Rep. Stephen Sandstrom announces resignation
Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem, has announced that he will be resigning from the Utah House of Representatives effective March 31. Here is his letter to Speaker of the House Becky Lockhart.
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Former Speaker David Clark announces resignation
Rep. David Clark announced today that he would be resigning from the Utah House of Representatives effective Jan. 5, 2012.
UT House of Reps news updates
* The 2011 Redistricting Committee is coming to West Jordan on July 12th, that’s tomorrow folks. We will be at the Jordan School District Auxiliary Services Bldg, which is located at 7905 S. Redwood Rd. The meeting begins at 6 PM. REDISTRICTUTAH.COM
Utah Legislature calls Veto Override Session
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 2011
Comparing Immigration to a movie theater by Rep. Fred Cox
Do you remember when you had to wait in line to buy tickets to a movie, and then wait in line before going in? That was before you could order them at home, and know then where your seat was and what time to show up to the theater. If you showed up at the [...]
Gridlock? What gridlock?
Sure, things felt a little slow in the beginning. Bills may not have been coming out as fast as we would have liked for a number of reasons: we have a huge number of freshman, lawmakers are taking on serious and complex issues like Medicaid and immigration reform, and our legislative research staff hasn’t been [...]
Article V Convention vs Con-Con by Rep. Holly Richardson
Arguments against a Constitutional Convention (also called a Con-Con) are plentiful and rightly so. The last Constitutional Convention resulted in a new government. Opening up the Constitution could be like opening Pandora’s box. But. What happens with a federal government that is out of control? Representative Ken Ivory says that the distinct line between the [...]
Utah Legislature Highlights for Week 2: Jan. 31st – Feb 4th
The House of Representatives welcomed its newest member Rep. Holly Richardson, a Republican from District 57 in Pleasant Grove. One of the highlights this week was the base budget passed the House. Congressman Rob Bishop visited the Legislature and joined the Republican Caucus for lunch to discuss federal issues affecting the state and his role [...]
Passing of Rep. Richardson’s daughter
Angelia Sariah Richardson, the 3-year-old daughter of Rep. Holly Richardson, passed away unexpectedly early Thursday morning in her sleep. Angelia was born without most of her brain and was adopted at birth by the Richardson family.