This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. When most people think about gerrymandering in Utah, they think of partisan battles over dicing up liberal Salt Lake County. I think about family reunions. Like many Utah families, mine gathers every other year (or so) for potluck and lawn games, catching
This article originally appeared in the Daily Herald. Read it in its entirety here. Differing ideas about prosecuting marijuana showed a stark contrast between the two men vying to be the next Utah County Attorney. The ACLU of Utah’s Campaign for Smart Justice and the Alliance for a Better Utah’s Education Fund hosted the Utah
This article originally appeared in the Standard-Examiner. Read it in its entirety here. HARRISVILLE — The two hopefuls for the District 8 seat in the Utah Houseface off in a debate on Wednesday, the only planned public encounter between candidates for state office from Weber County. The meeting between Democrat Deana Froerer and Republican Steve Waldrip is scheduled to go from 7 to
This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A lawyer for the state of Utah argued Friday that the Utah Board of Education is above and apart from the state’s education system, and not subject to constitutional protections against religious and partisan job requirements. Arguing before the Utah
This article originally appeared on the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court took under advisement Friday oral arguments over the constitutionality of a statute passed by the Utah Legislature in 2016 that calls for partisan State School Board elections. In December, 3rd District Judge Andrew
This article by Connor Richards originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. The two Democratic candidates hoping to earn a state Senate seat in one of Utah’s most liberal districts squared off Wednesday to each make their case for how they would best represent the people of Salt Lake City. In a primary election
The ABU Education Fund announced two Democratic primary debates in Salt Lake City and a Republican primary in Wasatch County for its 2018 Debate Series on May 11. The ABU Education Fund will be partnering with the University of Utah’s John R. Park Debate Society in hosting the majority of this year’s debates. The two
City Weekly The clock is ticking for a district court judge to rule whether hopefuls vying for a seat on the state’s education board will have to affiliate with a political party before the next election cycle. On Nov. 22, Judge Andrew Stone heard arguments in Utah’s 3rd District Court in a lawsuit trying to
Sources: Deseret News and KSL.com The three top candidates running for the vacant 3rd Congressional District seat largely stuck to the issues Tuesday in the race’s first general election debate. There were still sharp differences among Republican John Curtis, the mayor of Provo; Democrat Kathie Allen, a Cottonwood Heights physician; and new United Utah Party candidate
Sources: KSL.com and Deseret News KSL Newsradio’s Doug Wright will host an on-air debate Tuesday between three of the candidates in the race to fill the 3rd District seat in Congress vacated earlier this year by Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Republican John Curtis, the mayor of Provo; Democrat Kathie Allen, a Cottonwood Heights physician; and new
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