Utah Priorities Project: Partisan Politics
The increasing polarization of the political process in Utah and across the nation is the next issue identified by the Utah Foundation as part of its Utah Priorities Project. In their open-ended...
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Monday April 1, 2013
Federal spending cuts affect Utah’s poor and hungry, Utah’s GOP Chairman says he won’t run for re-election, and Utah’s courts begin a new era of openness.
View ArticleThomas Wright Not Seeking Re-election as Utah GOP Chairman
Utah Republican Party Chairman Thomas Wright announced today that he will not seek re-election when the state GOP meets in May.
View ArticleKUER News Pod: Friday May 17, 2013
The wife of LDS President Thomas Monson passes away, the University of Utah receives a grant to research child asthma, and some members of the Utah Republican party propose a change to the delegate...
View ArticleUtah Republicans Decide to Keep Party Nomination Process
Utah Republicans decided at their convention on Saturday to keep their system in place for choosing party nominees. A proposal to raise the percentage of votes needed to avoid a primary sparked heated...
View ArticleSalt Lake County GOP Chairman Ready for a New Salt Lake County District Attorney
Last week Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill determined that two West Valley City detectives were not justified in their shooting of an unarmed woman. In response, the County’s GOP Chairman...
View ArticleUtah GOP Chairman Deflects Attention Away from County Leader's Inflammatory...
Utah Republican Party chairman James Evans addressed the media today about inflammatory comments made by Salt Lake County GOP Chairman Chad Bennion. Evans’ comments come more than a week after Bennion...
View ArticleState GOP Makes Changes to Neighborhood Caucuses
Leaders of the Count My Vote initiative say they will continue to move forward with their efforts to replace the party caucuses with direct primaries even after state GOP delegates voted over the...
View ArticleGOP Candidates for Attorney General Debate, Campaign for Votes
Republican Candidates vying to replace former Attorney General John Swallow, faced off in a debate on Wednesday night. They answered questions that came from across the state using the Utah Education...
View ArticleSutherland Institute, Count My Vote Debate Merits of Direct Primary Elections
Leaders of the Count My Vote initiative joined members of the opposition to discuss their ballot measure Wednesday during a panel at the Sutherland Institute Legislative Policy Conference.
View ArticleBill To Modify Caucus System Clears Hurdle in State Senate
A bill that would force political parties in Utah to change the current caucus and primary system cleared a hurdle in a Senate committee on Friday. SB 54 would mandate that parties raise the threshold...
View ArticleCompromise Announced on Count My Vote
Leaders of the Count My Vote ballot initiative appeared with legislative leaders at a rare Sunday news conference to announce a compromise on the effort to replace Utah’s caucus-convention system for...
View ArticleUtah AG Sean Reyes Accepts GOP Nomination
Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes will be the Republican nominee in the special election to replace former AG John Swallow. Reyes was the only republican candidate running. He has been working as the AG...
View ArticleMia Love Wins GOP 4th Congressional District Race
Former Saratoga Springs mayor Mia Love won the state Republican nomination for Utah’s 4th congressional district.
View ArticleA Small Group of Davis County GOP Members Looks to Oust County Chair
Several Davis County Republicans are trying to oust their local party chair because he wasn’t registered with the party when was elected. Davis County GOP Chair Phill Wright believes the whole thing is...
View ArticleUtah Democratic Party Has a Lot More Cash On Hand Than Their Republican...
The latest state financial disclosure reports show that the Utah Democratic Party has a lot more money than the Utah GOP. That difference could mean something for the upcoming election.
View ArticleRural Commissioner Returns to Office -- Thanks to 3 Votes
Republicans dominate politics in eastern Utah’s conservative Uintah County. So, a vote recount and long wait for a winner in the county commission primary was unusual and tense. Mike McKee will keep...
View ArticleUtah GOP Chairman Says Alliance for a Better Utah Sponsored Debates Are...
Utah Republican Party Chairman James Evans is encouraging several legislative candidates to not participate in debates organized by groups that include Alliance for a Better Utah.
View ArticleLove and Owens Battle in Utah's Most Contested Congressional Race
Republican Mia Love hopes she can win the seat after being narrowly defeated by incumbent Jim Matheson in 2012. With Matheson announcing his retirement last year, Democrat Doug Owens has stepped into...
View ArticleUtah GOP to File Lawsuit Challenging SB54
Leaders of the Utah State Republican Party are filing a lawsuit challenging the legality of SB 54. The legislation passed this year changes the state’s caucus/convention system for nominating...
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