Yearly Archives: 2009

The Davis School District will have a $250 million bond proposition on the ballot Nov. 3. The bond will assist the district in building new schools and improving existing schools. Just like bond measures passed in 1997, 2002 and 2006 … Continue reading →

Today is the municipal primary election for Bountiful and North Salt Lake cities, as well as the Salt Lake City Council District 1 primary.   Polls are open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. Please make time to vote and exercise … Continue reading →

Tonight is my Legislative Wrap-up Town Meeting.  For those of you who will not be able to attend, below is the handout for this evening that includes a brief summary of selected bills as well as several links where you … Continue reading →

This Saturday will be an opportunity for Davis County residents to become involved in the political scene on a local level.  Both Democratic and Republican Davis County parties will be holding their annual conventions on Saturday.  I encourage all residents … Continue reading →

I will be holding a Legislative  District 20 wrap-up town meeting on Thursday, April 30, 7:00 pm, at the Bountiful Library.  We will have a chance to discuss the highlights of the 2009 legislative session and where we should go … Continue reading →

The Senate voted today on the latest version of HB2, the bill detailing the funding for public education, including charter schools. The vote was 15-9. The full text can be found here, along with the four amendments, http://le.utah.gov/~2009/htmdoc/hbillhtm/HB0002S01.htm. I talked … Continue reading →

Today we finished up the House bills. I know I said that yesterday, but we really did finish them today. One of those last House bills was mine, HB 446, “Medicaid Restricted Account Amendments.” It passed 62-0. It basically amends … Continue reading →

There were some records broken on the floor of the House today: Most votes in a day: 50 Longest bill yet: 205 pages Most amendments to a bill: 18 (3SHB 187) There was a huge rush on the floor of … Continue reading →

I enjoy idioms and thought I’d share a few of my favorites from the Capitol: Don’t let perfect get in the way of good. This is a solution in search of a problem. Sure we need a seat at the … Continue reading →

In the majority caucus on Friday the fiscal analyst presented us with the areas of the state budget receiving backfill in the way of one time money from the Federal Stimulus package. This proposed budget has the support of the House and … Continue reading →