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The House Education Committee yesterday voted to expand criminal background checks for employees in public education (HB81) to include volunteers. Some of the language may be vague, though, according to a criminal defense lawyer, cited in a Salt Lake Tribune article. Legislators dismissed the concerns of Rob Layton, of the Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, who warned [...]
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The Utah League of Women Voters has issued this call to action regarding the Snake Valley Water Agreement: League Members: The League has been informed that Governor Herbert plans to sign the agreement on Snake Valley before the end of the week. One of our priorities this year is: “Oppose Snake Valley water transfers to [...]
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Governor Herbert delivered his first State of the State Address tonight. His priorities including keeping taxes from being raised, holding public education harmless from budget cuts, transportation, and legislative ethics reform. For the first time in three years, we are expecting an increase in revenue for the upcoming fiscal year. Housing is beginning to stabilize, [...]
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February 1 is “Democracy Day” at the Utah State Capitol. Three groups are sponsoring this event: AARP Utah, Utah Housing Coalition and the Community Action Program of Utah. Com to the State Capitol on Monday, February 1 for a unique opportunity to get involved in the state legislative process! On February 1, AARP Utah, along [...]
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Powder Mountain residents are up in arms. As well they should be. A developer has created and incorporated “Powderville” without surrounding resident’s input, resulting in a lawsuit that has reached the Utah Supreme Court. Established residents and legislators are speaking out and taking action. House Legislative District 8 Representative Gage Froerer will be soon introduce legislation [...]
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Today at the state capital, Salt Lake County Mayor and Utah Governor candidate Peter Corroon outlined critical ethics reforms needed in this state. Rob Miller from The Utah Amicus reports on the the 5 reforms presented by Corroon: Immediately limit the amount an individual or entity can give to a state-wide candidate to $10,000 and [...]
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