Question: The evidence suggests Ketanji Brown Jackson is a highly qualified, mainstream judge. The American Bar Association rated her as “well qualified,” its highest rating. She was endorsed by the National Fraternal Order of Police. Eighty-three former state attorneys general, Democrats and Republicans, called on the Senate to approve her nomination “as quickly as possible.”…
A deal for NATO countries to send fighter jets, which Politico says could be a “game changer” for Ukraine, apparently has fallen apart. And all NATO allies have declined to enforce a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Are those correct decisions?
Since the chief’s termination, Bailey told the Messenger he has received text messages and talked face-to-face with city council members. The tenor of their communication has been, “We did the right thing.” We agree.
During the 2022 General Session, the Legislature worked to appropriate $26 billion, the largest budget in Utah’s history.
I’m not one to cash the check before it is signed, but it appears Utah’s 6th District courthouse in Manti is coming more and more into focus.
We have completed week six of the 2022 Legislative Session! After taking a day off to recognize Presidents’ Day, we have one week left. It has been busy, but I have enjoyed connecting with constituents and taking the time to learn about proposed legislation.
In 2018, Utah voters approved a proposition establishing an independent redistricting advisory commission. In 2020, a commission was appointed, held hearings around the state and issued what many regarded as fair maps.
Up on Capitol Hill, we have completed four weeks of the legislative session! We still have a lot of work to do, but we are making great progress, and I am excited for what’s to come.
As part of my ongoing effort to reach out to you, I wanted to share some of what is happening at the Capitol in the fourth week of the session.
For many, politics exists only in the abstract: we read the news stories, but rarely see how the lawmaking process occurs and how it affects us. I wanted to peel back the curtain and share some of the most important issues to me. Days in the legislature begin early and end late. We…
The fuss over “critical race theory” in 2021 was much ado about nothing, but it did produce benefits. It got the Utah education community thinking about what equality in education really means and how to teach about the phenomenon of discrimination. Now Utah is doing what we usually do pretty well—shaping our own solution…
Question: There is no evidence of voter fraud or election administration errors that would have made enough difference to change the 2020 presidential election result in any state. Yet lawn signs seen here in Sanpete County say, “Fix 2020 first.” When Manti City started installing a system to automatically read electricity meters, some residents…
Currently there are several proposals for new housing or apartment developments in Mount Pleasant. I am not opposed to new development, but we need to carefully look at our resources first. Didn’t we just have a drastic irrigation or secondary water shortage this past summer? I see large lawns on many residential lots…
As citizens of Mount Pleasant, as well as the surrounding areas are aware, we received a large amount of snowfall within the last week. Some areas had over two feet of snow. While this snowfall was much appreciated, we the citizens of Mount Pleasant are concerned about the current state of the city’s roads…
The county commission repeatedly said, “There is no money for that,” which is the standard reply in Sanpete County, especially when it comes to discussing development.