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Even with improved laws and enforcement, no significant progress can be made in combating crime unless we first do something to provide additional jail space for those convicted. This rather startlinz statement by Republican Sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee, U.S. Senate majority leader, could signal a significant problem in any national crackdown on crime. Baker… Continue reading A Solution to Jommed Joils

Should a person convicted of a felony receive a tougher sentence if he wore a bulletproof vest during commission of the crime’! A New York Democratic congressman A veteran of 23 years on that city’s police department thinks so and his interesting proposal ought to receive serious debate. Specifically. Rep. Mario Biaggi’s bill (H. R.… Continue reading Plan to Punish Cautious Thug

Those who would lop sizable amounts from the record defense spending proposed in President Reagan’s 1983 budget obviously are in for a fight. Sen. Barry Goldwater, Arizona Republican member of the Senate Armed Forces Committee. made this clear in a statement in tlte Congressional Record. ‘ilt is shocking and disturbing to hear the many voices… Continue reading Goldwater Defends Funds

A recent news dispatch from Washington said the Internal Revenue Service is moving to a “do it yourself” policy, requiring that “all but the blind, illiterate and members of Congress” complete their tax forms without IRS help other than conventional counseling. The eyebrow-raising word in the announcement is “Congress.” A lot of folks may wonder… Continue reading No Tax Help for Lawmakers

Utah County has a serious problem with white collar crime – and with a county commission majority and county attomey who aren’t terribly concerned about it. The point was driven home to Utah County taxpayers last week when Utah Atty. Gen. David Wilkinson told the county Republican Women he plans to open a satellite office… Continue reading White Collar Crime’s StilICrime

Would proposed development of the nearby Island Park Geothermal area endanger the geyser activity in Yellowstone National Park’? Montana Democratic Sen. John Melcher doesn’t think it’s worth the risk for the “relatively small amount of energy” the development would yield, especially with other energy sources available. “Yellowstone truly is the last great geyser basin in… Continue reading Tourism Conflicts With Energy

Educational quality will be a major issue in the 1980s as equality of educational opportunity was a big concern in the 1960s and 1970s. This is a conclusion of a study by Utah Foundation, a private non-profit research organization. Evidence of a declining quality in public school education, the Foundation says, is found in “the… Continue reading Educution NeedsTOBe Upgrhded

Members of Congress should clear the air surrounding the large tax break they voted themselves just before recessing in midDecember, The action was accomplished, in the first place, through the circuitous route of attaching the increase to authorization of a bill boosting black lung benefits to retired coalminers. The Senate voted 46-44 in favor; the… Continue reading Time to Repeal Tax Break

What happened to the frenzy over synfuels development which occupied so much national attention a year or two ago? The program still lives but the current world oil “glut” and resultant stabilization of oil prices have shoved it to the back bumer. It was in the period of surging oil prices linked to the Iran-Iraq… Continue reading Synfuels Pushed to Buck Burner

lCongress demonstrated political dourage in passing an election – year tax increase totaling 5%.8 billion over the next three years. Though cont:-overaail in mln! respects, the measure was widely regarded as a key step toward economic recovery. i Preddent Reagan backed the bill trtng weeks of intensive lobbying, g pedally within reluctant conservative ranks of… Continue reading On Closing Those Special Loopholcs