PRESS STATEMENTFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 06/23/2026CONTACT: Elizabeth Hutchings | Alliance for a Better Utah PRESIDENT ADAMS IS OUT: BETTER UTAH HOLDS ADAMS ACCOUNTABLENo politician, not even the President of the Utah State Senate, is above accountability. Salt Lake City, UT – As the polls closed on primary election day, Alliance for a Better Utah touted its
Wednesday, June 3rd, Alliance for a Better Utah and five Box Elder County residents filed suit Wednesday in Utah’s 3rd District Court, challenging the constitutionality of MIDA’s approval of the Stratos data center project in Hansel Valley. David Irvine, attorney for the plaintiffs, made the following statement: “This lawsuit asks one fundamental question: Do Utah
Alliance for a Better Utah issues statement in response to poorly researched claims by Kevin O’Leary
The government watchdog organizations calls it a “Textbook Conflict of Interest”
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Following Congress’s vote to reopen the federal government, the Alliance for a Better Utah today released its Q3 2025 Congressional Quarterly Report, offering the first look at how the shutdown affected Utah’s economy, families, and public services. The report finds that the weeks-long impasse over skyrocketing healthcare premiums came with
Senator Wayne Harper has been in office since 1997—a total of 28 years. Harper began his time in the Utah House of Representatives, serving there from 1997-2012, before being elected to the Utah Senate, where he has served since 2013. He is currently the longest serving legislator in the Utah State Legislature. For those who
Do you disagree with Project 2025? Do you believe people should have a say in reforming their own government? Do you dislike when lawmakers tell you what you can read, what you can do with your body, or what you can say Regardless of how you feel about the presidential election, casting an educated vote
Salt Lake City, UT – Third District Court Judge Dianna Gibson ruled in favor of plaintiffs this morning, after hearing arguments in an expedited hearing yesterday afternoon. The ruling means that Amendment D may still appear on the ballot with the current language, but if it does, the votes will not be counted. Jeff Merchant,
Salt Lake City, UT – Alliance for a Better Utah, the SLC-based political accountability group, issued the following statement in support of the lawsuit to remove Amendment D from the Utah ballot this November. Jeff Merchant, Executive Director for Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “We have seen an unprecedented level of
The political transparency & accountability group condemns suspicious cancellation of hearing Salt Lake City, UT – Today, the depth of the chaotic mess that was the Utah GOP Caucus in March was revealed, including a suspicious cover up that has robbed Utah Republicans of their voice in national politics. In March, less than 10% of
