Last week Senator Orrin Hatch held a “Tele-Town Hall Meeting” in Utah County where he asked various questions to the audience and posted results on Twitter. The questions he posed, as well as the responses he received makes it clear that Hatch is quite content in his bubble and more than happy to think that [...]
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Bills to Watch: SB 224 – Partisan School Board Elections, H. Stephenson
It must be throwback day here at Blue in Red Zion, after all, the topic today seems to be the resurrection of bad bills. Well, Senator Howard Stephenson (R – Draper, District 11) is continuing the trend by proposing SB 224 – Partisan School Board Elections – a bill that mimics Senator Curt Bramble’s from 2007. As a bit [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 399 – Environmental Litigation Bond, M. Noel
Two years ago, Representative Mike Noel (R – Kanab, District 73) proposed HB 379, that copies word for word this years HB 399 – Environmental Litigation Bond sans an amendment that was made on the floor of the House that actually made the original bill even more harmful to those who wish to challenge any environmental finding. [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 243 – Historic Areas or Sites Amendments, W. Niederhauser
In what appears to be an ongoing theme of hypocrisy this legislative session I present to you SB 243 – Historic Areas or Sites Amendments as proposed by Senator Wayne Niederhauser (R – Sandy, District 9). I know you may be shocked at this, but let me explain. You know how Republicans have been hooting [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 226 – Local Government Fee Authority, W. Harper
You know what I love most in my lawmaking? Bald faced hypocrisy. That is why I am so glad Representative Wayne Harper (R – West Jordan, District 43) is proposing HB 226 – Local Government Fee Authority. I mean, it just smacks of double standards, and it makes no attempt to pretend it doesn’t. Remember [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 270 – Family Policy / HB 182 Voiding Transactions Against Public Policy, L. Christensen
If you were paying attention to my blog on Thursday, you already have an idea about what HB 270 – Family Policy is all about (at least, the poorly explained version of it from its sponsor LaVar Christensen (R-Draper, District 48)). The bill would modify section 30 of Utah code, entitled “Husband and Wife” to include language that basically [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 70 – Illegal Immigration Enforcement Act, S. Sandstrom
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is the infamous ”Arizona” immigration law that you have heard so much about. The delay in providing you with such sensationalistic posting is largely due to the fact that I make it a point to actually read a bill before I pass judgment on it. Representative Sandstrom’s (R – Orem – District 58) HB [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 113 – Election District Boundaries, J. Valentine
Do you all remember that little dust up with former Representative Craig Frank? Well thank goodness Senator John Valentine (R – Orem, District 14) has come trouncing to the rescue with SB 113 – Election District Boundaries. The bill, as you might suspect, is designed to help Valentine’s crony move back into his district, despite [...]
Speaker Lockhart Shows Her Colors Before Even Sitting Down…And They are Ugly
Although some of my fellow bloggers (both right and left) have had a field day (or at least slight chuckle) regarding Representative Craig Frank’s screw up regarding the fact that he does not actually live in his district, few are discussing what these events mean – up to, and including, the fact that incoming House [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 14 – Local Election Amendments, P. Knudson
Yes, yes, I know I am picking on Senator Pete Knudson (R- Brigham City, District 17) twice in one day, but sometimes that is just how the cookie crumbles. This time, however, he has not so much made my blood boil, rather just made me a little concerned with SB 14 – Local Election Amendments. [...]