entertainment, claimed to have retained 430 employees by receiving the funds, far more than most Utah individual recipients of the Paycheck Protection Program, according to records by the Treasury Department. Nearly 51,000 Utah businesses and nonprofits got loans through PPP, totaling more than $5 billion overall. But Baver’s company was only one of just 41 among the 6,737 loans that was $5...WW…

(Courtesy of Mitt Romney) Sen. Mitt Romney said he joined a protest in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2020 to “make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter.”Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney voted to remove President Donald Trump from office. He marched with Black Lives Matter demonstrators. And he’s not shy in critiquing the White House occupant.But Romney isn't leading the resistance.“I’m just following my conscience,” Romney told The Salt Lake Tribune in a recent interview.The Utah Republican has become somewhat of . The Senate acquitted Trump, of course, but .And Romney’s...…(Courtesy of Mitt Romney) Sen. Mitt Romney said he joined a protest in Washington, D.C., on June 7, 2020 to “make sure that people understand that Black Lives Matter.”Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney voted to remove President Donald Trump from office. He marched with Black Lives Matter demonstrators. And he’s not shy in critiquing the White House occupant.But Romney isn't leading the resistance.“I’m just following my conscience,” Romney told The Salt Lake Tribune in a recent interview.The Utah Republican has become somewhat of . The Senate acquitted Trump, of course, but .And Romney’s...WW…

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Washington • President Donald Trump bluntly said Sunday that he doesn’t like Sen. Mitt Romney and purposefully left the Utah Republican off an economic recovery task force because of his ill will for Romney, who voted to convict the president in the impeachment trial.“I’m not a fan of Mitt Romney,” Trump said during a news conference Sunday. “I don’t really want his advice.”Trump was responding to a few questions from The Salt Lake...…President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Sunday, April 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Washington • President Donald Trump bluntly said Sunday that he doesn’t like Sen. Mitt Romney and purposefully left the Utah Republican off an economic recovery task force because of his ill will for Romney, who voted to convict the president in the impeachment trial.“I’m not a fan of Mitt Romney,” Trump said during a news conference Sunday. “I don’t really want his advice.”Trump was responding to a few questions from The Salt Lake...WW…

(screengrab from Banjo company website) Damien Patton's company, Banjo, has a contract with the state of Utah to create a live-time surveillance system to help law enforcement and other entities respond to situations faster. Some experts worry about privacy implications. The Utah attorney general’s office will suspend use of a massive surveillance system after a news report showed that the founder of the company behind the effort was once an active participant in a white supremacist group and was involved in the shooting of a synagogue.The University of Utah also said Tuesday it would...…(screengrab from Banjo company website) Damien Patton's company, Banjo, has a contract with the state of Utah to create a live-time surveillance system to help law enforcement and other entities respond to situations faster. Some experts worry about privacy implications. The Utah attorney general’s office will suspend use of a massive surveillance system after a news report showed that the founder of the company behind the effort was once an active participant in a white supremacist group and was involved in the shooting of a synagogue.The University of Utah also said Tuesday it would...WW…

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks with members of the media as he departs a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on an economic lifeline for Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney is pitching the idea of “Patriot Pay” for frontline workers, an idea that would offer an incentive to businesses to pay employees an additional $12 per hour through July.The Utah Republican says the proposal would help offset a concern that some people would benefit more from staying on...…Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks with members of the media as he departs a meeting with Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin on an economic lifeline for Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney is pitching the idea of “Patriot Pay” for frontline workers, an idea that would offer an incentive to businesses to pay employees an additional $12 per hour through July.The Utah Republican says the proposal would help offset a concern that some people would benefit more from staying on...WW…

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah FBI Special Agent in Charge Paul Haertel, Department of Public Safety Deputy Commissioner Jimmy Higgs, U.S. Attorney John Huber and Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill chat briefly prior to their joint FBI Child Exploitation Task Force press conference.Washington • President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning called U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber “a garbage disposal unit” for .Huber, who has served as Utah’s top federal prosecutor since 2015, — with mining stakes in the Western United States — to a Russian nuclear agency as well as...…(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah FBI Special Agent in Charge Paul Haertel, Department of Public Safety Deputy Commissioner Jimmy Higgs, U.S. Attorney John Huber and Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill chat briefly prior to their joint FBI Child Exploitation Task Force press conference.Washington • President Donald Trump on Wednesday morning called U.S. Attorney for Utah John Huber “a garbage disposal unit” for .Huber, who has served as Utah’s top federal prosecutor since 2015, — with mining stakes in the Western United States — to a Russian nuclear agency as well as...WW…

(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Sen. Mitt Romney speaks to Republican representatives at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Feb. 28, 2020.Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney on Wednesday criticized the Trump administration for clearing a nonviolent protest across from the White House so .The Utah Republican, , suggested that active duty military soldiers should not be used to quell protests, which should be left to police and National Guard soldiers.Romney said the “murder of George Floyd shocked and sickened me,” . Floyd’s death has prompted protests, some violent, in major American...…(Trent Nelson | Tribune file photo) Sen. Mitt Romney speaks to Republican representatives at the state Capitol in Salt Lake City, Feb. 28, 2020.Washington • Sen. Mitt Romney on Wednesday criticized the Trump administration for clearing a nonviolent protest across from the White House so .The Utah Republican, , suggested that active duty military soldiers should not be used to quell protests, which should be left to police and National Guard soldiers.Romney said the “murder of George Floyd shocked and sickened me,” . Floyd’s death has prompted protests, some violent, in major American...WW…