One issue that voters may actually have to address during an otherwise sleepy mid-term election year is the future of the caucuses, or neighborhood meetings where the political parties select delegates to vet party candidates. It’s a system unique to Utah, where neighborhoods meet regularly (once every two years) to select representatives that will attend […]
Utah AG didn’t tell Republican caucus not to pass SB100…?
February 10, 2014 by
To listen to Senators Jim Dabakis or Steve Urquhart, at least through the lens of the Salt Lake Tribune, you would think that Assistant Attorney General Gene Schaerr, hired just for the purpose of running the Amendment 3 case, had single-handedly killed SB100 by advising legislators not to pass it. [Sen.] Jim Dabakis and Sen. […]
What do attacks on the religious say about America and free speech? [KSL]
February 4, 2014 by
The following is an op-ed I wrote that was published by KSL. SALT LAKE CITY — With the Human Rights Campaign’s tactic of attacking supporters of Amendment 3 for their religious convictions, we have seen an ugly shift toward divisive politics over civil discourse. Last week, Fred Sainz of HRC attacked Gene Schaerr, Utah’s […]
What if Utah legislators were board games?
February 3, 2014 by
And now for something new and creative (and, as Cornflakes notes,an indication that someone over at Utah League of Cities and Towns has a lot of extra time on their hands): what if your legislator was a board game? Brought to you by the Utah League of Cities and Towns, some of my favorites imagine Rep. […]
Campaign Fundraising: Free Speech or Extortion?
January 24, 2014 by
Utah has learned a lot about the state of campaign fundraising in recent months. We have John Swallow and Jason Powers to thank for that. With perhaps more creativity than we would like to give them credit for, Swallow and Powers found ways to duck, dodge, and hide from just about every Utah law designed […]
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