Chase Thomas | Alliance for a Better Utah

‘Price gouging’ complaint filed against $800K anti-malarial drug sale to state

Better Utah April 28, 2020

This article originally appeared on KSL News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The group Alliance for a Better Utah filed a “price gouging” complaint Tuesday against the Utah pharmacy Meds in Motion, which last month sold the state 20,000 doses of anti-malarial drugs for $800,000 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The people of Utah deserve to have this matter investigated,” Chase Thomas,

Press Release: Better Utah submits price gouging complaint with Utah Department of Consumer Protection against Meds in Motion

Better Utah April 28, 2020

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 28, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Today, Alliance for a Better Utah submitted a price gouging complaint with the Utah Department of Consumer Protection against Meds in Motion. The complaint, which can be found here, outlines the $800,000 sale of antimalarial drugs to the State of Utah by Meds

Press Release: Better Utah statement on Utah Leads Together Plan

Better Utah March 24, 2020

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Following the release of the Utah Leads Together Plan in response to the COVID-19 crisis, Chase Thomas, executive director of Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “Given the failure of national leaders, it has become clear that real leadership in

Deal reached between lawmakers, Better Boundaries on redistricting

Better Utah February 26, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — A deal has been struck between lawmakers and backers of a voter-approved citizens initiative creating an independent redistricting commission to recommend new legislative, congressional and State School Board boundaries following the census every decade. “We have a deal in principle,” said Rebecca Chavez-Houck, a former Democratic state representative

Press Release: Lawmakers repeal the will of Utahns again

Better Utah February 21, 2020

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 21, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Today it was announced that lawmakers on Capitol Hill are planning on repealing Proposition 4. Chase Thomas, executive director for Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “A repeal of Proposition 4 is a blow to democracy. Not only are GOP

Press Release: Utah citation honoring Trump shows state leaders afraid of a bully

Better Utah February 20, 2020

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 20, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Following the release of the language of the Citation in Honor of President Trump, Chase Thomas, executive director of Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “Following Senator Romney’s courageous vote to impeach President Trump, Speaker Wilson and Senate President Adams

Utah legislature won’t consider bills to censure or recall Romney

Better Utah February 12, 2020

This article originally appeared in The Hill. Read it in its entirety here. Utah lawmakers will not consider measures to censure or recall Sen. Mitt Romney (Utah) after he was the only Republican senator to vote to convict President Trump on one of two articles of impeachment earlier this month. Utah House Speaker Brad Wilson (R) said that following a closed caucus meeting, Republican lawmakers had determined they would not

Press Release: Utah citation honoring Trump show state leaders afraid of a bully

Better Utah February 11, 2020

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 11, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Following Sen. Romney’s vote to convict President Donald Trump of abuse of power, Utah Speaker of the House Brad Wilson and Senate President Stuart Adams have told press they plan to issue a joint citation praising President Donald Trump thanking him “for his

7 Ways to recommit to progress

Chase Thomas February 9, 2020

We’re only a month into 2020 and it has already felt like the longest year of my life. January was a jam-packed month. We came back from the holidays engaged in a struggle with our state lawmakers, gathering tens of thousands of signatures to express our displeasure with a tax reform bill they already knew

Press Release: Senator Romney: A man of integrity

Better Utah February 5, 2020

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 5, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Following the news that Senator Romney plans to vote to convict President Donald Trump in the impeachment trial, Chase Thomas, executive director of Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the following statement: “With his decision to convict the President today, Senator Romney truly

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