Shauna Bona is a Better Utah board member. My friend LaVonne recently created a Facebook meme highlighting the fact that our next presidential inauguration day is a palindrome: 1/20/21. What could it portend? Most of the comments that followed saw the palindrome as a positive sign—an omen of good change. My fear is that it
This article originally appeared in Utah Policy. Last month, Mitch McConnell took to the floor of the U.S. Senate to denounce the recently released bill designated by the new Democratic House majority as its priority legislation for the session. Attacking the idea of making Election Day a public holiday, a proposal supported by a large
After two long weeks, yesterday marked the official end of the 2018 midterm elections here in Utah. Well, it officially won’t be over until next week when the State Board of Canvassers certifies the votes statewide, but I don’t want to get into that. In my opinion, the so-called “blue wave” did make its way
City Weekly The clock is ticking for a district court judge to rule whether hopefuls vying for a seat on the state’s education board will have to affiliate with a political party before the next election cycle. On Nov. 22, Judge Andrew Stone heard arguments in Utah’s 3rd District Court in a lawsuit trying to
With little discussion and even less fanfare, Utahns will vote on three changes to Utah’s constitution on Election day. Maryann Martindale, Better UTAH executive director, recently discussed the three constitutional amendments, and the rush job that got them on the ballot, in a weekend op-ed in the Salt Lake Tribune. The last time the U.S. Constitution was
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