Utah State Legislature News Salt Lake Tribune Political Headlines Utah Legislature News via GoogleA hot issue….again…..this year: Immigration. Today the “Don’t Let Utah Become Arizona!” rally was held on the steps of Utah’s State Capitol building. Created by a group on facebook called “No SB 1070 in Utah!” the rally was held in coordination with United for Social Justice (united4socialjustice.org) on the first day of Utah’s legislative session. [...]
Filed under: Immigration, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
Today is opening day of the Utah Legislature. Much “fun” lies ahead. “Fun” Bills to watch will be those focusing on immigration, education, and firearms, to name a few topics. Please be sure to weigh in on articles and other items posted at our facebook page: Utah Legislature Watch. Let the games begin!
Filed under: Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
Back in November the Deseret News published the Official text of Utah Compact declaration on immigration reform, a declaration of five principles that was endorsed by many community members, including the LDS church, to “guide Utah’s immigration discussion.” Then I was reading yesterday’s Salt Tribune article on the growing Momentum building for Utah immigration reform. [...]
Filed under: Gay rights, Global Warming, Health and Sex Education, Immigration, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
Utah is last in the nation in per pupil spending and at the top of the list in class sizes. Yet legislators in Utah continually find ways to under fund and cut spending for the education of our state’s children. Rep. Jim Bird, R-West Jordan, will be introducing a bill (again) to allow advertising on [...]
Filed under: budget, Education, Public Education, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
Utah legislators have made it clear that they will do whatever it takes to keep the Federal Government from dictating the affairs of the state. That is, except for spying on people. Utah is about to be descended upon by the National Security Administration (NSA). The Army has awarded a $1.2 billion contract to a [...]
Filed under: Business, Business incentives, Legislators, Private Business Influence, Small Business, state and federal governments, Utah Legislature | 1 Comment »
Governor Herbert’s Fiscal 2012 Budget Recommendations can be viewed in their entirety here: Links to more information, reviews and articles on the Budget Recommendations can be found at this Google Search Engine Page.
Filed under: budget, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
The two fundamental problems in our educational system in Utah are (1) not enough per pupil spending (Utah is last in the nation) and (2) top heavy spending in the school districts (administration, etc.) for what benefits students are actually receiving. #1 is by far the greatest issue. Yet some legislators are choosing what I [...]
Filed under: Education, Public Education, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
Remember 2007? Here we go again – the School Voucher debate
Filed under: Education, school vouchers, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
A prospective college student wishes to enroll at the University of Utah but lives in Wyoming. To avoid paying out of state tuition, this student moves to Utah and obtains employment and after residing and working for a period of one year establishes residency. This student is now eligible to enroll at the U of [...]
Filed under: Education, higher education, Immigration, Utah Legislature | Leave a Comment »
Ideas to Improve Utah Medicaid With the Medicaid budget growing from $0.8 billion in 1999 to $1.8 billion in 2009 (with no slowing on the horizon), it is our desire to ensure professional, prudent stewardship over the use of all funds. The Medicaid program is large and has many participants, therefore, coordination can be lost [...]
Filed under: Health, Medicaid, Utah Legislature | 2 Comments »
Utah Legislature News via Bing Utah State Capitol Visitor Services
