Utah State Legislature News Salt Lake Tribune Political Headlines Utah Legislature News via GoogleUtah’s legislators are about to set the stage for placing a tax on tobacco products. But what about considering increasing taxes on all “vices”? HB196 Tobacco Tax Revisions aims to increase the tax rates “on the sale, use, storage, or distribution of tobacco products in the state for the 2010-11 fiscal year and allowing the [...]
Filed under: budget, Health, health care, taxes, Utah Legislature, Vice taxes | 4 Comments »
Education is always a hot topic in the Legislature and this year is no exception. Issues such as how to keep our students safe, how to best educate them with the funding provided, what and what not to teach them, class size…..the list is overwhelming. The education of our children is and should be high [...]
Filed under: budget, Charter Schools, Education, higher education, Public Education, Utah Legislature | 4 Comments »
HB462 Criminal Homicide and Abortion Revisions, the replacement bill for HB12 Criminal Homicide and Abortion Amendments, passed both the House and the Senate yesterday on The Hill. The bill is headed to the Governor’s desk for signing on Monday. The news has hit the New York Times and Ms. Magazine (which references Utah Legislature Watch). [...]
Filed under: Citizen Rights, health care, Jail System, Reproductive Rights, Utah Legislature | 2 Comments »
There will be a “Rally for Clean Air” on the Steps on the South Side of the Utah State Capitol, Wednesday, March 10, 2010 from 3-4pm. The rally will be an effort to get legislators to reconsider their positions on HJR 12 Climate Change Resolution and HJR 21 Joint Resolution on Energy Policy. Organizer Drew [...]
Filed under: Citizen involvement, Citizen Rights, Climate Change, Environment, Utah Legislature | 1 Comment »
This is a sad day for Utah politics. Rep. Christine Johnson, D-Salt Lake, has announced her intentions to leave the state of Utah. The announcement appeared in today’s Daily Herald. “To me, Utah doesn’t feel like home,” said Johnson, D-Salt Lake City, on Thursday. Her announcement came as a surprise to many, but Johnson, an [...]
Filed under: Christine Johnson, Equality, Gay rights, Utah Legislature | 2 Comments »
We have reported on this blog in a previous post on HJR 24 Joint Resolution on Equal Treatment by Government whihc aims to place a ban on affirmative action. A Utah Legislature Watch Reader has written in with this: HJR 24 is still looming on the horizon. This Amendment could kill targeted programs in Utah [...]
Filed under: Advocacy Groups, Affirmative Action, Citizen involvement, Citizen Reporting, Citizen Rights, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
SB 277 DNA Modifications proposes to collect DNA samples of individuals arrested for violent felonies. The key concept here that is not being considered, it appears, is the difference between being arrested and convicted. It looks like “innocent until proven guilty” has no bearing on this at all. Fox News carried a piece on the [...]
Filed under: Citizen Rights, constitution, Utah Legislature | 1 Comment »
The Senate Education Committee early this morning will hear testimony on HB150 Administrative Supoena, a bill which will make it o.k. to get personal information from your ISP and cell phone records without a warrant in certain instances. Misty Fowler offers a bit of history and persepctive about the bill over on her Saintless blog: [...]
Filed under: Citizen Rights, constitution, Utah Legislature | 1 Comment »
Filed under: Citizen involvement, Citizen Reporting, Climate Change, Environment, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
Utah Senators gave their nod of approval yesterday for SB44 Health Amendements for Legal Immigrant Children. The bill would lift a 5 year waiting period for immigrant families to obtain health care for their children. What is puzzling is the sentiment by adults towards children and tax paying workers. Today’s Deseret News: “These kids are [...]
Filed under: budget, health care, Human rights, Immigration, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
Utah Legislature News via Bing Utah State Capitol Visitor Services
