Two hundred and fifty years after the US Constitution took Montesquieu’s The Spirit of the Laws seriously and separated the executive, legislative and judicial functions, some still want to be everything. Take for example, Charles Stormont, the Utah Democratic candidate for Attorney General. A Texas transplant to Utah, his campaign platform sounds not unlike someone who wants […]
Utah Medicaid Expansion Polls: The False Dichotomy Problem
September 18, 2014 by
If there’s one thing that the pollsters who have raised their collective fingers to the wind of Utah public opinion in recent months can agree upon, it’s that Utah voters don’t know much about Medicaid expansion. That’s a problem, not only for making public policy, but for trusting the polls to determine what the public […]
Salt Lake County: Winder Loses County Its SWAT Vehicle After Using it on the Campaign
September 11, 2014 by
An accusation that Jim Winder, Salt Lake County Sheriff, violated the Hatch Act by using government resources at campaign fundraising events has left Salt Lake County without its privately owned SWAT vehicle. Whether Winder will end up under investigation remains to be seen. Meanwhile, Salt Lake County’s SWAT may be hitching rides with squad cars for […]
Tuesday Night Notes on the Granite School District Town Hall
September 10, 2014 by
Tuesday night was the Granite School District’s annual town hall. At least, I think it’s annual, since it finished with Superintendent Martin Bates telling us he would “See you next year!” (If the rumors are true that Bates has put his application in for the state superintendent job, and if he gets that job, then […]
The Utah Education Bureaucracy Could Use a Dose of Transparency
September 3, 2014 by
Last week, the Utah Legislature was recognized for its efforts at transparency by an award from a national group. While “how a bill becomes a law” is still an obtuse process to most Utahns, it has to make Jason Williams proud to see the Legislature make efforts to inform citizens. Meanwhile, elsewhere… Perhaps a similar […]
7 Signs that Mitt Romney is Definitely Not, Maybe, Possibly Considering A Run for President
August 25, 2014 by
Mitt Romney is definitely not…well, probably not–er, possibly? running for President. Just ask Romney confident and almost son, Spencer Zwick, who commented on a Draft Mitt organization that was slated to launch August 1: This organization has absolutely no bearing on Mitt Romney running for president. He says he’s not running for president and nothing […]
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