Utah State Senate
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Location:
Salt Lake City, UT, 84114
Phone:
801-538-1035
Mon - Fri:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
 
Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow Dave Buhler, who has been involved in Utah politics for a while, posted a blog (via UPD) about the fascination with the death of Michael Jackson. Thanks Dave!

http://www.utahpolicy.com/blog_entry/individual/so-why-fascination

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Utah State Senate Today, about 30 more bills go into effect. Find a link to the list at www.Senatesite.com

Source: senatesite.com
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Eleanor Goshgarian-Muth

Eleanor Goshgarian-Muth Thank You Ric for all your efforts to keep me informed.. Elly Muth

Ric
Ric
Thanks Elly - good to hear from you. Laura Barlow is actually the one bringing this site to life, with suggestions here and there from senators and staff.
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Utah State Senate Video: President Waddoups discusses "Declining Revenues = Tax Hikes?"

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Utah State Senate Head to Park City for the 4th!
abc4: Utah one of few hot spots nationwide for Fourth of July tourism

Source: www.abc4.com
AAA says the Rocky Mountain Region may be the only area seeing positive tourism numbers while travel around the nation is expected to drop 2 percent.
Lisa
Lisa
Put that in your pipe and smoke it, Colorado!
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Utah State Senate "Pollina Corporate Real Estate, a U.S. corporate relocation company, ranks Utah second on its annual list of America's top 10 pro-business states." (pollina.com via UPD)

Source: www.pollina.com
America must be an integral part of global business if it is to remain a superpower, but “thus far we have done a terrible job of integrating ourselves in the 21st century marketplace,” says geoeconomist and corporate relocation expert Dr. ...
Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow FYI, If you are confused about the changes in immigration policy, Senator Jenkins posted a great blog on the SenateSite outlining the recent changes. Check it out!

http://senatesite.com/blog/2009/06/new-immigration-related-policy.html

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Utah State Senate Provo-Orem voted #2 best place to start over. (BusinessWeek Magazine)

Source: images.businessweek.com
If you've been laid off or are just looking for a new place to start your career-or life-over, here are 20 places in the U.S. where companies are hiring and the living is affordable
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Utah State Senate Pignanelli & Webb discuss our Caucus-Convention System vs. an Open Primary for elections. (DNews)

Source: www.deseretnews.com
One of the reasons Utah's election seasons are so long is that in contested intra-party races, candidates must prepare for party caucuses in March of the election year. That means candidates begin wooing delegates sometimes nearly two years before the actual election. ...
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Utah State Senate Re: Senator Liljenquist

"The flu hits home for Davis County senator" (DNews)

Source: www.deseretnews.com
When 30-year-old Jaman Davies started feeling sick a week ago Wednesday, neither he nor anyone in his family thought it was anything serious.
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Utah State Senate And in Natural Gas news: "Utah's network of natural-gas filling stations could extend past I-15" (SLTrib)

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Utah State Senate Check out the new Utah Policy Daily "Live".

Source: www.utahpolicy.com
Why is the Utah Democratic Party web site about a hundred times better than the Utah Republican Party web site? I can't even find a link to county party web sites on the state web site. Something for new GOP Chair Dave Hansen to focus on.
Laura Barlow

Laura Barlow State GOP Convention tomorrow. Deciding the new leadership for the State Republican Party! I will be twittering the results "real-time" on my twitter site: http://twitter.com/1963laurajane

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Utah State Senate Word from DNews: Salt Lake ranks 18th on list of "best places to live and work for young professionals".

Source: www.deseretnews.com
S.L. ranks 18th on list of best places to live
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Utah State Senate The State of Utah has recently launched a "Transparency" website. You can view this state government's revenues and expenditures with the click of a button. (Senator Wayne Niederhauser was key in getting this website up).

Where are your tax dollars going? Check it out!

Source: www.utah.gov
Welcome to transparent.utah.gov, a website dedicated to the transparency and accountability of government finances. Expenditure and revenue data for the State of Utah is provided beginning with fiscal year 2009. ...
Sylvia
Sylvia
Yea Wayne!
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Utah State Senate Easy way to find out who your Utah legislators are, Thanks to Scotty Riding

Source: www.scottriding.com
An easy to use tool to find out who represents you at the Utah Capitol.
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Utah State Senate How do we stay the Best Managed State in the Nation?

