When the Mormon pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, they had been through the ringer. Utah history teaches of their suffering: a past tainted with persecution, intolerance, and murder; a harrowing winter across the plains from Illinois; more sickness and death. Many had left everything they owned [...]
Utah House Democrats were saddened to hear of the passing of former Representative Bud Bowman, R–Cedar City, who served in the Utah legislature through the 2008 session. Bud was a friend to all of us, and he will be sorely missed.
By Representative Jim Gowans, D–Toole
Minority Whip in the Utah House of Representatives
The FY2009 budget balancing process turned out as good as we could have expected. The good news is that classroom activities only lost 1.5% of their funding.
The question now is where do we go from here?
$5M was left in the Teacher Performance Pay [...]
By David Litvack, D–Salt Lake City
Minority Leader in the Utah House of Representatives
Through the early days of our 2009 Legislative Session, we have been part of much discussion and speculation regarding the upcoming budget. The ensuing loss of tax revenue has brought our state a budget deficit that cannot be ignored. My fellow [...]
