Archive for the ‘Utah Politics’ Category

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 at 8:00am

A Very Simple Blog Post: Denice Graham’s Injustice

Posted by Curtis Haring in Republicans, Utah Politics

From Peg McEntee’s article on April 18th: Denice Graham is back at work in the Utah Department of Transportation after being summarily sacked by administrators who accused her of leaking confidential information about a bid for a $1.1 billion contract to rebuild a stretch of Interstate 15… When the truth came out about a botched [...]

Friday, March 9th, 2012 at 6:00am

The 10 Worst Bills of the Legislative Session

So here is my official, unofficial list of the ten worst bills to come out of the legislative session. More discussion coming soon! 10) HB187 – Agricultural Interference Bill by Rep John Mathis (R-Vernal) – This is the bill that caused, once again, national head scratching over the bizarre antics of the Republicans in the Utah State [...]

Monday, January 23rd, 2012 at 9:00am

Bills to Watch: SJR 7 – Joint Resolution on Priority Status for Bills

I don’t even know where to begin on this one folks. With SJR 7 – Joint Resolution on Priority Status for Bills, Senator Margaret Dayton (R – Orem – District 15) is such an overt attempt to squelch the rights of the political minority that it sounds more like the fiat of a third world dictator [...]

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012 at 8:00am

This blog may be in violation

Posted by Curtis Haring in Utah Politics
Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at 6:23pm

Bills to Watch is back for its Fifth Installment!

Posted by Curtis Haring in Utah Politics

Man, things are kind of dusty around here – I mean, it has been a while since I have done anything on this blog…but man, the cobwebs! I want to let you know that the BTW series will be back for its fifth installment starting tomorrow. It should be an interesting session, if only because [...]

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 at 8:48pm

I really will write again soon…

Posted by Curtis Haring in Utah Politics

…I have just been busy is all. Bills to watch will be back with vengeance soon enough.

Friday, October 14th, 2011 at 9:00am

An open letter to the Utah State Legislature

Dear members of the Utah State Legislature, I was troubled (but not surprised) by a recent blog post by Speaker Lockhart posted regarding the redistricting process and the complaints that have arisen from it. In essence, she speaks down to the complaints of those who feel that the process has been unfair – emphasizing that the [...]

Thursday, July 28th, 2011 at 9:00am

Making friends Left and Right – An open letter to Peaceful Uprising and DeChristopher Supporters

I wanted to take a break from my media decisions series for a brief interlude to the events surrounding the Tim DeChristopher sentencing on Tuesday as I have now had an opportunity to gather my thoughts. I suspect that there will be a higher than average amount of discussion in the comments section – so [...]

Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at 9:00am

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 [...]

Monday, May 30th, 2011 at 9:00am

Thought for the Week: We won’t stop being sick until we stop making ourselfs sick

Posted by Curtis Haring in Utah Politics

© 2011 Blue in Red Zion: Poorly Spelled, Properly Thought Out.