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Utahns like Herbert and non-discrimination; they don’t like Senators and clocks
Utahns overwhelmingly support “a statewide law to protect Utahns against employment and housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation,” with 72% in favor Newly released polling data shows that Utahns approval strongly of Gary Herbert’s performance as governor (74% … Continue reading
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Tagged Count My Vote, gary herbert, greg hughes, legislature, mike lee, mormons, non-discrimination, orrin hatch, polls, sean reyes, utah voter poll
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Pretty much nobody likes the Zion Curtain
Democrats (81%), Republicans (51%), Mormons (51%), other religious adherents (87%), and the non-religious (99%) all agree that restaurants should be allowed to remove these barriers. Utah law requires restaurants to prepare alcoholic drinks out of sight of customers, either in a … Continue reading
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Tagged alcohol, democrat, legislature, mormons, polls, religion, republican, utah voter poll, zion curtain
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Pretty much nobody likes the Zion Curtain
Update: The 2015 Legislature will be Utah’s 2nd most Republican since the Depression
The 2015 Legislature has the second largest Republican majority in 88 years, since the 96.8% majority of 1927. Two weeks ago, preliminary results showed Democrats picking up one seat in the Utah House and holding steady in the Utah Senate. … Continue reading
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Update: The 2015 Legislature will be Utah’s 2nd most Republican since the Depression
We now have the fewest freshmen ever in the Utah House
Every incumbent on yesterday’s ballot won. This post is based on preliminary election results. Provisional and absentee ballots remain to be counted. When it convenes in January, Utah’s House of Representatives will have fewer freshmen on the floor than it … Continue reading
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Tagged careerism, congress, legislature, nominations, republic
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We now have the fewest freshmen ever in the Utah House
Election result: The 3rd most Republican Legislature in 80 years
The 2015 Legislature will be the third-most Republican group in 80 years. This post is based on preliminary election results. Provisional and absentee ballots remain to be counted. Update (Nov 20): Now that provisional and absentee ballots are in, three elections have … Continue reading
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Election result: The 3rd most Republican Legislature in 80 years
What Utah voters want from their Legislature
The three issues voters most want the Legislature to address: Reducing corruption among elected officials, improving Utah’s air quality, and increasing spending on K-12 public education. This post is a collaboration between Mike Barber and Adam Brown. Both are assistant … Continue reading
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What Utah voters want from their Legislature
Recap: The 2014 Utah Legislature
I’ve just posted several items about the recently concluded legislative session. Here’s a quick overview: The 2014 Legislature: Slow out of the gate, frantic in the stretch. Legislators considered 786 bills, but a procedural change caused a major crunch in … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, consensus, legislative life, legislature, measurement, navel gazing, partisanship, rankings, representation, roll call votes
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Recap: The 2014 Utah Legislature
Who missed the most votes in the 2014 Utah Legislature?
Legislators miss a lot of votes in the Utah Legislature, and some miss more than others. As the figure below shows, there wasn’t much change in the overall absenteeism rate, with 12% of Senators and 6% of Representatives missing a … Continue reading
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Tagged absenteeism, leadership, legislature, representation, roll call votes, speaker of the house
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Who missed the most votes in the 2014 Utah Legislature?
Who sponsored the most bills in the 2014 Utah Legislature?
Legislators vary widely in how many bills they introduce. Presiding officers (Speaker and Senate President) seldom sponsor bills, and that was the case again this year. Neither Speaker Lockhart nor President Niederhauser introduced any legislation. (Lockhart’s education technology initiative was … Continue reading
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Who sponsored the most bills in the 2014 Utah Legislature?
The closest votes in the 2014 Utah Legislature
Close votes are rare in the Utah Legislature. Instead, the typical bill passes with over 90% of legislators voting the same way. There are exceptions to every rule, of course. Here, I’ve listed the 20 closest votes in each chamber … Continue reading
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Tagged consensus, legislature, measurement, partisanship, roll call votes, vetting
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The closest votes in the 2014 Utah Legislature