Posts Tagged “UT Legislature”
Published February 16, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Feb 15, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Key Points: – Proposed HB159 automatically registers anyone obtaining or renewing a Utah driver’s license to vote. The state then sells…
Published February 10, 2017 Filed under Commentary, Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Feb 10, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News State Representatives: Utah’s Millennials don’t know how to buy or use a postage stamp During a committee hearing on a…
Published January 18, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion. Republish Reprint By Ronald Mortensen / Jan 16, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah legislative reform: Encourage greater citizen participation This is the fifth, and at least for the time being, final in a…
by Ronald Mortensen / Jan 11, 2017 / Columnist at Utah Standard News This is the third in a series of columns on Utah legislative reform proposals. It focuses on the duty of legislators to honor and uphold their oath of office. As required by Article 6 of the United States Constitution, “….the Members of…
Published January 9, 2017 Filed under Under Our Dome, USN Columnists, Utah. Total of no comments in the discussion By Ronald Mortensen / Jan 9, 2016 / Columnist at Utah Standard News Utah Legislative Reform: TRANSPARENCY This column is the second in a series on legislative reforms. It has six formal transparency proposals: -1. Let…
Not unlike the distracting sleight of hand of a magician, the politician is a master at the art of manipulation, getting you to look one way, while he does his trick outside of view. The Distraction Enter Representative Jacob Anderegg (R-Lehi) During the debate for HJR14 (Convention of States, aka Con Con) Representative Anderegg gave…