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Already concerned the Legislature won't heed independent redistricting recommendations, some Utah House and Senate Democrats issued a call to their Republican colleagues: Be fair.
Silicon Slopes launches political action committee aimed at Utah's Capitol Hill Utah's booming tech industry is about to get more political. and last updated 2021-08-03 00:01:37-04 SALT LAKE CITY â Utah's booming tech industry is about to get more political. Slopes PAC, a political action committee created to represent the interests of Silicon Slopes, is launching this week with an eye on the Utah State Legislature. "Weâre one of the largest sectors of employers in the state. We bring in a lot of jobs, growth, wealth," Sunny Washington, the CEO of the newly-formed political action c...
Some of those judges had been waiting to see what the Supreme Court would do. The court’s instruction Monday was: Proceed. Technically, the Supreme Court’s decision doesn’t dictate how those lower court cases should come out. But it also sends a signal that’s hard for lower court judges to ignore. “It’s inevitable that judges on lower courts will be thinking about what this means,” said University of Michigan law professor Sam Bagenstos. “Lower court judges hate to be reversed. They’re always trying to predict what the Supreme Court will do, and I’d be shocked if they aren...
The Utah State Capitol transformed into a sea of rainbow colors on Sunday as hundreds gathered to march in commemoration of Pride Month.
Deseret News Share this story Annie Barker, Deseret News The state Capitol transformed into a sea of rainbow on Sunday as hundreds gathered to march, celebrate and commemorate Pride Month. The event — organized by the Utah Pride Center — began with a rally on the steps of the state Capitol before attendees marched through the streets of downtown Salt Lake City. Dozens of attendees carried a 200-foot pride flag through the streets as they marched underneath rainbow-colored balloon arches set up along State Street. As the march concluded in Liberty Park, the balloon arches were joined toget...