Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) introduced his Helping Open Underutilized Space to Ensure Shelter or HOUSES Act to help units of local government address housing supply and affordability in their jurisdictions. The federal government owns more than two-thirds of the land in Utah. Utah is also among the states with the most competitive housing markets and limited housing supply. That constrained supply led home prices in the state to increase by 24.5% from 2020 to 2021. Coupled with historic inflation...| Mike Lee US Senator for Utah
[Shot from the 64th floor of my old office building at KKOne, Xiasha] ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It’s been six months now since I left Shenzhen. Do I miss it? Very much so. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Many have asked “Why China?” when I mentioned I worked there. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I generally respond with a, “Why not?” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Did I regret my decision after 4 years. Not one bit. And I’d do it all over again. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I’m not an ex...| Flickr
I could see this farm, surrounding barn & buildings from my hotel window, yet never saw any activity the whole time I was there. Finally, curiosity got the best of me so I took a walk over there and had a look around. There were barns filled with... stuff!! --but expensive stuff! Everything from old wagons & carriages to furniture, carpets & rugs, lamps, chandeliers, ... It all looked like a movie prop and set design storehouse from a "Gone With The Wind" movie! This photo was taken in 2015, ...| Flickr
