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Watchdogs criticize Salt Lake Chamber’s canceled $2,500-a-head ‘off-the-record conversation’ with lawmakers on tax reform

Clara Robertson June 20, 2019

This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. Government watchdog groups are calling out the Salt Lake Chamber over an abruptly canceled “off-the-record conversation” on tax reform in which business owners would have paid $2,500 for a cozy session with Utah legislative leaders. “It didn’t smell right to us,” said

Legislative scorecard: How Southern Utah’s lawmakers rank among Sierra Club, Libertas Institute, others

Clara Robertson June 13, 2019

This article originally appeared in Utah Channel 3. Read it in its entirety here. ST. GEORGE — Following the conclusion of the 2019 legislative session in March, St. George News created a scorecard showing how state lawmakers representing Southern Utah voted on the matters our readers followed most. In the same vein, various organizations and interest

Legislative scorecard: How Southern Utah’s lawmakers rank among Sierra Club, Libertas Institute, others

Clara Robertson May 20, 2019

This article originally appeared in St. George News. Read it in its entirety here. ST. GEORGE — Following the conclusion of the 2019 legislative session in March, St. George News created a scorecard showing how state lawmakers representing Southern Utah voted on the matters our readers followed most. In the same vein, various organizations and interest

RADIOACTIVE: MARCH 18, 2019

Better Utah March 18, 2019

This interview originally appeared on KRCL. Listen to the radio segment here. Stronger beer and hate crimes laws, inland port gets muddier, tax reform blues, and more as RadioACTive talks wins and losses with the grassroots groups that have been keeping an eye on #ThePeoplesBusiness for us this year: Emily Walsh, Catherine Weller and Vickie

San Juan County clerk who falsified a document to oust Navajo Willie Grayeyes from ballot won’t face charges

Better Utah January 17, 2019

This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. In one of his last acts as county attorney, Grand County’s top prosecutor declined to file criminal charges against a San Juan County clerk who illegally booted a Navajo candidate — now a county commissioner — from the November ballot. Former Grand County Attorney Andrew Fitzgerald sent a letter to San Juan County prosecutors

Utah group complains Mia Love should face criminal penalties for improper fundraising

Better Utah September 19, 2018

This article originally appeared on The Hill. Read it in its entirety here. A progressive nonprofit group in Utah has filed a federal complaint against Rep. Mia Love (R-Utah) over what the group says are campaign finance violations, according to The New York Times. Alliance for a Better Utah, which advocates for transparency and accountability in government, filed

Utah group files FEC complaint against Rep. Mia Love over campaign contributions

Better Utah September 19, 2018

This article originally appeared in the Desert News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — A complaint against Rep. Mia Love, R-Utah, has been filed with the Federal Election Commission by a progressive Utah nonprofit claiming the congresswoman accepted more than $1.1 million in illegal campaign contributions. Love’s campaign denied any wrongdoing

Utah Group Files Complaint Against Mia Love Over Fund-Raising

Better Utah September 19, 2018

This article originally appeared in the New York Times. Read it in its entirety here. A progressive group in Utah that advocates government transparency and accountability filed a federal complaint against Representative Mia Love, a Republican, on Tuesday over alleged campaign finance violations, escalating the liberal fight against the vulnerable incumbent just seven weeks before November’s

Has the Unified Fire Authority cleaned up its act? Under the new chief, once exorbitant bonuses have dropped to zero.

Better Utah September 15, 2018

This article originally appeared in The Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. When Unified Fire Authority Chief Dan Peterson took over the agency he says there “wasn’t a soul” who wanted it to stay as it was. The State Auditor’s Office had published a scathing audit that month, January 2017, revealing the agency’s top

Ex-Unified fire chief won’t be charged, but now he’s facing calls to resign from inland port board

Better Utah September 11, 2018

This article originally appeared in the Deseret News. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The group Alliance for a Better Utah on Tuesday called on Salt Lake County Councilman Michael Jensen to step down from his post on the Utah Inland Port Authority board. The call comes after the release of

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Watchdogs criticize Salt Lake Chamber’s canceled $2,500-a-head ‘off-the-record conversation’ with lawmakers on tax reform

Legislative scorecard: How Southern Utah’s lawmakers rank among Sierra Club, Libertas Institute, others

Legislative scorecard: How Southern Utah’s lawmakers rank among Sierra Club, Libertas Institute, others

RADIOACTIVE: MARCH 18, 2019

San Juan County clerk who falsified a document to oust Navajo Willie Grayeyes from ballot won’t face charges

Utah group complains Mia Love should face criminal penalties for improper fundraising

Utah group files FEC complaint against Rep. Mia Love over campaign contributions

Utah Group Files Complaint Against Mia Love Over Fund-Raising

Has the Unified Fire Authority cleaned up its act? Under the new chief, once exorbitant bonuses have dropped to zero.

Ex-Unified fire chief won’t be charged, but now he’s facing calls to resign from inland port board

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