PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 6, 2025 Utah Legislature Undermines Proposition 4 with New Maps and Tests Salt Lake City, UT – Today, the Republican supermajority of the Utah Legislature adopted a new congressional map, S.B. 1012, and codified tests used to judge that map by lawmakers and the courts, S.B. 1011. Taylor Knuth, Executive Director for
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2025 Better Utah Institute Releases Redistricting Map Analysis During the Public Comment Period (SALT LAKE CITY, UT) — As Utah is in a pivotal phase in the court-ordered redistricting process, Better Utah Institute has released an in-depth analysis of the congressional map proposals currently under consideration by the Utah Legislature. This
(SALT LAKE CITY, UT) — Last night, Alliance for a Better Utah, Elevate Utah, and others hosted a letter-writing event to remind Senator Lee who he works for: Utahns. There were over 550 people in attendance from across the state who wrote over 2,000 letters. The issues ranged from public lands to Senator Lee’s spread
(SALT LAKE CITY, UT) — Alliance for a Better Utah today announced the launch of a new merchandise collection titled “This Is (Not) A Pride Flag,” inspired by Salt Lake City’s newly adopted municipal flags. The collection is a creative, community-driven response to HB77, a recently passed law that bans the display of Pride flags
Salt Lake City, UT – In response to last week’s Salt Lake City Council meeting, where council members unanimously adopted three new municipal flags inspired by the LGBTQ+ Pride flag, Trans Pride flag, and Juneteenth Flag, Alliance for a Better Utah has created a website that sells those very flags. ThisIsNotAPrideFlag.com is an online store
Alliance for a Better Utah Opposes SJR 2 & SB 73
Alliance for a Better Utah continues to oppose HB 300 as it passes out of Senate Committee
Salt Lake City, UT – An unprecedented attack against judicial independence is being fast-tracked through the legislature in the final two weeks of the session. HB 512 muddies the water between the branches of government that are meant to be distinct by creating a redundant system within the legislature to evaluate judges and influence public
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT – Alliance for a Better Utah released their annual Legislative Scorecard today, this year under a new name: Legislative Progress Report. As a whole, the House and Senate both averaged a C grade. “The process of scoring votes is always illuminating,” said Lauren Simpson,
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT – In response to the first day of Medicaid enrollment following implementation of limited Medicaid expansion, Chase Thomas, executive director of Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “Thanks to the hard work of advocates, activists, and voters, more low-income Utahns will
