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SALT LAKE CITY — In 2018, Utah voters narrowly passed a proposition creating an independent redistricting commission that will recommend redistricting maps to the Utah State Legislature. The propositions, however, are only suggestions — and according to Utah's Constitution, the state Legislature draws the final boundaries. If legislators wanted to, they could ignore the redistricting commission's recommendations altogether. So, what is the role of the redistricting commission, and will the Utah Legislature use its recommendations? What incentives does the Legislature have to take the commission's maps seriously? The commission's limits "What we did with that referendum is we essentially created this advisory committee, but it really is advisory," said Matthew Burbank, a political science professor at the University of Utah. "Anything that they do does not have the force of law."
Is Utah gerrymandered? Here's what the parties and experts say ksl.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ksl.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Schumer's false claim that no Democrats supported new voting restrictions washingtonpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
'The Sound of Silence.' It could be the theme song of the Utah Democratic Party. When Republicans, such as U.S. Reps. Chris Stewart or Burgess Owens, paint the Dems as "socialists," or smack them with other derogatory labels, there often is no response or pushback—just a very disturbing quiet. There is no one like Jim Dabakis (the now-retired state senator from Salt Lake City) or Randy Horiuchi (the late Salt Lake County Councilman) to blast back at the GOP as cheap-shot artists whose talent for name-calling often seems to dwarf their other skills. And so, the effective Republican bumper-sticker sloganeering continues to eat its way through the Utah body politic.
Utah Democrat Walkout During Critical Race Theory Resolution Was A 'Hollow Threat' And A Symbolic Political Move kuer.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kuer.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Cherokee man wanted for armed robbery now in custody, facing multiple charges Matthew Braden Pounders, 22 of Cherokee (Source: LCSO) By WAFF 48 Digital Staff | May 13, 2021 at 10:55 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 10:56 PM LAUDERDALE CO., Ala. (WAFF) - A man wanted for armed robbery out of Lauderdale County was found and taken into custody Thursday. Investigator Matthew Burbank confirms Pounders was arrested in Cherokee by the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Region Fugitive Task Force, the Lauderdale County and the Colbert County Sheriff’s Office. Pounders is charged with first-degree robbery and third-degree theft of property. He’s now in Lauderdale County Jail on a $60,000 bond.
Deseret News The ghost of President Donald Trump’s presidency continues to divide Utah Republicans Share this story Annie Barker, Deseret News It was a chorus of boos that put Utah on the national radar this weekend — boos that filled the Maverik Center in West Valley City when Sen. Mitt Romney took the stage in front of nearly 2,000 Republican delegates. Some delegates, despite the boos, stood and applauded the Utah senator who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. But the deafening boos persisted beyond that applause, and only quieted down after outgoing Utah GOP Chairman Derek Brown took the microphone and told his fellow Republicans: