AltWeeklies Wire
Hundreds Sing in Utah Capitol at Gov't Secrecy Protestnew

Hundreds gathered at the Utah Captiol tonight protesting a bill signed by the governor that guts Utah's open government records law known as GRAMA. Spotaneously, the protesters entered the Capitol and House Chamber, signing and beating drums.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
03-10-2011 |
Politics
Utah's Secrecy Grabnew

The Utah state legislature is seeking a special exception from government transparency on the eve of the redistricting process, a function of utmost importance to the functioning of our representative government.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Jesse Fruhwirth |
03-07-2011 |
Politics
What Happened to 2010 Citizen Lobbyists in Utahnew

Gay activist Eric Ethington feels he and the LGBT community got screwed this year. “It seemed like the Legislature did not take much input from their constituents, and by and large, just made general statements."
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Austen Diamond |
03-23-2010 |
Politics
Utah Legislative Wrap-Up 2010new
This past legislative session, which ended March 11, Rep. Mark Wheatley ran a resolution urging school districts to consider building “green” schools whenever possible.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Josh Loftin |
03-23-2010 |
Commentary
Aqua Velva Man: Success Means Never Having to Say You're Sorrynew

“Well, I’m not apologizing for anything,” said Mit Romney. (Mit downsized his name at the same time he downsized his domiciles, so people would forget that he is the richest guy to ever run for president.)
Salt Lake City Weekly |
D.P. Sorensen |
03-16-2010 |
Commentary