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Author: Dave McGee

Swallow Scandal

Shurtleff, Swallow, & Bank of America – The Campaign Donations That Left Utah Homeowners Out in the Cold

Posted on July 17, 2014July 17, 2014

As you may have heard, former Republican Attorneys General John Swallow and Mark Shurtleff were arrested on numerous felony charges Tuesday morning. One of the charges in…

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Opinion

From the Writer’s Desk: LDS Church, Ordain Women Must Both Look Inward

Posted on June 25, 2014June 25, 2014

Unless you have been living under a rock, you probably know that on Sunday two important and related events happened within the LDS Church. The first…

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In Committee, In the House, In the Senate, Utah Politics

Lawmakers Voice Support for E-Cigarette Regulations

Posted on June 20, 2014June 20, 2014

On Wednesday, Utah lawmakers on the Health and Human Services interim committee discussed the fate of e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered tubes that heat liquid nicotine…

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Salt Lake County

New Coalition Says It Can Clean Up Pioneer Park Drug & Homeless Problem

Posted on April 24, 2014April 24, 2014

The plight of Pioneer Park is familiar to many residents in Salt Lake County. The park is well known and enjoyed as the home of…

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Opinion

From the Writer’s Desk: Ordain Women Movement Mocked, Harassed, and Degraded While Church Preaches Tolerance

Posted on April 7, 2014April 8, 2014

As I sit down to write about my experience involving the Ordain Women Movement on Temple Square, I want to stress that this is only a…

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Salt Lake County

Rails May Return to Salt Lake City Streets

Posted on March 21, 2014March 20, 2014

In keeping with Salt Lake’s continuing expansion into the modern mindset that everything old is new again, last Thursday the Downtown City Creek Harmon’s played…

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2014 Legislative Session, Flagged Bills - 2014 Session, In the House, Weber County

Flagged Bill: HB 68 – Protection of State Park Resources, Rep. Pitcher

Posted on February 7, 2014February 28, 2014

***Note: this bill has been substituted, this analysis may no longer be valid*** It’s a routine sight in Utah’s state and national parks to come…

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In Committee, Utah Politics

As Federal Shutdown Ends, Utah Lawmakers Bogged Down Over $0.00029 Tax Increase

Posted on October 21, 2013

If you happened to be watching live, last Wednesday’s meeting of the Joint Health and Human Services Interim Committee could have been misinterpreted as a…

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