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Every legislative session, lawmakers are handed a mountain of bills. Do they read them all? What about all of the changes? They rely on staff summaries, fiscal notes, and the judgment of others. That’s not laziness; it’s math. There just aren’t enough hours in the day. But artificial intelligence is changing that equation. AI as […]
Continue ReadingI’ve always voted—every election, every year since becoming a citizen. I believe showing up, even for the smallest local races, is part of being a responsible citizen. But this year, after becoming temporarily disabled in a bike accident, I experienced how fragile that right can feel. If I lived alone, I couldn’t have easily dropped […]
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In the year since Utah’s signature audit was released, several voices — including Phil Lyman, Natalie Clawson, and their followers — have claimed that Governor Spencer Cox “didn’t have enough valid signatures” to qualify for the ballot. They say the audit showed some of his signatures were “disqualified.” But that isn’t what the audit says. […]
Continue ReadingBrad Frost Brad Frost is running for re-election as mayor of American Fork. He currently serves in that role and is seeking another term to continue the city’s progress. I spoke with him about his experience, priorities, and vision for the next four years. Why He’s Running Brad said he’s running again “to keep things […]
Continue Reading3 candidates are running for two available seats. Staci and Ryan are both incumbents, with Deb as the challenger. Staci Carroll Staci Carroll is finishing her second term on the city council and is running for re-election. She’s served for eight years and said her focus has been on infrastructure, public safety, and making sure […]
Continue ReadingEvery two year, the odd ones, there is county organizing convention for the GOP. This year it will take place on April 26th at Salem Hills High School. Chair Cristy Henshaw Cristy Henshaw is finishing up her first term as the Utah County GOP Party Chair and decided to run again. She has no challenger. […]
Continue ReadingWe need your help! Heading into the last week of the Utah Legislative session, legislative leaders are fast tracking Senate Bill 337 “Land Use and Development Amendments” which if passed, could fund a lot of bad development at a pace of 3 per year, without local approval and with a very limited public process and […]
Continue ReadingHB 267 – Public Sector Labor Union Amendments HB267 aims to dramatically curtail what public sector unions are able to do. Public sector unions consist of fire fighter and other emergency worker unions, police and other law enforcement unions, the Utah Public Employees Association which covers most state employees, and, the big one, the Utah […]
Continue ReadingHB 300 Amendments to Election LawThere has been a lot of confusion with HB 300 about Rep Burton’s proposed changes to mail in voting. The bill itself is quite long. I interviewed Rep Burton and he said that there were a couple of problems with elections recently and voter confidence had dropped. HB 300 is […]
Continue ReadingWith Brady Brammer winning the State Senate seat following the resignation of Dr. Mike Kennedy, his house seat is now open to a special convention to replace him. Here are the candidates. The special convention takes place on Saturday, December 7th at 10:00 am at Viewpoint Middle School.
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