Tagged: Congressional Race

Republican Congressional candidate Mia Love speaks at the Republican National Convention, her opponent Congressman Jim Matheson makes a speech of his own in Salt Lake, and Immigrant advocacy groups are holding deferred action status workshops around the state.

Utah Congressman Jim Matheson spoke out today against his opponent Mia Love’s support for downsizing or abolishing the U-S Department of Education. The Democratic incumbent held a press conference at Salt Lake Community College.

Matheson brought along two University of Utah students to speak about the importance of college grants and loans, which come from the U-S Department of Education. The congressman told the crowd that if Mia Love had her way, those federal programs would cease to exist.

KUER’s Andrea Smardon takes a look at Salt Lake County’s new Caregiver Academy, Salt Lake City announces the architect for the downtown performing arts center, and Republican Mia Love gets a fundraising boost from the Speaker of the U.S.House of Representatives.