WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is reassembling to send President Donald Trump a fourth bipartisan bill to help businesses crippled by the coronavirus, an almost $500 billion measure that many lawmakers are already looking beyond. Anchoring the latest bill is a request by the Trump administration to replenish a fund to help […]
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) _ Utah Medical Products Inc. (UTMD) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $3.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Midvale, Utah-based company said it had net income of 84 cents. The medical device maker posted revenue of $10.9 million in the period. Utah Medical shares have […]
AMERICAN FORK, Utah (AP) _ Peoples Utah Bancorp (PUB) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $10.8 million. The American Fork, Utah-based bank said it had earnings of 57 cents per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now filed for jobless aid in the five weeks since the coronavirus outbreak […]
PROVO, Utah (AP) — A non-refundable tax credit would be established in Utah for people and businesses wanting to donate to a Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program for private school students under a bill vetoed by Republican Gov. Gary Herbert earlier this month. State lawmakers are scheduled to reconsider the […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The closure of the Navajo Nation’s tribal government because of the coronavirus outbreak is being extended into late May. Tribal President Jonathan Nez on Wednesday announced that he issued an executive order Tuesday extending the closure of government offices and related facilities to May 17 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reopening the U.S. economy is complicated by some troubling scientific questions about the new coronavirus that go beyond the logistics of whether enough tests are available. In an ideal world, we’d get vaccinated and then get back to normal. But, despite unprecedented efforts, no vaccine will be […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced what he described as a “temporary suspension of immigration into the United States.” But an executive order he is expected to sign Wednesday to implement the change would bar only those seeking permanent residency, not temporary workers. “I will be signing my Executive […]
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Department of Health has reported 63 new cases of coronavirus on the vast reservation with three more deaths. The Navajo Nation now has 1,206 positive COVID-19 cases and 48 known deaths as of Tuesday. But tribal health officials said the numbers don’t include […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The White House told governors their leadership is critical in testing for the coronavirus, providing a map showing that Oregon is among four states with the lowest testing capacity in the United States. Oregon, Montana, Oklahoma and Maine are able to test fewer than 30 in […]
