Sen. Lee blasts critical race theory but admits it s not necessarily being spread in Utah
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Sen. Mike Lee is no fan of critical race theory.
Like many Republicans, Utah’s senior senator has blasted the theory, which views racism as a systemic part of America’s history and institutions. In an op-ed this week in the Deseret News, Lee claimed, “this toxic ideology is spreading like a cancer throughout our schools” and other institutions.
But, he acknowledged to 2News during a wide-ranging interview Friday, it’s “not necessarily” being spread in Utah. Caption: Sen. Lee blasts critical race theory but admits it s not necessarily being spread in Utah (KUTV: Daniel Woodruff reports)
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Statement: Biden should follow Secretary Haaland s recommendation to restore national monuments
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Scott Groene: Utah delegation can still advance legislation after monuments are restored
History shows no reason to believe that Congress will ever settle the matter of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Excalante
(Rick Bowmer | AP, pool) U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland tours near ancient dwellings along the Butler Wash trail during a visit to Bears Ears National Monument Thursday, April 8, 2021, near Blanding.
By Scott Groene | Special to The Tribune
| April 14, 2021, 5:30 p.m.
Utah’s governor and congressional delegation are trying to block President Joe Biden from returning the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments to their original legal status. Instead, they claim under the rubric of “political certainty” that the monuments should be left unprotected for untold years while Utah politicians work out legislation.