PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 LEGISLATURE CHOOSES TO LEAVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF UTAHNS #STILLWAITING FOR HEALTH COVERAGE Salt Lake City, UT – In the final hours of the 2018 Legislative Session, the Utah Senate passed H.B. 472 from Rep. Robert Spendlove (R – Sandy) by a vote of 20-8. This bill
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW NOTES SAVE TAXPAYERS MONEY AND MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY Salt Lake City, UT – H.J.R. 14, “Joint Resolution Regarding Legislative Review Notes,” from Rep. McCay, was passed this evening in the House of Representatives. This bill would eliminate legislative review notes, notes attached to bills that legislative
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 8, 2018 CONTACT: Katie Matheson | Alliance for a Better Utah katie@betterutah.org BETTER UTAH CALLS ON GOVERNOR TO VETO ETHICS AMENDMENTS Salt Lake City, UT – With only minutes left in the 2018 General Session, lawmakers passed two pieces of legislation that could potentially have drastic consequences for the
As we head into the final days of the session, we all have our one issue of focus, whether that be the legislative budget, the source of authority over the inland port, or the outcomes of a wide variety of other bills. However, two pieces of legislation are quickly moving through these last few days
ST. GEORGE — On the last day of the 2018 legislative session, a Medicaid expansion bill passed the Utah Senate Thursday, opening the door for more Utahns to receive health care. Rep. Robert Spendlove, R-Sandy, championed his bill to expand Medicaid in Utah with work requirements. His bill passed the Utah Senate Thursday, March 8,
SALT LAKE CITY — The House passed a bill Monday requiring the Utah Department of Health to submit a waiver request to the federal to government to provide Medicaid benefits to thousands of low-income Utahns. HB472 would expand coverage through a managed health care plan for people making less than the federal poverty line —
The Utah State Bar is very confused as to how it emailed a picture of some titties to lawyers throughout the state and is “investigating” how the image was included alongside content promoting its 2018 Spring Convention in St. George. Bar communications director Matt Page told the Salt Lake Tribune that they are “aware of
SALT LAKE CITY — Lawmakers’ efforts to push back the implementation date for ballot initiatives moved forward Monday night, following a pair of votes and late-hour debate in the House. HB471 passed 46-25 in the House, after failing moments earlier by a 34-39 vote. Bill sponsor Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, successfully argued to bring the
Mainstream Republicans are proposing an unusual way to reverse action by GOP hard-liners that would disqualify candidates who gather signatures on the ballot: legislation that would essentially force the party to behave as though the previous move had never happened. Rep. Mike McKell, R-Spanish Fork, after consultation with legislative leaders and Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox,
SALT LAKE CITY — A House bill requiring lobbyists to undergo training in avoiding workplace harassment was endorsed Friday by the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Committee. Only Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, voted against it, sending HB110to the full Senate. The bill has already been approved by the House, on a vote of 58-11 earlier
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