Utah preps for federal shutdown as politicians squabble over CHIP

SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Gary Herbert urged the U.S. Senate on Friday to resolve its differences in order to keep the federal government going and to fund the Children's Health Insurance Program.
In the event of a shutdown, Utah would continue to operate as normal, said Paul Edwards, the governor's deputy chief of staff. State support would allow programs that operate in partnership with the federal government to function in the short term, even if federal funding is temporarily curtailed, he