With Mia Love: The Rise, Stumble and Resurgence of the Next GOP Star, a biography of Mia Love by Salt Lake Tribune reporter Matt Canham, with Robert Gehrke and Thomas Burr, readers are fortunate to find a glimpse into the history and biography of Utah’s newest Representative to Congress, the first black, Republican woman to be elected […]
Book Review: Mia Love — The Rise, Stumble and Resurgence of the Next GOP Star, by Matt Canham, Robert Gehrke and Thomas Burr
November 12, 2014 by
Money and Politics: Like Water Flowing
September 23, 2014 by
Money and Politics: recently, Salt Lake Tribune columnist George Pyle wrote that the onus is on voters to choose the leaders of our republic. Is it the voter’s responsibility to shift through the lies? Or is there a role for government in regulating speech and money in politics? “Get money out of politics.” “Heightened transparency.” “Campaign finance […]
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 […]
Utah Politico Summer Reading: Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox
August 7, 2014 by
It’s not too late to start a new book. And if you need a good idea or two, here are a few that Utah’s politicos are reading. This is the eleventh in a series on what Utah’s politicians have on their summer reading lists. Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox hails from Fairview, Utah and was eager to […]
Five Signs Doug Owens Doesn’t Plan on Winning
July 23, 2014 by
Democrat Doug Owens is running for Congress in Utah’s Fourth Congressional District. Or at least he is on paper. In real life, it looks like another thing. Whether he’s wowing us with his pie-making skills or telling us that the chaos in his campaign has been the plan all along, the Owens campaign seems doomed. And that’s […]
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