Utah Data Points http://utahdatapoints.com Data-based political science Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:30:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 What is the future of the Republican nominating system? http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/04/what-is-the-future-of-the-republican-nominating-system/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/04/what-is-the-future-of-the-republican-nominating-system/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:06:24 +0000 Kelly Patterson http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1820 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/04/what-is-the-future-of-the-republican-nominating-system/feed/ 3 Recap: Looking back at the 2013 Utah Legislature http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/recap-looking-back-at-the-2013-utah-legislature/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/recap-looking-back-at-the-2013-utah-legislature/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:21:59 +0000 Adam Brown http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1810 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/recap-looking-back-at-the-2013-utah-legislature/feed/ 1 Who missed the most votes in 2013? http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-missed-the-most-votes-in-2013/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-missed-the-most-votes-in-2013/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:49:56 +0000 Adam Brown http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1805 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-missed-the-most-votes-in-2013/feed/ 3

With so much going on in such a short session, it may be inevitable that legislators may miss lots of votes

]]> Who ran the most bills in the 2013 Legislature? http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-ran-the-most-bills-in-the-2013-legislature/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-ran-the-most-bills-in-the-2013-legislature/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:22:04 +0000 Adam Brown http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1801 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-ran-the-most-bills-in-the-2013-legislature/feed/ 1 Who voted “nay” most often in the 2013 Utah Legislature? http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-voted-nay-most-often-in-the-2013-utah-legislature/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-voted-nay-most-often-in-the-2013-utah-legislature/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:38:51 +0000 Adam Brown http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1783 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/who-voted-nay-most-often-in-the-2013-utah-legislature/feed/ 0

Perhaps it takes a few terms of service to pick up the "consensus culture."

]]> How quickly were bills passed in 2013? http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/how-quickly-were-bills-passed-in-2013/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/how-quickly-were-bills-passed-in-2013/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:28:54 +0000 Adam Brown http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1794 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/how-quickly-were-bills-passed-in-2013/feed/ 0

Something changed around 2009 or 2010 that led legislators to introduce their bills later and, as a result, process them more quickly.

]]> The closest votes in the 2013 Legislature http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/the-closest-votes-in-the-2013-legislature/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/the-closest-votes-in-the-2013-legislature/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:27:39 +0000 Adam Brown http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1777 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/the-closest-votes-in-the-2013-legislature/feed/ 0

Most votes in the Utah Legislature pass with an overwhelming bipartisan majority.

]]> Were Democrats able to pass their bills this year? http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/were-democrats-able-to-pass-their-bills-this-year/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/were-democrats-able-to-pass-their-bills-this-year/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:29:30 +0000 Adam Brown http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1766 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/were-democrats-able-to-pass-their-bills-this-year/feed/ 0

The numbers tell a different story: Democratic bills received less favorable treatment than last year.

]]> Do Utah Legislators work enough to justify their salary? http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/do-utah-legislators-work-enough-to-justify-their-salary/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/do-utah-legislators-work-enough-to-justify-their-salary/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:58:46 +0000 Adam Brown http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1732 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/do-utah-legislators-work-enough-to-justify-their-salary/feed/ 0

It's not much of a stretch to claim that Utah Legislators earn poverty wages.

]]> What do Utahns Think of Gun Control? http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/what-do-utahns-think-of-gun-control/ http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/what-do-utahns-think-of-gun-control/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:17:00 +0000 Kelly Patterson http://utahdatapoints.com/?p=1702 Continue reading →]]> http://utahdatapoints.com/2013/03/what-do-utahns-think-of-gun-control/feed/ 0