BISHOP - The Salt Lake Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/BISHOP News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) Short takes on the news http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56360979-82/sltrib-dee-herbert-bishop.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56360979-82/sltrib-dee-herbert-bishop.html.csp">Short takes on the news</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56360979#2013-05-25T01:01:08.232-06:00/MAI/sltrib56360979#2013-05-25T01:01:08.232-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-25T01:01:08.232-06:00">Updated May 25, 2013 01:01AM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Partners on the land • It seems Gov. Gary Herbert and Utah’s Rep. Rob Bishop are in sync about what they really want for the federal lands in the Beehive State. Bishop likes to call his concept a “grand bargain,” while Herbert and his cohorts in the Legislature refer to their initiative, incorrectly, as “taking back” title to federal lands. But, when it comes right down to it, their ends are the same, or as Herbert puts it, “complementary.” Bishop says he wants to bring together all sides of the...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56360979@www.sltrib.com Sat, 25 May 2013 01:01:08 MDT Utah governor: Grand bargain and state taking fed lands ‘complementary’ http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56343884-90/bargain-bishop-complimentary-federal.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56343884-90/bargain-bishop-complimentary-federal.html.csp">Utah governor: Grand bargain and state taking fed lands ‘complementary’</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56343884#2013-05-21T21:07:50.427-06:00/MAI/sltrib56343884#2013-05-21T21:07:50.427-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By Thomas Burr</span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Salt Lake Tribune</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-21T21:07:50.427-06:00">Updated May 21, 2013 09:07PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Washington • Gov. Gary Herbert backed the idea of a congressional “grand bargain” to solve the decades-old contentious public lands debate in Utah but he still says the federal government should hand over public lands to the state. Herbert said the two viewpoints aren’t contradictory, but are “complementary,” and that the state would still want to preserve some land and open other parts up to oil and gas drilling. “The only difference is that we’re suggesting the title of that property should b...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56343884@www.sltrib.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:07:50 MDT House passes Ute tribe land swap http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56316985-90/tribe-swap-utah-ute.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56316985-90/tribe-swap-utah-ute.html.csp">House passes Ute tribe land swap</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/UTSAC/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56316985#2013-05-15T20:09:29.793-06:00/MAI/sltrib56316985#2013-05-15T20:09:29.793-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/>

<h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-15T20:09:29.793-06:00">Updated May 15, 2013 08:09PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Washington • A land swap between the Ute Indian Tribe and the state of Utah is quickly moving through Congress. The House approved the agreement sponsored by Rep. Rob Bishop on Wednesday, and a Senate committee may take it up as soon as Thursday. The legislation would trade the mineral rights to about 20,000 acres within the Hill Creek Extension of the Ute tribe for about 20,000 acres in the oil- and gas-rich northern part of the reservation. “With this legislation we accomplish the goals of ...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="http://www.sltrib.com/pages/privacy"> Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56316985@www.sltrib.com Wed, 15 May 2013 20:09:29 MDT