Everyone else is sounding off on the government shutdown today, so I might as well chime in before real information becomes available and all the bloviating and pontificating and ranting and raving becomes just so much dross and drivel and we find out what the effect of the shutdown really is. <rant> First off, I […]
The newest candidate to replace Greg Bell or news you can’t make up?
September 19, 2013 by
City Weekly has an interesting one in the ongoing John Swallow saga/scandal. Timothy Lawson wants to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Utah. (The jury’s still out on whether the story will wind up being a saga or a scandal… right now, I’m guessing the latter. In the meantime, the story just got stranger.) Over […]
Utah’s School Grading moves education the right direction
September 14, 2013 by
Maybe the Utah legislature really does hate public education. Or maybe the legislature just wants to make it easier for parents to know how their school is doing. On September 1, Utah’s public schools received grades based on criteria set by the Utah legislature and set down in statute. For the first time ever, parents […]
Matheson, the man afraid of his constituents?
August 31, 2013 by
Alone among the Utah congressional delegation, Congressman Jim Matheson stopped holding town halls in 2007, over five years ago. What is he afraid of? As children head back to school and leaves begin to change, Members of Congress are coming to the end of the August recess and preparing to return to Washington, D.C. They’ve […]
Jones’ proposed tax increase hurts families with children
August 26, 2013 by
Senator Pat Jones proposal to raise taxes on families with children to send more money to Utah teachers sounds like a way to boost education dollars. In reality, Jones’ $400 million proposal takes from those who need it most: Parents with children. If passed, the bill would create jobs in education and allow schools to […]
Bennion faces a conflict of interest in his advocacy for the FOP
August 14, 2013 by
The leader of the Salt Lake County Republican Party has made a grave mistake in calling a rally to protest findings that two West Valley police officers used deadly force without justification. Further, because SLCo Party Chair Chad Bennion is employed by the Fraternal Order of Police, he faces a conflict of interest which prevents […]
The Message I Brought to Washington [Contributor]
August 12, 2013 by
Politicians in Washington often like to talk about their “children and grandchildren” more than they listen to them. If not, our country would not be in $17 trillion of debt and sinking deeper. That is why I recently represented Utah at Capitol Hill, as part of the millennial-led “The Can Kicks Back” campaign, to meet […]
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