The news that is rippling through the Utah political scene today is the announcement by President Obama that he has tapped Governor Huntsman to be the U.S.’s ambassador to China. The ramifications of this still remain to be seen but, needless to say, they are many – both nationally and state-wide. Let us begin with [...]
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I Boldly Went, and You Should Too
Seen it twice, been impressed twice – the real question is how much money will this movie take from me? Oh, and you hard core Trek nerds who hated this, shut it, it is a great film.
YDA: WTF?!
Many of you know that I am involved with the Young Democrats of Utah – an origination near and dear to my heart. That being said, our parent organization, the Young Democrats of America, are very good at being Democrats – that is loosing everything when there is no plausible way for them to do [...]
Young Democrats of Utah Legislative Hangover!
Feeling Down? Tired? Headache? Not feeling too good? Sounds like a Legislative Hangover to me. But no need to worry as the session is over and YDU is going to celebrate our successes and commiserate our failures.Join YDU this Friday for our annual Legislative Hangover & End-of-Session Party! Where: Squatters 147 West Broadway SLC When: [...]
9 in ’09
Help the Young Democrats of Utah reach their goal of nine new county Young Dems chapters across the state by donating $20.09 a month for the next year. I have contributed…have you? For more information, click here.
Condoms, Buttars, and the Young Democrats of Utah
The next few days are going to be rather busy up at the capitol! Youth Lobbying Day – sponsored by the Planned Parenthood Action CouncilFriday, February 27 from 8:45 to noon – Capitol Rotunda From PPAC: The Utah legislature has a reputation for being adults who only care about adults and make decisions for adults. [...]
ACTION ALERT: Young Democrats to Lobby Legislature, People Needed
From the Young Democrats of Utah Facebook event: The Utah Legislature recently passed SB 16, Prohibited Gang Activity, which purports to create the “offense of failure to disperse from loitering in a public place by groups that include gang members.” Although this sounds like a potentially reasonable idea, the major problem with this bill is [...]
On the Air…Again
Listen to me and my fellow YD’ers talk about the bills we are tracking. Click here to listen.
My Day on the Hill
Today I had the opportunity to run up to the hill and take part in the Young Democrats of Utah’s annual Caucus Lunch. I must admit that, even though I have worked on the hill and know many of the legislators on first name basis (though I did not do so because it violates my [...]
Young Democrats of Utah Caucus Lunch
Come and meet your Democratic Legislatures, have some free lunch, learn about bills that may affect you, and have a good time meeting new people. Where: Utah State Capitol Multi-Purpose Room: Ste 130When: Wednesday, February 4 at noon Click here for more info.