The Kennedy Center belongs to the American peopleLast week, Sen. Mike Lee blocked a bipartisan bill to protect the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from demolition.Salt Lake City Deseret News3d agoWhole story →CultureGovernmentkennedy center protection bill blocked
Bill would expand death benefits for wildland firefighters: The latest on Oregon’s 2026 electionThe bill, introduced by U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, follows the deaths this summer of two Oregon wildland firefighters.The Oregonian3d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityoregon 2026 election
Letter: Dear Utahns, why send people like Mike Lee and, potentially, Riley Owen to Washington?Letter: I live in D.C. and I cannot understand why the people of Utah would send someone like Mike Lee to the Senate. With that decision you have contributed to the destruction of our country.Salt Lake Tribune6d agoWhole story →GovernmentPlanetMike Leeutah senate election
Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez debut bill to crack down on Flock camerasSens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are debuting legislation that would crack down on Flock license-plate-reader cameras, part of a bipartisan backlash in recent weeks against the technology. The bill would largely bar the federal government from using the AI-powered cameras or accessing data…Spokane Spokesman-Review7d agoWhole story →JusticeTechnologyAlexandria Ocasio-CortezJeff Merkleyflock camera legislation
