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UGW applauds Judge Scott for having the courage to rule on the constitutionality of an Utah statute. This is the role of the judiciary in our (hopefully) enduring system of checks and balances that defines American exceptionalism.
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There are more cases of measles than there are NCAA trans athletes.
You’d never know it listening to lawmakers.
BREAKING: A person hospitalized with measles in West Texas has died, the first in an outbreak that has infected more than 120 people. apnews.com/article/measles-o…
UGW is still opposed to 2HB300, a solution in search of a problem.
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Right now, Utah is one of few states that doesn’t require any form of voter ID when casting a ballot. H.B. 300 changes that. Utahns deserve to feel certain that their elections are secure, their votes are counted accurately, and their voices truly matter.
We can keep the elements of our elections that Utahns love while bolstering election security, transparency, and integrity.
H.B. 300 passed the House this afternoon and now moves to the Senate.
The wisdom of the founders was most evident in the system of checks and balances and three coequal branches of government. Today’s efforts by @POTUS and the #utleg branches to dismantle the others are a strike at the very foundation of American greatness.
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A bill to create a committee of lawmakers who could put judicial retention recommendations on the ballot is moving forward despite questions over the separation of powers from the @UtahStateBar, the judiciary, and others. @abc4utah #utpol
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UGW opposes #HB445 by @DougFiefia. This is another bill aimed at “fixing” a system of elections that’s not broken.
This would #disenfranchise #Utah voters whose mail-in ballots are delayed by the post office (among other bad things).
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#utleg proposes controversial bill that’s going to fix all the problems.
Property claim that the bill is going to ruin everything and doesn’t really solve anything.
Leg responds that the bill isn’t that big of deal and really won’t affect people’s lives.
Then why run it??!
If you’re disappointed, then #veto it and send it back to the #utleg to get it right.
It’s difficult to find sincerity here.
Court packing for me but not for thee.
As with most things politically, it’s not the idea it principle, but who’s proposing it that matters.
To quote POTUS: “It’s very sad.”
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Republican legislators are looking at potentially adding justices to the Utah Supreme Court and making it harder for all judges to keep their jobs by raising the bar in retention elections. sltrib.com/news/politics/202…
We’re very disappointed that the substitutes which were negotiated in good faith and would have been vast improvements were not adopted.
We urge @GovCox to veto #HB267 and for the sponsor @jordanteuscher to go back to the table and work in good faith with the affected parties.
BREAKING: Senate PASSES the anti-collective bargaining bill for public unions. That's final legislative passage. It now goes to @GovCox's desk.
UGW opposes #HB294 by @UtahVote4Matt. Let public health officials do their job. Leave the tools in the toolbox. This should not be a partisan issue.
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Government overreach. Extreme government overreach. They want to make sure they don’t give another Mitt Romney a platform.
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The governor and legislative leaders must approve the 2034 Winter Games boss, a new bill says. | By @lisarileyroche
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UGW eagerly supports HB87, because it addresses the problem without making boogeymen out of an entire group of people. This is the problem, not immigrants. #utpol @MatthewGwynn
A bill that would criminalize fentanyl trafficking unanimously passed out of a Utah House committee Wednesday after an emotional hearing. ow.ly/865950UPXSz
UGW opposes this bill. Contact your senators to make sure it dies in the Senate.
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JUST IN: Despite some opposition from Republicans, a bill to block public unions from collectively bargaining has passed the Utah House. It still needs to pass the senate. @abc4utah #utpol
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Hopefully @GovCox will veto this if it makes it through the #utleg. UGW is opposed to any bill that makes voting harder without actually addressing the issues with the current system.
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Will Utah require you to return your mail-in ballot *in person* and show ID? That's one of the proposals being run by the @utahhousereps. But Governor @SpencerjCox tells me that he thinks that defeats the purpose of vote-by-mail.
FULL INTERVIEW on Inside Utah Politics on @abc4utah buff.ly/3WxMarP
UGW opposes #HB300 by Rep Burton. This will disproportionally affect rural Utahns making it harder to vote. Elections should be as secure as possible without disenfranchising citizens. This will lower voter participation without measurable impacts to election security.
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“We know Utah voters want to receive their ballot in the mail and that will continue,” Rep. Jefferson Burton said. “However, the majority of Utahns, and of Americans, support a requirement to show photo ID to vote.”
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This is unfortunate, this was a good bill.
Odd that in Utah, it takes a democrat to remove the heavy hand of government. Isn’t that what conservatives used to claim to be?
NEW: Utah lawmaker abandons bill letting car dealerships stay open all weekend ksltv.com/politics-elections… #utpol #utleg @KSL5TV @steph_pitcher
UGW is vehemently opposed to #SB73 by @LincolnFillmore. This bill would make it unreasonably difficult and expensive to run a ballot initiative in Utah. Indeed, it would make it so ONLY well-funded groups could run initiatives. 1/2
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A provision in a bill that passed the Republican Senate today would mean that any future citizen ballot initiative would cost backers an extra $1.4 million.
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In attempting to take power out of the hands of the people, #utleg leadership is causing the very issue they claim to want to avoid.
This is all in retaliation for losing the #redistricting case and failing to make a good faith effort at #amendmentD.
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