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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

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,”

Utah’s suicide epidemic calls for gun regulations

Katie Matheson July 5, 2018

As a college student who has never handled a gun, firearms play an unusual role in my education. Last spring my roommate came into my room to show me a social media post about a shooting planned to occur on our campus the next day. By the time I got up the following morning, text

Fall Up at the Utah Legislature

Chase Thomas October 21, 2017

It is now my favorite season in Utah: fall! The beautiful yellow Aspen leaves along the Alpine Loop are not the only evidence of this wonderful season falling upon us, but the trees in the loop around the Utah State Capitol have also taken on the various autumnal shades. I love the landscaping up

On mental illness, high altitude won’t keep us down

Better Utah March 19, 2014

The Better UTAH Beat airs Tuesday afternoons on KVNU’s For the People. Podcasts of previous episodes are available here. —– The word “belt” is often used to describe various parts of the country. There is the Bible Belt–which includes the lower Midwest and the South. Then there is the Rust Belt–which describes old industrial sections of the

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Katie Matheson: Gatekeepers at the Capitol stop popular bills

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

Utah’s suicide epidemic calls for gun regulations

Fall Up at the Utah Legislature

On mental illness, high altitude won’t keep us down

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