Hatch & Lee Vote Against Bill Protecting Women __________________________________________ Washington DC – Utah GOP Senators Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee joined a minority of Senators today in voting against reauthorizing the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). The vote passed in the US Senate with 87 votes, with Hatch and Lee representing two of the […]
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Better Utah Calls For UDOT Scandal Investigation ___________________________________________ Salt Lake City, Utah – In the ongoing wake of the multi-year UDOT controversy over the $1 Billion I-15 Core Project, and the continued persecution of UDOT employee Denice Graham, the Alliance for a Better UTAH held a press conference this afternoon, calling on Governor Herbert to
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Corporate Sponsors Quit ALEC Over Controversial Stands; Alliance for a Better UTAH Urges Utah Legislators To Do the Same Salt Lake City, Utah — To date, seven major corporate sponsors of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and one major Foundation, have indicated they will not renew their memberships or other financial support to the
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By Maryann Martindale Published: April 01, 2012 The Sutherland Institute’s new Legislative Scorecard demonstrates that Sutherland’s top-ranked legislators are the most out of touch with mainstream Utah voters, while those ranked lowest are the lawmakers most in sync with the majority. Sutherland, the self-described conservative public policy think tank, ranks legislators according to its evaluation
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 16, 2012 Contact: Maryann Martindale Executive Director Alliance for a Better UTAH (801) 557-1532 maryann@betterutah.org BETTER UTAH CLAIMS A VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE WITH GOVERNOR’S VETO OF HB363 Salt Lake City, Utah – With the decision to veto HB363, Governor Herbert acknowledged the important role the citizens of Utah in public
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By Maryann Martindale Published Tuesday, Feb. 21 2012 Every legislative session begs the same question: Do legislators actually care what their constituents want? They display an appalling amount of hubris when proposing legislation, oftentimes with complete disregard for public demands. For example, in 2007, Utah voters turned out in record numbers to overturn the ill-fated
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By Missy Greis Published February 15, 2012 When Rep. Bill Wright, R-Holden, presented his no-sex-education bill, House Bill 363, he said, “We teach that 2 plus 2 equals 4; we don’t teach alternatives.” There is no alternative to 2 plus 2 equals 4; however, there are certainly alternatives to abstinence-only sex education. With all due
By Josh Kanter Published February 9, 201 Though it may seem strange, Sen. Wayne Niederhauser should be one of Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker’s biggest fans. I arrive at this surprising conclusion fairly simply. As one of the senator’s constituents, I recently received his latest legislative update. In it, he says, “This is the
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Though it may seem strange, Sen. Wayne Niederhauser should be one of Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker’s biggest fans. I arrive at this surprising conclusion fairly simply. As one of the senator’s constituents, I recently received his latest legislative update. In it, he says, “This is the way government should be run — as
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By Maryann Martindale Published February 05, 201 If the Utah State Legislature was a spaghetti western, it would The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. With a 45-day session, time on the hill is precious. With a record-breaking 900 bills opened this year—a statistical impossibility to pass—one has to wonder if the legislators were paying
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