Do Utahns want the state to support Medicaid expansion? Medicaid expansion is a big deal, even if it’s not half as riveting as same-sex marriage or the FIFA World Cup. It speaks to the question of how we as a state care for our poor when they get sick. A poll published by Brigham Young University’s Center […]
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 […]
Is Swallow planning on bringing a civil rights claim against the state?
July 21, 2013 by
Could Utah Attorney General John Swallow be preparing to sue the state for civil rights violations if he is impeached? Despite his comments to the press on June 19, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Utah Attorney General John Swallow does not welcome the House investigative process to look into allegations against him. Though he continues […]
Speaker Lockhart releases names of investigative committee members
July 17, 2013 by
Speaker Becky Lockhart announced at 4:21 PM on July 17 who will serve on the nine member House committee tasked with investigating allegations against Utah Attorney General John Swallow. The Committee will be chaired by Rep. Lowry Snow and will include House Majority Leader, Rep. Brad Dee, and House Minority Leader, Rep. Jennifer Seelig. Also serving on the committee […]
Swallow’s attorney wants subpoena power…before his client is charged?
July 16, 2013 by
Every time Rod Snow, attorney for John Swallow, sends a letter (embedded below) to the Utah state legislature’s leadership to tell them their own legal counsel is wrong, I can’t tell if I should admire him or roll my eyes. I want to admire him, because Snow is regarded highly in Utah’s legal community and […]
Governor Calls House into Special Session to Address Subpoena Powers, Immunity Offers of Swallow Investigative Committee
July 12, 2013 by
On July 17, the Utah House will meet in a special session to, in the words of Speaker Becky Lockhart in a letter to legislators, “ensure that our new investigative committee has all the tools needed to conduct a thorough and fair investigation of the allegations surrounding the state’s Attorney General.” In other words, the […]
Speaker Lockhart calls the House into session; Rep. Dean Sanpei to sponsor resolution to investigate Swallow
June 28, 2013 by
Friday afternoon, Utah House Speaker Becky Lockhart sent out the call to House members for a July 3, 2013 session to consider a resolution to investigate allegations against Utah Attorney General John Swallow. Find the call and the resolution below. In her email to House members, Lockhart was characteristically to the point: Over the past […]
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