The secret to standing up to a conservative supermajority is on display in... Utah?

The secret to standing up to a conservative supermajority is on display in… Utah?

Better Utah December 11, 2020

This article originally appeared in Mother Jones. Read it in its entirety here. At 4 o’clock on a Thursday afternoon, the lobby of Dragonfly Wellness is almost completely full. Clients perch expectantly on the lobby sofas, waiting to be buzzed through the locked door marked PATIENTS ONLY. This might not be an unusual scene elsewhere—medical marijuana is legal in more than 30 states—but this happens to

Anti-marijuana group says it’s working with the DEA to sabotage medical pot

Katie Matheson May 8, 2018

This article by Alan Pyke originally appeared at ThinkProgress.org. Federal officials are getting dragged into a state-level fight over medical marijuana, after opponents of a ballot initiative to legalize the idea in Utah claimed that the Drug Enforcement Agency supports their efforts. The group, Drug Safe Utah, is a registered political organization fronting for the

Utah lawmaker introduces ‘modified’ sex ed bill, hopes for more support

Better Utah January 26, 2017

Source: Desert News and KSL SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers will rehash sexual education in public schools, but the bill’s proponents hope a different approach gains more favor this time around. HB215, introduced Thursday, “is a bill about ensuring our kids are more likely to know about and have the components of what makes

Climate Change is Happening in Utah

Better Utah February 7, 2013

Over 50 million dollars were spent fighting wildfires in Utah just last year while thousands were forced to evacuate their homes. And the number of wildfires is expected to increase. It is fitting, then, that the first bill in two years that dares to openly discuss climate change would focus on wildfire suppression efforts. HB

Better UTAH Beat episode 13! Critical Thinking in Education

Better Utah August 1, 2012

After the Republican Party of Texas instituted a policy to end “critical thinking skills” from being taught in schools, Alliance for a Better UTAH says Utahns should be concerned that extreme-right groups like the Eagle Forum and the Sutherland Institute are taking us down a similar path

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