Affordable Care Act ruling in Texas means big health care opportunity Comments Written by Derek Monson In the wake of a Texas district judge’s decision declaring the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act – aka PPACA, the ACA or Obamacare –...
Trump’s Interior nominee needs to challenge status quo Comments Written by Derek Monson Originally published in The Hill. With the resignation of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, the public lands, conservation and environmental communities are...
Midterm results are in – so what’s next for the ballot propositions? By Derek Monson November 7, 2018 Now that Election Day 2018 is in the rearview mirror, Utahns can think about the results of the ballot initiatives (Props 2, 3 and 4) and the nonbinding opinion...
Medicaid Expansion: Informing voters about Proposition 3 By Derek Monson Medicaid expansion under Proposition 3 is likely to help some Utahns while harming others. When voting on Prop 3, it is important to consider what the initiative does and doesn’t do....
Proposition 2: What the medical marijuana initiative does and doesn’t do By Derek Monson The vote on Proposition 2 has largely been overshadowed by the medical marijuana compromise (which Sutherland supported) arrived at by legislative leaders;...