August 12, 2026

Appointing versus Electing the Attorney General

To avoid the influence of cash on Utah’s chief law enforcement office, Senator Todd Weiler wants the legislature to look into amending the Utah  constitution to allow for an appointed attorney general. With Utah’s long history of flawed AGs, perhaps it’s an idea we should take seriously.   During the Utah Legislative Session, ended last […]

A Special Counsel to Investigate Swallow?

Utah Legislature set to move authority for a special counsel to LG With the last day of the Utah Legislative Session upon us, Utah’s representatives are set to finally take action to directly investigate the allegation against Utah Attorney General John Swallow. In Senate Bill 289, introduced by Senator Pete Knudson, the legislature would grant […]

Behold Utah’s Bow Tie Caucus

Bow Tie caucus twitter.com/Gage_Froerer/s… — Gage Froerer (@Gage_Froerer) March 11, 2013  

Obama would rather campaign than govern [KSL]

The following is an op-ed that I wrote and KSL published on its site on March 5, 2013.   Of all the political crises coming out of Washington, D.C., in recent years, few demonstrate the dismal state of things like the sequester. The crisis we face is not just the dramatic growth of federal spending, […]

Senator Hatch’s anti-tax hike sequester proposal [updated]

[Update] Since original publication, Senator Hatch’s Press Secretary was kind enough to both read and comment that the Senator’s proposal is only intended to be a short term fix and that the Senator has proposed more long term solutions to Medicare and Medicaid. The proposal dates back to the end of January and can be found […]

The Price of Politics is too high: Bob Woodward versus the White House

Several people have asked me about the Bob Woodward kerfuffle. (I know. The irony. Congressional leaders and the President spend two years negotiating how to deal with the debt, can’t agree on a solution, resolve to on a 2% across the board cut called “sequestration” that almost no one understands–or represents accurately if they do–and people […]

Support for Bell integrity resonates in contrast with Swallow

It says a lot about Lt. Gov. Greg Bell that so many people have stepped up to defend him. I count myself among those that believe in his good will and integrity. The outpouring of support, though, is a stark contrast from near absence of any advocates for Attorney General John Swallow. Since the City […]