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Utah Legislature Website Allows Digital Public Comment, But Won’t Post Them Publicly

Better Utah April 16, 2020

This article originally appeared in KUER. Read it in its entirety here. The Utah Legislature’s first-ever virtual special session kicks off Thursday morning. There won’t be live public comment, but Utahns can submit their thoughts on bills through the Legislature’s website directly to their representatives or to all lawmakers. Those public comments will not be viewable on the Legislature’s website after they’re submitted though. “We are

Fetal remains bill gains final passage in Utah Legislature

Better Utah March 7, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A requirement that health care facilities dispose of fetal remains by burial or cremation passed the Utah Legislature on Friday after lawmakers reinstated the two-option mandate for cases of miscarriage in addition to abortion. The Utah House earlier this week modified

Anti-gerrymandering compromise garners unanimous support from Utah Senate

Better Utah March 3, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A proposed rewrite of the state’s anti-gerrymandering law glided through the Utah Senate on Tuesday, leaving in the rearview the tense negotiations that forged it. “Well, senators, this is the bill that was so controversial, you’ll you see the galleries

Katie Matheson: Gatekeepers at the Capitol stop popular bills

Better Utah February 24, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. There are gatekeepers at work in Utah’s government, working behind the scenes to make or break legislation. Some of the bills being held back by these gatekeepers are broadly supported by Utahns, but the guardians of conservative ideology on the Hill are keeping these bills from seeing the light of day

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

Better Utah February 21, 2020

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Bill regulating fetal remains approved by Utah legislative panel

Better Utah January 31, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A bill requiring health care providers to either bury or cremate the fetal remains of an abortion or miscarriage, and allowing mothers to choose between those options, earned committee approval on Friday. Members of the Senate Health and Human Services

Orem lawmaker drafting bill to ban hormone therapy, surgery for transgender minors

Better Utah January 25, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Daily Herald. Read it in its entirety here. State Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, is working on a bill that would limit the ability of transgender youth in Utah to make certain medical decisions related to their gender identity. The bill, which Daw said is still in the “concept phase,”

Constructive tension

Katie Matheson January 20, 2020

Here we are again–another Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A day for Americans to share his quotes on social media; a day off of work for those who work in certain industries; a day to rest. And yes, for many people, it’s a day to remember long enough to post a meme, then to forget.

Press Release: Better Utah responds to ERA ratification bill

Better Utah December 3, 2019

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 3, 2019 Salt Lake City, UT – Today, Representative Karen Kwan announced her intent to run a bill in the coming 2020 General Legislative Session that would make Utah the 38th state to ratify the ERA. As the 38th state to ratify, Utah would be the last state needed to

Time for Utah to be pro-family in action, not just words

Katie Matheson October 27, 2019

This commentary originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Recently, a group of Utah lawmakers introduced a “pro-family” bill package featuring expanded contraceptive access, comprehensive sex education, infertility coverage, childcare options and family leave policies. As a parent, I was impressed. If we are serious about wanting to be a pro-family state in action and

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