The Utah legislative session is almost over. As they say on Marketplace, “let’s do the numbers.” (as of mid-day yesterday) There have been 223 bills passed at the 2011 General Session. There were 498 House bills introduced and 132 substitute House bills. There were also 19 House concurrent resolutions, 49 House joint resolutions and four […]
Looking to follow the Utah Legislature?
January 24, 2011 by
Image by Steven Vance via Flickr …but don’t want to leave the couch? Pull out a laptop, and pull up these sites for updates on the comings and goings (and “saunterings“) of your legislators: The Official Site of the Utah Legislature The Office Site of the Utah House Vox Populi, the blog of the Utah […]
Utah still short a US attorney
October 8, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia Utah is still short a US attorney since Brett Tolman stepped down at the end of 2009. This blog has reported on this issue previously, noting that the Obama Administration has been looking at appointing a Republican in place of the Democrat proposed by Rep.e Jim Matheson. With Rep. Matheson failing to […]
Polygamist Warren Jeffs’ rape conviction overturned
July 27, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia In case you’ve been following the prosecution of polygamist prophet Warren Jeffs, here’s the latest: his rape conviction has been overturned due to erroneous jury instructions. This doesn’t necessarily mean that Jeffs’ legal troubles are over–far from it. The Utah Supreme Court, which handed down its ruling unanimously, ordered a new trial. […]
The next US attorney for Utah: a Republican?
July 21, 2010 by
With David Schwendiman no longer a nominee for US attorney from Utah, the Obama Administration has had to look elsewhere for the lead federal prosecutor in Utah. And their gaze seems tohave fallen on Scott Burns, Iron County attorney and former candidate for Utah attorney general. His post recent position is as executive director of […]
Much ado about immigration in Utah
July 14, 2010 by
Image via Wikipedia There’s a scandal brewing in Utah over a list of alleged illegal immigrants that was sent to a number of government leaders with a demand for action. A conservative bastion in the west, even the lone Democrat in Utah’s congressional delegation, Jim Matheson, votes with his Republican colleagues almost as often as he does with Nancy […]
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