Archive For The “UT Leglistature” Category

Utah Tax Reform: Create a Crisis and Sell it to the Public

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Utah Tax Reform: Create a Crisis and Sell it to the Public

Ronald Mortensen, Ph.D. / Columnist at Utah Standard News and Co-Founder, CitizensForTaxFairness.org / Last Updated July 29, 2019 Key Points ·         Utah’s Republican governor and Republican legislators created a funding imbalance by driving up income tax collections while suppressing sales tax collections. ·         Republicans then packaged this…

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Exposed: The Driving Force Behind Utah’sTax Moderization

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Exposed: The Driving Force Behind Utah’sTax Moderization

Analysis: Who was the major driving force behind the sales tax on services initiative? by Ronald Mortensen, Ph.D. – Columnist at Utah Standard News – 8/15/2019 Dr. Mortensen is a co-founder of CitizensForTaxFairness.org Question: – Who was the major driving force behind the sales tax on services initiative as reflected in HB441? Answer: The Salt…

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Who Secretly Paid for Utah’s TAXapooluza Road Show?

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Who Secretly Paid for Utah’s TAXapooluza Road Show?

Who secretly paid for Utah’s TAXapooluza Road Show? News/Opinion by Ed Wallace / Aug 14, 2019 A citizens group has submitted GRAMA requests to the Utah Legislature and Governor Herberts’s office for documents relating to the funding of the Tax Reform Road Show (Tax Modernization). There was a fiscal note appropriation to fund and compensate…

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Who is protecting Utahns’ privacy? Not the state of Utah!

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by Dr. Ronald Mortenson / Columnist at UtahStandardNews.com / Aug 5, 2019 Key Points · The state of Utah does not adequately protect the personal identifying information (PII) that it collects from its citizens. ·  The state of Utah fails to effectively inform its citizens that it routinely discloses their PII and does not allow them…

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UtahGrassroots issues 2019 Leglislative Report Card.

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By Ed Wallace / Publisher at UtahStandardNews.com / August 2, 2019 UtahGrassroots.org has released their annual 2019 Legislative Report Card  on the Utah Legislature. UtahGrassRoots is an all-volunteer, non-partisan organization and has been issuing an annual legislative report card since 1992. The Constitutions of the nation and state are the guides which GrassRoots uses in…

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UTGOP Leadership Pass Anti-Tax Resolution

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UTGOP Leadership Pass Anti-Tax Resolution

For Utah Standard News / 6/28/2019 Sandy, UT—Utah Republican Party leaders debated and passed a resolution opposing tax increases and the proposed new tax on services at their State Central Committee meeting last Saturday. The resolution, sponsored by St. George attorney Larry Meyers, calls on Utah’s Republican legislators and Governor “to restrain government spending as…

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UPDATED Analysis: HB441 Tax Modernization

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UPDATED Analysis: HB441 Tax Modernization

UPDATED Analysis: HB441 Tax Modernization Compiled by Ed Wallace, Publisher at UtahStandardNews.com – 3/5/2019 The Alliance for Utah’s Future is working hard to raise opposition to the new tax increase bill #HB441 ‬- Tax Modernization. It sounds good… who doesn’t want to be modern? The following is a compilation from some of our members: Some…

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Hey Utah… Got Radiation? If the Utah House gets their way – You Will!

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Hey Utah… Got Radiation? If the Utah House gets their way – You Will!

