Browsing: Utah

UTAH – I am a 50-year resident of Utah, and the 2021 redistricting process will mark the sixth time I’ve observed it. This is the process that establishes the political boundaries for our Congressional districts, Utah Senate and House districts and State School Board districts. In 2006, I was privileged to be an observer at a national nonpartisan conference in Salt Lake City hosted by the Hinckley Institute, where I listened to many viewpoints on the need for redistricting reform. I am a passionate believer in citizen involvement in governmental processes and gathered signatures for Proposition 4 for the 2018…

UTAH – Plans are underway for Utah’s Department of Health to merge with the Department of Human Services and for the Department of Natural Resources to merge with the Department of Environmental Quality, FOX 13 reports. FOX 13 said it received emails to employees of each agency that outline the plans for the mergers. “The UDOH will likely look different in the future. Many of our programs, and the programs of other agencies, will likely be combined under the banner of one newly created Health and Human Services agency. Other programs will likely move to other agencies where similar services are…