I am shocked and saddened by the recent statements made by two members of the Republican Caucus of the Utah Senate. By now, you may have seen the Senate Majority Leader, Scot Jenkins, outburst on the outlandish thought of exempting military personnel from having to pay property taxes while serving on active duty (click here for [...]
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Bills to Watch: SJR 11, Joint Resolution – Informal Poll on United States Senate Candidates, Sen. Casey Anderson
So, I am just going to say it now and get it out of the way, watching Senator Casey Anderson (R-Cedar City, District 28) propose legislation is a bit like watching clowns continually come out of a car labeled “mind numbingly bad.” Just for kicks, you could even add the word “Express.” I have already told you Anderson’s brilliant idea to [...]
Bills to Watch: SB 34, Production and Sale of Food in Utah Revisions, Sen. Casey Anderson
After reading through SB 34, Production and Sale of Food in Utah Revisions, I literally spat out a sigh of disgust/confusion/and general “huh?” a-tude. The bill, proposed by Senator Casey Anderson (R-Cedar City, District 28) says that if an agricultural product is grown, distributed, and consumed entirely in Utah, it is exempt from federal regulation. This was the confusion [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 199, Elimination of Daylight Saving Time, Rep. Jim Nielson
Yes, another year has passed, and another legislator is proposing the elimination of Daylight Savings time. Last year Representative Wilcox thought it would be a great idea and the year prior Representative Sumsion took a crack at it. This year, it appears that Representative Jim Nielson (R-Bountiful, District 19) drew the short straw at the conservative caucus [...]
My Republican Neighbor and the Sweaty Palm
Now, it may come as no shock that my apartment complex is filled with, shall we say, people who are slightly further to the right than I. After all, I do pay my rent to Zions Property Investment and my office window is in the shadow of the Church Office Building. Overall, I have no [...]
My Republican Wife and the Communist Cat
This past Saturday, MRW and I headed down to our local PetSmart with the intention of adding a new member to our family. We were motivated by my incessant shouting of “I WANT A KITTY!” and MRW’s relationship with a CAWS volunteer (who informed her of the adoption fair). The night before we purchased some of the basics – [...]
If the State Wasted the Public’s Time, Why can’t I Waste Its?
This month I have the to suffer the joy that is renewing my car registration. The fee is a stone cold $170 to legally drive on Utah’s roads for another year. I will, of course, pay this fee, along with any sort of costs to test my cars safety and emission standards because I rather [...]
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Happy 4th of July! Or…
I’m Not Dead!
Hey everyone, sorry for the long delay in actually posting something! I know many of you…well some of you…well one of you…ok I don’t really know if any one noticed, but I sure did, that I have not put up a post for a good month. But I do have my reasons, some more legitimate [...]
Want Updates from the SLCo Democrats Convention Tomorrow?
Well the be sure to follow Blue In Red Zion on Twitter – @blueinredzion or click the link on the right. Heck, you should probably do that anyway! Updates start at 7:00 in the A.M.