Hey Utah… Got Radiation? If the Utah House gets their way – You Will! News/Op By Ed Wallace / Publisher UtahStandardNews.com / February 13, 2019 Why would a State Representative (Carl R. Albrecht HD70-Sevier County) sponsor a bill that benefits one specific company based in SLC who has a facility in Grantsville (176 miles away)…

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And They’re Off: UT Legislative Session Begins Today – Hold Onto Your Wallets, Guns, Freedoms & Bibles

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And They’re Off: UT Legislative Session Begins Today – Hold Onto Your Wallets, Guns, Freedoms & Bibles News/Opinion By Charles Magne & the Utah Yaks / January 27/2019 Yup, its that time of year again when our elected officials gather together at the Capitol like a herd of rampaging bulls. They are already on track…

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UPDATED: Hughes’ Last Hurrah: The Dilemma with Prop 2

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UPDATED: Hughes’ Last Hurrah: The Conservative Dilemma with Prop 2 News/Opinion by Ed Wallace – Publisher at UtahStandardNews.com – 12/3/2018 Updated 12/3/18 10pm – Today’s sessions showed an overwhelming mandate in favor of TRULY Medical Cannabis in Utah. EVERY Republican except for one voted in favor of HB3001. A pre-session was held to make sure…

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Today’s Special Session: No Time for Transparency or Ethics

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Today’s Special Session: No Time for Transparency or Ethics

Today’s Special Session: No Time for Transparency or Ethics Published July 18, 2018 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah Main. Total of no comments in the discussion. Today’s Special Session: No Time for Transparency News-Opinion by Ed Wallace / Publisher at UtahStandardNews.com / July 18, 2018 The Utah State Legislature will meet today…

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Gov. Calls for Special Session. Hold Onto Your Wallets and Liberty.

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Gov. Calls for Special Session. Hold Onto Your Wallets and Liberty.

Gov. Calls for Special Session. Hold Onto Your Wallets and Liberty. Published July 16, 2018 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah, Utah Main. Total of no comments in the discussion.  News-Opinion by Ed Wallace / Publisher at UtahStandardNews.com / July 16, 2018 Governor Herbert has just called for a SECOND special session of…

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Want to stop Utah from selling your voter registration information? Here’s how.

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Want to stop Utah from selling your voter registration information? Here’s how.

Want to stop Utah from selling your voter registration information? Here’s how. Published May 21, 2018 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Admin Edit.  Want to stop the state from selling your voter registration information?  Here’s how. By Ronald Mortensen / May 21, 2018 This column…

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Utah Legislative Reform: End Washington Style Politics

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Published January 7, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint Utah legislative reform:  End Washington Style Politics by Ronald Mortensen / Jan 5, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News This is the first in a series of articles on proposed legislative reforms. The…

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Utah State Senator’s ties to Mexico and illegal aliens – Who does she really represent?

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Utah State Senator’s ties to Mexico and illegal aliens – Who does she really represent?

Published September 21, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Sep 21, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah State Senator’s ties to Mexico and illegal aliens – Who does she really represent? Utah State Senator Luz Robles Escamilla needs…

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Legal Plunder is Flourishing in Utah

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Published May 17, 2017 Filed under Commentary, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen /May 17, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Legal plunder is legalized theft.  It occurs when “the law (government) takes from some persons what belongs to them, and gives…

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Homeless Shelter Flap Shows How Out-of-Touch Legislators Are With Their Constituents

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Published March 26, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Mar 25, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Homeless Shelter Flap Shows How Out-of-Touch Legislators Are With Their Constituents Utah state legislators’ and the Salt Lake County Mayor’s good…

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Utah State Legislature – Ready, Fire, Aim

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Utah State Legislature – Ready, Fire, Aim

Published March 27, 2017 Filed under Uncategorized, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Mar 27, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah State Legislature – Ready, Fire, Aim The Utah State Legislature prides itself on its ability to pass more than…

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Utah Continues to Sell Personal Info of 1.5 Million Utah Voters

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Utah Continues to Sell Personal Info of 1.5 Million Utah Voters

Published March 22, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Mar 22, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah Legislature Kills Voter Protection Bill – Continues to Sell Personal Info of 1.5 Million Utah Voters A Tweet sent on…

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Opponents of Lower Legal Blood Alcohol Limit (.05) for Driving Trash Utah and Mormons

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Published March 20, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen /Mar 20, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Opponents of Lower Legal Blood Alcohol Limit (.05) for Driving Trash Utah and Mormons Key Points – Speakers from the Salt Lake…

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