In less than two weeks, the Utah Republican and Democratic parties will hold neighborhood caucus meetings across the state. There, delegates will be chosen for this year’s county and state conventions. And those delegates have a lot of power, choosing the parties nominees to go on the ballot in the November election.
This week, state lawmakers in the House of Representatives passed a series of bills aimed at taking over public lands from the federal government, which currently controls roughly two-thirds of the entire state. But a top federal official who oversees those public lands doesn’t think their efforts will amount to a hill of beans.
Former Utah House Speaker David Clark now has his sights set on a higher political office, running for Congress in the 2nd District. The state lawmaker of 12 years counts several ethics reforms passed in the Utah legislature among his accomplishments. He joined us to discuss what he has to offer voters.
Could comments made this week by the top aide for Utah’s freshman senator lead to a rift with Utah’s senior senator? That’s in question now, after Mike Lee’s chief of staff told Politico that Orrin Hatch’s decades of experience in Washington will be a negative thing during this election cycle. 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.
It’s no surprise that Republicans in Utah’s Congressional delegation have nothing positive to say about President Obama’s new budget proposal. But how could it potentially impact the state if parts of it are actually passed by Congress? 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.
Republican Sean Reyes wants to be Utah’s next Attorney General. He counts among his accomplishments becoming one of the first minority attorneys in the state to make partner at a major law firm and co-founding an organization to help Utahns combat fraud. He joined us in the studio to talk about where he stands on the important issues.
Former Utah Governor and presidential candidate Jon Huntsman has now officially ruled out another political campaign this election year, but his post-primary career will include working in the non-profit sector and now, the auto industry. 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.
Salt Lake County can be better managed for less. That’s the message of former county councilman Mark Crockett, who’s now hoping to return to county government, this time as mayor. The GOP candidate says millions of dollars can be saved by cutting waste and not overlapping with city services. We asked Crockett what ideas he has to offer voters and delegates heading into the Republican convention a few months away.
While Jon Huntsman, Sr. was only allowed to formally contribute up to $2,500 to his son’s failed presidential campaign by law, that didn’t stop the Utah businessman from pumping millions of dollars into a super PAC that supported his campaign with advertising. And with new disclosure reports just released, we now know exactly how much he put in.
As Chief Deputy Utah Attorney General, Republican John Swallow has battled against the federal government on issues like health care reform and public lands. Now, with incumbent Mark Shurtleff retiring at the end of 2012, he’s running for his boss’s job.
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