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Archive for May, 2010

Legislative leaders OK look at UTA conflicts(0)

From the Salt Lake Tribune:
If auditors find evidence of problems, a full-blown audit could be ordered.
By Cathy McKitrick
The Salt Lake Tribune
Legislative leaders voted unanimously Tuesday to have the auditor general scrutinize Utah Transit Authority’s 19-member Board of Trustees for conflicts of interest involving land deals and transit-oriented developments.
The audit request came from Rep. Janice Fisher, [...]

Utah lawmaker Christine Johnson to work for South Carolina gay rights group(0)

From the Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — A Democratic Utah lawmaker is resigning to become the executive director of a gay rights group in South Carolina.
 
Rep. Christine Johnson said Wednesday she will begin her new job at South Carolina Equality in July. Johnson lived in the state previously and still has family there.
 
The two-term Salt [...]