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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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Media & Lawmakers hiding costs of Lake Powell Pipeline?

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Media & Lawmakers hiding costs of Lake Powell Pipeline? By Ed Wallace / Publisher at UtahStandardNews.com KUTV reported TODAY that “A proposed pipeline to bring water from Lake Powell to Washington and Kane Counties will cost $3.2 billion, according to the Utah Rivers Council, a group opposed to the pipeline. The Utah Rivers Council also…

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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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REP. TTRAVIS SEEGMILLER Earns #1 Top Lifetime Constitutional Conservative Ranking Among Utah Lawmakers

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REP. TTRAVIS SEEGMILLER Earns #1 Top Lifetime Constitutional Conservative Ranking Among Utah Lawmakers

REP. TRAVIS SEEGMILLER Earns #1 Top Lifetime Constitutional Conservative Ranking Among Utah Lawmakers News/Op by Ed Wallace, Publisher – July 31, 2019 Rep. Travis Seegmiller (HD62) tied with 1 other Rep. (Adam Robertson-HD63) for the First Place ranking in the “Top 25 Representatives Lifetime” category and took 2nd out of 75 Reps. in the 2019…

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Utah’s LDS Legislators … Impaled on the Horns of Dilemma and Hypocrisy!

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By Wayne L. Wickizer / Columnist at UtahStandardNews.com / 7/16/2019 LDS Legislators, the LDS Utah Attorney General … some who are/were LDS Bishops … … “On the Take” from Big Tobacco. Elected Office Holder Line Items Follow the Money Religion Religious Office Senate President ADAMS, J STUART 11 $23,100 LDS Bishop Utah AG REYES, SEAN …

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Facial recognition uproar leads back to legislators’ and Herbert’s desks. They’re shocked.

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Facial recognition uproar leads back to legislators’ and Herbert’s desks. They’re shocked.

Facial recognition uproar leads back to legislators’ and Herbert’s desks. They’re shocked. by Dr. Ronald Mortensen, Columnist at Utah Standard News / July 11, 2019 Key Points: – Governor Herbert and legislators were asked during the 2019 legislative session to protect the personal identifying information (PII) of Utah driver license holders but they failed to do so. –…

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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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The 2019 Locust & Seagull Awards

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The 2019 Locust & Seagull Awards

From a Press Release to UtahStandardNews.com / April 15, 2019 The Alliance for Utah’s Future (AUF) is a non-profit, Utah, independent coalition founded in 2018 by like-minded individuals, citizen activists, and organizations that support efforts to protect the laws, values and traditions of Utah, the U.S. Constitution and the American Dream. Our mission is to…

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Utah’s Left & The Rising Culture of Hate

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Utah’s Left & The Rising Culture of Hate

Utah’s Left & The Rising Culture of Hate By Ed Wallace & the Utah Yaks   Folks, we have slipped into a whole new level of contention. Earlier this week, Rep. Karianne Lisonbee (HD14) had to evacuate her family from their home under the cover of police protection due to threats from those angry about…

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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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Report: HATCH INC. “…ye Generation of Vipers…”

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Report: HATCH INC. “…ye Generation of Vipers…”

Report: HATCH INC. “…ye Generation of Vipers…” Copyright By Wayne L. Wickizer – MSAJ Major, U.S. Army Special Forces Ret. Former FBI Agent, Former Investigator for the Utah Attorney General, and Columnist at UtahStandardNews.com – Published Feb 10, 2019 Publisher’s Note: If one has any grasp of the last 4 decades, an interest in politics,…

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Ed Wallace & Utah Standard News Receive KMV Award

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Ed Wallace & Utah Standard News Receive KMV Award

Ed Wallace & Utah Standard News Receive KMV Award Published January 28, 2019   Related article – KMV Awards: The Anatomy of a Miracle) Ed Wallace and Utah Standard News won the KMV Award for most accurate journalism and Utah’s Best Print Media for their outstanding efforts to promote measures that protect voters’ constitutional rights. Wallace…

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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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KMV Awards go to Local WashCo Residents

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KMV Awards go to Local WashCo Residents

KMV Awards go to Local WashCo Residents For Utah Standard News / January 26, 2019 “Keep My Voice” (KMV) awards went to two local WashCo residents, Ed Wallace/UtahStandardNews.com and Travis Seegmiller, for their outstanding efforts to promote measures that protect voters’ constitutional rights. KMV was launched in 2013 by local Utah citizens concerned with the…

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KMV Awards: The Anatomy of a Miracle

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KMV Awards: The Anatomy of a Miracle

KMV Awards: The Anatomy of a Miracle Published January 25, 2019 Filed under Under Our Dome, US News, Utah, Utah Main. Total of 2 comments in the discussion. KMV Awards: The Anatomy of a Miracle By Ed Wallace, Publisher of UtahStandardNews.com / January, 2019 Note: The author and Utah Standard News received the KMV Award…

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How Did Utah End Up With ‘Mitt McCain Flake?

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How Did Utah End Up With ‘Mitt McCain Flake?

How Did We End Up With ‘Mitt McCain Flake? NewsOp by Ed Wallace / Publisher at UtahStandardNews.com / 1/3/2019 Romney hadn’t even assumed office and Utah voters are already frustrated that he has joined the chorus of the left by criticizing a largely successful conservative president. He didn’t choose an accurate or respected news source…

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