Source: UtahPolicy.com The Alliance for a Better Utah called on the Utah Legislature to make changes to Utah’s election law to allow mail-in ballots to be postmarked on election day. This comes, in part, in response to Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox’s ruling, required by existing law, that disqualified 64 ballots in Morgan, Rich, Summit and
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune The Alliance for a Better Utah urged lawmakers to change the state’s election law to ensure ballots from rural Utahns are counted. The group’s call came two days after the lieutenant governor disqualified 64 ballots in a House race that were postmarked on primary election day. Current state law requires
Source: UtahPolicy.com The Alliance for a Better Utah called for the resignation of Jeff Haaga, a member of the West Jordan City Council. Haaga was reportedly cited for fleeing the scene of an accident without also being cited or arrested for having caused the accident while driving under the influence. Although members of the City
Source: Deseret News The group Alliance for a Better Utah on Friday called on West Jordan City Councilman Jeff Haaga to resign and started an online petition with the same goal. On July 19, witnesses at the Black Sheep Bar & Grill, 1520 W. 9000 South, said Haaga was “obviously intoxicated” when he got into
Source: KUTV A government watchdog agency said a city councilman, who may have been drunk behind the wheel, should resign. The Alliance for a Better Utah also said it looks like the city leader received special treatment. The council man was allegedly drinking on July 19 when witnesses say he hit a car. It is
Source: Fox 13 News The Alliance for a Better Utah is joining with West Jordan’s former mayor to call for the resignation of Councilman Jeff Haaga, who was recently cited for leaving the scene of a crash after he allegedly hit another vehicle while intoxicated. Body camera footage showed the encounter between police and Haaga, who
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune A campaign mailer highlighting Rep. Brian Greene’s controversial comments about spousal rape in early 2015 has caused a backlash in his Republican primary against challenger Xani Haynie, who said she had nothing to do with the flier and Greene is unfairly blaming her for it. The progressive-leaning group Alliance For
Source: The Salt Lake Tribune Real estate developers, energy producers, health care companies and banking and finance interests have flooded Gov. Gary Herbert’s campaign with more than $2.4 million since his last election, according to an analysis of the governor’s campaign finance reports. Those four sectors have made up more than half of the $4.4
Source: Fox 13 News Here in Utah, it’s not hard to get your hands on a gun. Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder would know. “Unless you have an active legal prohibition or you are openly stated mentally ill, you are going to get a firearm and you will get any firearm that is manufactured
Source: KRCL Tonight’s show was hosted by Lara Jones and Nick Burns. On the show: The RadioActive Report, featuring Rachel Sanders, new executive director at Alliance for a Better Utah Fossil fuel divestment at the University of Utah, with Ryan Pleune of FossilFreeNHMU, Ph.D student Emily Nicolosi and Ed Trujillo of the Academic Senate at the U Water permits, with
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