With Utah Democratic Party Chairman Wayne Holland saying he may not run for re-election this year, other Democrats are planning to vie for his seat. Middle school teacher Robert Comstock says his involvement in the social and economic issues of the community for the past 35 years makes him qualified to lead the state party.
Former three-term Utah Senator Bob Bennett is lending a hand to The Wilderness Society in his political retirement. The Republican will collaborate with the organization on wilderness preservation, an issue where they also worked together while he was in office. Every Friday, we talk with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily, online round-up of Utah politics.
Former Utah Governor and now-Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman earned some ribbing from President Obama this week, when the president joked that Huntsman’s cooperation with him would surely help him win the Republican primary if Huntsman runs for president in 2012. Today, we begin a weekly conversation with Thomas Burr, Washington Correspondent for the Salt Lake Tribune, and author of Political Cornflakes, a daily online round-up of Utah politics.
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