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Press Release – ALLIANCE FOR A BETTER UTAH TO DELIVER UTAH ACA REPORT TO GOVERNOR AND UTAH LEADERS

Better Utah February 14, 2017

Salt Lake City, UT – Good government group, Alliance for a Better Utah, distributed a survey addressing the GOP’s intent to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. In less than two weeks, over 1700 Utahns responded. Better Utah created a report (embargoed until tomorrow) reflecting participants’ experiences with the ACA, as well as a

Press Release – UTAH BUSINESS, COMMUNITY AND ADVOCACY LEADERS OPPOSE REP. MIKE NOEL FOR BLM DIRECTOR

Better Utah January 24, 2017

Salt Lake City, UT – Good government group, Alliance for a Better Utah, announced today that prominent business, community and advocacy leaders from around Utah joined together to send a letter to the Trump Administration’s transition team opposing the potential appointment of Rep. Mike Noel, R-Kanab, as director of the Bureau of Land Management. Rep.

Press Release – BETTER UTAH NOTES LACK OF IMPORTANT PRIMARY ISSUES IN NEW ADMINISTRATION

Better Utah January 20, 2017

Salt Lake City, UT – After President Trump was sworn into office, the White House website reflected his new presidency – most noteworthy being the change in issues enumerated beneath the “Issues” tab. Better Utah noted the lack of “Climate Change” and “Civil Rights” (including LGBT rights), which had been present before the transition of

Redistricting 101

Better Utah January 18, 2017

This past Friday, Alliance for a Better Utah hosted a panel discussion at the Sandy Senior Center about redistricting. Our founder and board chair, Josh Kanter, facilitated the discussion with Rep. Chavez-Houck (D) and Quang Dang of Represent Me Utah. The subject of redistricting may seem a little dry at first glance, but the subject

Chaffetz criticized for going after federal ethics official who spoke out against Trump

Better Utah January 13, 2017

Source: Deseret News and KSL.com Rep. Jason Chaffetz drew criticism Friday for going after the federal ethics official who spoke out against President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of potential conflicts of interest. Several government watchdog groups and congressional Democrats said the Utah Republican, who is chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, should stay

RadioActive: January 11, 2017

Better Utah January 11, 2017

Source: KCPW Community Co-Host Nick Burns and Lara Jones talk with Taylor Mac about 24 decades of popular music and social change; Prof. Amos Guiora, SJ Quinney College of Law, about developments in the relationship between Israel and the U.S. during the transition of presidential administrations; Josh Kanter, Alliance for a Better Utah, and Jason Stevenson of

My view: Tax reform should focus on helping the middle class

Better Utah August 17, 2016

Source: Deseret News Economic theory is called theory for a reason. Some of Milton Friedman’s time-honored theories are being discredited. Cutting taxes to generate economic activity and supply-side and trickle-down economics are interesting theories, but we have seen repeatedly that these policies alone do not generate enough economic activity to “lift all boats” (see Reagan,

Shurtleff, Swallow cases remain a wake-up call for public officials, politicos say

Better Utah July 28, 2016

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune No longer confronted with criminal charges, former Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff may be in the clear in a court of law, but the court of public opinion is another matter. And that reality, political observers say, should serve as a blunt reminder to every officeholder: Public corruption cases may

Letter: Mero is right about Republican failings

Better Utah July 26, 2016

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune They say even a broken clock is right twice a day. As the founder of the Alliance for a Better Utah, I have agreed with Paul Mero, former head of the self-proclaimed conservative Sutherland Institute, on few things. But Mero and Sutherland were important and stalwart supporters of sensible immigration

Further Medicaid Expansion Depends on Elections in 2016

Better Utah July 18, 2016

Source: Bloomberg Voters’ decisions in this fall’s gubernatorial elections could determine Medicaid expansion in three key states. Of the 19 states that haven’t expanded the program, three—Missouri, North Carolina and Utah—will elect a governor in 2016. Medicaid expansion was introduced as part of the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and makes states eligible to receive

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