It is that time of year again when after months (or years!) of campaigning, we finally receive our ballots and get to vote. We go through page by page, selecting who we want for the big offices like President or Governor, as well as questions like who we want for County Surveyor or if we
Scarcely three months have passed since the Utah Supreme Court issued its decision in League of Women Voters v. Utah State Legislature. Over the course of that short period, many divergent opinions have been shared on the subject, the most forceful coming directly from the Legislature in the form of Amendment D, which was recently
It’s with a shared sense of conviction that I hear Utahns, including myself, contend that our state is turning purple with each election. A pat on the back, a smile exchanged as we assure ourselves our state is one shifting in the favor of progress, one that is learning to reflect the interests and politics
This article originally appeared on 2 KUTV. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — A bill that would make abortion in Utah illegal after 18 weeks of pregnancy was passed by the Utah State Senate on Wednesday evening. The initial proposal, House Bill 136, was filed by Rep. Cheryl Acton, R-West Jordan
This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here. A Republican state senator has proposed allowing candidates for the Utah Board of Education — the elected panel that oversees the state’s public schools — to run under a political party. It’s an unexpected and contentious move that comes three
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 24, 2018 BETTER UTAH CALLS FOR LEGISLATIVE FIX TO INITIATIVE PROCESS Salt Lake City, UT – Today, the Utah Supreme Court denied the petition of Count My Vote to be reinstated on the November ballot. Chase Thomas, policy and advocacy council for Alliance for a Better Utah, issued the
This article originally appeared on fox13now.com. Read it in its entirety here. SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Supreme Court has blocked Count My Vote from going on the November ballot. In an order issued Friday afternoon, the state’s top court ruled the issue will not go before voters. The Court said it would issue
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