The District of Utah is marking National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, joining the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in their efforts to combat human trafficking and support victims.
An undocumented Mexican national living in Utah has been indicted on charges related to a securities fraud scheme that allegedly defrauded about 30 investors out of approximately $1 million.
A federal grand jury in Salt Lake City has indicted Jorge Luis Tejera, a 40-year-old Venezuelan national, on charges of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion.
U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have issued a joint statement as the United States hosts a Critical…
A Utah man has been sentenced to two years in prison for defrauding charitable donors and businesses of nearly $592,000 by misrepresenting his company, Urban Armz LLC, as a legitimate…
The Moab UMTRA Project Transition Act has moved forward in the legislative process, passing unanimously through the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
Out of the $13.4 billion in total state taxes collected by Utah in 2024, $5.7 billion—or 42.6%—came from sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual…
Utah collected $13.4 billion in state taxes in 2024, a 0.4% decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
A man from Washington County, Utah, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud in connection with an investment scheme that caused more than 200 people to invest over $89 million, resulting…
Utah generated $18.9 million from alcoholic beverages sales taxes in 2024, ranking 44th among U.S. states.
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced the SAVE America Act alongside Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX).
Three bills led or co-led by U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) have moved forward in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with bipartisan support.
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced legislation to permanently eliminate the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), following the guilty plea of USADF’s Director of Financial Management, Mathieu Zahui, for…
U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-Utah) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at extending the Large-Scale Water Recycling Project Grant Program through 2032. “For the millions that…
Out of the $13.4 billion in total tax revenue collected by Utah in 2024, $1.4 billion came from corporation net income taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when…
Utah collected $4.6 billion in general sales and gross receipts taxes in 2024, an increase of 1.7% from the previous year.
Rodney Quinn Rupe, a 47-year-old former employee of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from Syracuse, Utah, has been sentenced to just over one year in federal prison for wire fraud.
Of the $13.4 billion in taxes collected by Utah in 2024, 10.8%, or $1.4 billion, came from corporation net income taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of…
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced the NDO Fairness Act, a bipartisan bill co-sponsored by Senator Chris Coons (D-DE), aimed at increasing privacy protections for Americans in the digital…
U.S. Senators Mike Lee of Utah and Joni Ernst of Iowa have called for increased investigation into Generation Hope MN, a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization led by Somali Americans that is…
During a recent hearing of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) questioned experts about the design and impact of social media algorithms.
U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) have introduced the Build Housing, Unlock Benefits and Services (HUBS) Act, a bill designed to streamline the process for transit-oriented…
U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has introduced the Immediate Access for the Terminally Ill Act, a bill designed to let Americans with terminal illnesses bypass the current five-month waiting period…
Out of the $13.4 billion in total tax revenue collected by Utah in 2024, $18.9 million came from alcoholic beverages sales taxes, representing an increase from the previous year, when…
In 2024, Utah collected a total of $13.4 billion in state taxes, with $7.2 billion coming from income taxes—a decrease of 2.6% compared to the previous year.
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