Author Archives: Dave Buer

Capitol Daily Memo: spending amendment advances

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

Tweet   Fans of limited government scored a victory Wednesday night as the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee passed SJR 22 out with a 4-2 vote. SJR 22 is a Government Spending Amendment to the Utah Constitution that limits state … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: HB 210 – save or spend?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Tweet For anyone with a personal budget, it’s the eternal question: “Do I spend just about everything I have on my current needs and wants, or do I shrink my spending budget so I have money to put into savings? … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: Bravo for vote on legislator benefits

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Tweet Kudos to the members of the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Standing Committee for applying the same treatment to future legislators that state employees receive. The committee voted 5-1 this afternoon in favor of SB 156, the bill … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: measure to track poverty trends moves forward

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Tweet   The effort to give a “hand up, not a hand out” to Utah families stuck in poverty for several consecutive generations took another step forward today as SB 37 passed unanimously out of the House Workforce Services and … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Video: Gov. Herbert announces UCAIR initiative

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

Tweet   Utah Governor Gary Herbert announced today an educational and partnership effort to encourage Utahns to change their habits voluntarily to reduce air pollution across the state.     Watch this video report to learn more about the governor’s … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: health department gulps at possible loss of federal funds

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Tweet   Imagine that you’re a third-grader who needs $10 every day for breakfast, lunch and snacks at school, and that you have a generous fifth-grade friend who pays $7 of the cost each day. You “earn” the remaining $3 … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: is cell-phone ban for minors a good idea?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

Tweet   Senator Ross Romero, D-Salt Lake, believes talking on a cell phone is a dangerous activity for minors. If passed into law, Romero’s SB 128 would make it a driving infraction for a minor under the age of 18 … Continue reading →

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Running into a pileup of vehicle fees

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Tweet   Welcome to the wonderful world of vehicle titling and registration. I recently had the pleasure of running this perilous gantlet when I bought an old grocery-getter of a car, and my wallet is $263 lighter as a consequence. … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: online testing bill SB 97 advances

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Tweet   Speaking to the Senate Education Standing Committee today, Senator Aaron Osmond proposed funding the implementation of summative and adaptive online testing for Utah’s K-12 public schools. SB 97, which passed out of committee with a vote of four … Continue reading →

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Eagle Mountain joins the A+ transparency club

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Tweet   Eagle Mountain recently became the fourth Utah city to earn Sutherland’s “A+ Website Transparency Award.” Sutherland produced a report in the fall of 2010 that ranked city governments on the transparency and utility of their city websites — … Continue reading →

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Capitol Daily Memo: Harvard professor wants Utah higher ed to adapt

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Tweet   Renowned Harvard business professor and acclaimed author Clayton Christensen addressed the Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee this morning in the Senate building at the Utah Capitol. A Utah native, Christensen is a world-renowned expert on how disruptive technologies alter … Continue reading →

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Sutherland’s daily updates from the Hill begin

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

Tweet   During the 2012 legislative session, Sutherland Institute will provide insight and analysis of votes, meetings, debates, legislation and policy from a conservative perspective. The goal is to provide our readers with in-depth coverage of issues vital to them … Continue reading →

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King’s moving plea and the American Dream

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

Tweet   On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered an electrifying speech to 200,000 civil rights supporters in Washington, D.C. As he stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial, King called for the nation to finish what the … Continue reading →

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‘A torrent of angry and malignant passions’

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Tweet   One of the timeless features of great figures, including America’s Founding Fathers, is their ability to understand and articulate the nature of the human race. Their observations are, thus, applicable to any age and almost any situation. An … Continue reading →

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Taming the beast of Utah government spending

Posted on December 9, 2011 by

Tweet   Many Americans are quite concerned about excessive federal spending and debt, but what about our state? Does Utah have a spending problem, too? The short answer is “yes.” Watch the video below to learn how fast Utah spending … Continue reading →

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