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Democrat Morgan Bowen charged in a debate Friday that Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, won't support legislation to ban shipment of foreign radioactive waste to America because of heavy donations the congressman has ...

Bill Dew, the Republican challenger to Rep. Jim Matheson, charges that Matheson supported a $7.5 billion tax hike and subsidized health care for undocumented immigrants.

Jim Matheson is currently serving his fourth term as Utah's 2nd Congressional District Representative.

ST. GEORGE - With the nation anxious about an uncertain economy and congressional approval ratings hovering between 13 and 23 percent according to polls, there is pressure for candidates to provide answers to ...

Thomas Dyches knows what it's like to lose everything. He has gone through a foreclosure and bankruptcy, but he blames only himself for the situation he's in.

Tune in at noon to thespectrum.com to watch Utah's 2nd Congressional District canditates, Rep.

Oil shale development ban allowed to expire Mary Bernard 07.OCT.08 Congress allowed a moratorium to expire on Wednesday that had halted leasing of federal lands for oil shale development.

There are few moments in a politician's life when headlines don't matter, partisan alliances become irrelevant, constituent call tallies fade away and you can just do what needs to be done.

In the Rockies today, more on the massive public lands bill before the U.S. Senate, Wyoming as a bright spot in the nation's economy, and snowmaking on Arizona San Francisco Peaks is put on hold.

For the past two years, Bill Dew and his wife, Jolene, lived overseas in Jordan as humanitarian missionaries.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to announce today what it intends to do about a request by the company EnergySolutions to ship Italy's low-level nuclear waste to Tennessee for processing.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it has established final radiation standards for the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.

A big majority of Senators - including Utah's Bob Bennett and Orrin Hatch - backed the $700 billion bailout Wednesday, putting more pressure on the fractious House to fall in line.

Efforts in the national political arena to promote the development of oil shale are gaining steam as the public demands the government do something about high gasoline prices.

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All the extra sweetening that the Senate put into the $700 billion rescue bill for financial institutions was still not enough to lure the support of Reps.

One Utah congressman plans to cast a no vote for the bailout. Another said hea s not sure.

Congressman Jim Matheson today refused to commit Utah taxpayers to an enormous financial bailout of private banks.

Grand County voters have plenty of choices to make in the upcoming Nov. 4 election.

House Lawmakers are gearing up for a second try at passing the Bailout Bill, but they won't be getting the support of Utah Congressman Jim Matheson.