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Use this section of the Utah Democratic Party's website to access the Utah House of Representatives & Senate websites, find current articles relating to the 2009 Legislative Session and interim committee hearings, and visit blogs discussing current issues.
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Let legislators steam - It's our kitchen, too
On its face, the Legislature's once-a-decade task of drawing new legislative and congressional boundaries in Utah has come down to three essentials: math, geography and... More »
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State Senate Republican leader arrested in DUI
FROM DESERET NEWS MILLCREEK — Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack, R-Syracuse, was arrested early Friday for investigation of DUI. In a statement released by... More »
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Utah House OKs Roadblocks for Reform
The Utah House approved a bill Thursday that would require the Legislature and governor to sign off before state agencies follow mandates under any federally enacted health care... More »
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Legislature has allowed Medicaid payments to...
Utah's Medicaid program may be forced to ratchet up its payments to dentists if a federal agency decides pregnant women and children's access to care is threatened. Under the... More »
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Herbert to call for across the board budget...
Gov. Gary Herbert plans to issue an executive order Friday, directing state agencies to make immediate 3 percent across-the-board spending cuts to help cover a shortfall in... More »
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Utah House and Senate Democrats State of the...
Introduction Rep. David Litvack, Democratic Leader in the Utah House of Representatives Good evening. I’m David Litvack, Democratic Leader in the Utah House of... More »
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State government revenues fall off cliff
By Bryan Schott It's not news that the state is facing an estimated $850 million budget shortfall in 2010. But just how far state tax revenues have fallen across the... More »
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Logan Herald Journal calls on Rep. Mike Noel...
Kanab legislator Mike Noel says he was joking when he told USU President Stan Albrecht to get his professors “in line up there” after a USU faculty member criticized a fellow... More »
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House backs amendment on labor organizing
House members approved and sent to the Senate a proposed constitutional amendment requiring employees wanting to form unions to use secret ballots. Supporters say the... More »
Legislative Tracking & Comment Service unveiled
Last Updated on 2010-04-02 at 12:21
New Legislation Comment Service
Ever wondered what groups support or oppose specific pieces of legislation and why they feel the way they do? Now there’s an ... More »
Let legislators steam - It's our kitchen, too
Last Updated on 2010-03-04 at 14:44
On its face, the Legislature's once-a-decade task of drawing new legislative and congressional boundaries in Utah has come down to three essentials: math, geography and... More »
Utah House OKs Roadblocks for Reform
Last Updated on 2010-02-11 at 15:35
The Utah House approved a bill Thursday that would require the Legislature and governor to sign off before state agencies follow mandates under any federally enacted health care... More »
Proposal to skip 12th grade now a bill
Last Updated on 2010-02-10 at 09:07
Sen. Chris Buttars, R-West Jordan, appears serious about his proposal to allow students to skip 12th grade to save the state money. Tuesday he opened up a bill file titled... More »
GOP Compare Public Employees to Cows
Last Updated on 2010-02-08 at 16:30
The Senate Site -- presumably with the permission of Sen. Dan Liljenquist (R-Bountiful) -- compare teachers, law enforcement officials, firefighters and other public... More »
Coal company gave $10,000 to Utah Gov. Herbert as...
Last Updated on 2010-02-03 at 15:53
On the same day Gov. Gary Herbert sat down with a coal company that complained regulators were taking too long to issue a strip-mining permit, his campaign aides were cashing a... More »
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