SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Republican Party met to elect party officials and set party policy on Saturday, but it was also an opportunity for conservatives to express their frustrations.

Republican delegates elected James Evans as the new state party chairman. He will replace outgoing chairman Thomas Wright. Delegates also voted against making changes to the party’s candidate selection process.

A call for changes on the federal level was a theme at this year’s Utah Republican Party Organizing Convention, and Utah’s Congressional delegation slammed President Barack Obama’s administration over recent controversy like the IRS targeting Tea Party groups for extra scrutiny.

Senator Orrin Hatch said the issue with the IRS troubles him.

SALT LAKE CITY — A group of mothers who aren’t surrounded by big families got a special Mother’s Day treat Saturday courtesy of the Draper-Riverton Rotary Club.

Organizers hosted a party at Rose Park Elementary School for about 300 women. Some of them are refugees, some came from local shelters and some are part of single mothers groups.

Event organizer Cesar Diaz said he has held lunches like this in the past, but he could only afford to host 40 or so women. He said now that he has joined with the Rotary Club they can get a lot more people involved.

Diaz said it’s important to remember to help those in need.

“We tend to forget the ones who are lost, and our goal is to at least—We cannot help everybody; that is impossible, but if we can help somebody, we’ve done our job,” he said.

In addition to the lunch, each mother received a present.

SALT LAKE CITY — The airport authority is asking for input from travelers as it gets set to launch a massive construction project, building an entirely new international airport.

The new Salt Lake City International Airport will be built on top of the existing airport. It’s a project that will take nearly a decade to complete and cost about $2 billion.

“It’s a huge project and it will impact the way we operate in a way that’s not been seen before,” airport spokeswoman Barbara Gann said Friday.

Construction will begin on the new airport in Spring 2014. The current Salt Lake City International Airport has been remodeled and redesigned over the past 30 years to deal with a steady increase in travelers. In 2012, more than 20 million people traveled in and out of the airport.