Source: www.utahpulse.com
Jonathan Ball, Legislative Fiscal Analyst, speaks to the 2009 Utah Taxes Now Conference.
Ric
Ric
Jon Ball rocks.
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Utah State Senate Senators Van Tassell, Hinkins, Dayton and Mayne tour energy fields in eastern Utah to see what's happening in energy development.

Source: www.sunad.com
Sun Advocate, Serving County County, Utah news since 1892
Bill
Bill
Great. I talked to Brandy Gillette (801-487-4800) who does PR for SunSmart. She'd be happy to arrange a St. George tour. I left a message with Kate Guerin at RuderFinn in New York (212-593-6377). She was the contact person when Nevada Solar One was dedicated last year. The Nevada site would be a little out of the way but might be worth an ... Read Moreovernighter. It's the third largest concentrating solar plant in the world and is somewhat of a prototype for other big projects in Arizona and Colorado. I'd be happy to help you get this off the ground.
Ric
Ric
I'm only going to Nevada if we can stop at Burning Man.
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Utah State Senate Time to plan your summer vacation.

Source: www.sltrib.com
Visit a national park for free
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Utah State Senate To pave or not to pave? KCPW discussed a proposed highway to the Book Cliffs in Eastern UT with Senator Kevin Van Tassell. Advantages?

"State Senator Kevin Van Tassell says the most important impact will be felt in the classroom. He says the paved road will make oil, gas, oil shale and tar sands developments on School and Institutional Trust Lands more accessible."

Source: kcpw.org
(KCPW News) Utah residents have until this afternoon to comment on the environmental study for a proposed highway through the rugged Book Cliffs in eastern Utah. In the 90s, efforts to pave the 55-mile ...
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Utah State Senate What does President Waddoups think of being considered a candidate for LG?

"Waddoups says even if he were offered the position, he isn't sure he'd take it. He says he enjoys his spot at the helm of the Senate." (KCPW)

Source: kcpw.org
(KCPW News) Speculation abounds on who will be appointed as Utah's next Lieutenant Governor after Gary Herbert vacates the position to assume his new job as the state's seventeenth governor. One ...
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Utah State Senate The allegations in the SB 2 lawsuit have been dismissed (well, the majority of the complaints).

From The Senate Site:
"The court just drove a stake through its heart. They dismissed the allegations relating to the single subject rule and the clear title provision."

See more details (including links to the entire discussion) at www.SenateSite.com

Source: senatesite.com
Remember the SB2 lawsuit? (Refresher on the year-old discussion here and here. )The court just drove a stake through its heart. They dismissed the allegations relating to the single subject rule and the clear title provision. ...
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Utah State Senate Special Session today. It will most likely be pretty boring. But you never know.

Keep up with the Senate on Twitter @utahsenate.

Let us know if you have questions or comments!

Source: senatesite.com
Friends, the Special Legislative Session launches at 2:00 p.m. and I can't see how watching the event will be anything other than deathly boring.However, never underestimate the legislative process. We may be pleasantly surprised.We have seven bills that smooth out a few rough spots. ...
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The Legislature will meet for the First Special Session of 2009 on Wednesday, May 20th. We just need to work on a few technical fixes. Stop by the Capitol sometime after 2 p...
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Time:2:00PM Wednesday, May 20th
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Utah State Senate Watch Press Conference LIVE TODAY at 10:00 a.m. on the Senate Site!

Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert and Senator Wayne Niederhauser will be unveiling a new transparency website.

Source: senatesite.com
News AdvisoryFor Immediate ReleaseMay 18, 2009Contact: Lisa RoskelleyGovernor’s SpokeswomanOffice (801) 538-1503, Cell (801) 560-0137Lt. Governor Herbert to Unveil Transparency WebsiteWHO: Lt. Governor ...
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Utah State Senate Details from the press conference today, as well as the entire press conference podcast, are now on www.senatesite.com.

Source: senatesite.com
Today, Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. announced that he will step down as Governor only after being confirmed by the United States Senate as the U.S. ambassador to China. He also discussed the transition period ...
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Utah State Senate Governor Huntsman and Lt. Governor Herbert to hold Press Conference TODAY to discuss transition process. 2:00 p.m. in the Gold Room at the Capitol.

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Utah State Senate Hundreds of bills became law today. More info on the Senate Site!

Source: senatesite.com
The Legislature passed 451 bills during the 2009 General Legislative Session.Today, hundreds of those bills become law in Utah.
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