October 7, 2026 9:23 am
(The Center Square) – When Congress returns in September, it faces a backlog of legislative priorities including major bills funding U.S. farms, road and water infrastructure, and the entire federal government. But with midterm elections fast approaching, no issue is more pressing to Republicans closely aligned with the Trump administration than election security, in particular, passing the contentious SAVE America ...
(The Center Square) – More than 200,000 fentanyl pills have been taken off the streets in Utah in two law enforcement actions. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is approximately 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Two milligrams is considered a lethal dose. One pill is considered to contain two milligrams. The volume of pills ...
(The Center Square) – With Congress in recess until September, SAVE America Act hardliners are chastising Senate Republican leadership for refusing to consider the contentious voter registration reform legislation. “If Republicans want to be given the majority again…then we need to do what we said we would do: secure America,” U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, posted Monday on social media ...
(The Center Square) – A federal water distribution and management plan may come out soon regarding the Colorado River, a University of Colorado at Boulder water official told The Center Square. The river provides water for agricultural irrigation, hydropower, recreation and municipal supplies throughout the Southwest. Its Upper Basin consists of Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. The Lower Basin ...
