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Utah refunded $800K after purchase of unproven COVID-19 treatment

Better Utah April 29, 2020

This article originally appeared on Fox 13. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — A local pharmacy chain has refunded the State of Utah $800,000 for thousands of pills intended for treating COVID-19. On March 31, the state purchased 20,000 courses of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine – commonly used in the treatment of malaria, but unproven in treating COVID-19 – from Meds in Motion.

Utah State Legislature will target anti-gerrymandering Prop. 4, group warns

Better Utah February 21, 2020

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Proposed income tax cut doubled as ‘Santa’ and ‘The Grinch’ protest the Utah legislature’s tax overhaul bill

Better Utah December 6, 2019

This story originally appeared at Fox13.com. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — House Speaker Brad Wilson proposed doubling the income tax cut to Utahns to $160 million under a new version of a massive tax overhaul bill. In an interview with FOX 13 on Friday, the Speaker said the new money

Know the news in Utah

Better Utah April 17, 2019

What is the purpose of a free press? Our founding fathers saw it as a safeguard for democracy. President Donald Trump sees it as a purveyor of “fake news.” And in tweets such as “91% of the Network News about me is negative (Fake),” he has helpfully revealed his definition: “Fake news” is any report

Rep. Stewart proposes creating Grand Staircase-Escalante National Park

Better Utah December 5, 2017

Source: FOX 13 SALT LAKE CITY — Utah congressman Chris Stewart is proposing creating a new national park in the same spot as the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The park would be within the boundaries modified by President Trump on Monday. In a ceremony at the Utah State Capitol, the president signed proclamations shrinking both Grand

Alliance for a Better Utah delivers petition to councilman regarding offensive Facebook posts

Better Utah October 24, 2017

Fox 13 The Alliance for a Better Utah is demanding an apology from Sandy City Councilman Steve Smith and is asking him to delete several posts from his Facebook page the alliance says are offensive. The alliance gathered almost 700 signatures last week, after discovering that Smith publicly commented on a Facebook post in response

Will Swallow’s Ignorance Save Him?

Better Utah May 22, 2013

One of John Swallow’s primary lines of defense is that he wasn’t aware of the full implications of what he was doing. He claims he was ignorant of the ethical (and perhaps legal) wrongdoing in his relationship with Jeremy Johnson and others who have come forward in recent months. In an interview with FOX13’s Max

Redistricting Records Finally Released by State Legislature

Better Utah November 20, 2012

The Utah State Legislature finally decided to release redistricting records over the weekend after a nearly yearlong fight for their disclosure. Alliance for a Better UTAH was part of a coalition of citizen and media groups fighting for the release of the records. FOX13’s Max Roth briefly sat down with Better UTAH Executive Director Maryann

Ben Winslow Reports on Better UTAH’s Letter to Rep. Harper

Better Utah November 13, 2012

FOX13’s Ben Winslow reported on Alliance for a Better UTAH’s criticism of Representative Wayne Harper (R-Taylorsville) who last week wrote a letter in support of a convicted sexual abuser. Maryann Martindale, Better UTAH Executive Director, said Here’s a sitting legislator, standing up for a convicted sex offender, and turning his back on the victim at

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