Posted in
2012 on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 5:11 PM
By Allen Christensen
Utah State Senator, District 19
I have been the chair of the Health and Human Services Committee for eight years. I understand the necessity for balanced compassion. Currently one third of the State’s budget goes to Social Services. For obvious reasons, over the last few years, every…
Continue reading
Posted in
2012, Featured on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 4:10 PM
By Senator Howard Stephenson and Cody Jenkins
Our nation is at risk. These words introduced Ronald Reagan’s National Commission on Excellence in Education’s 1983 “A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform.” The report listed many indicators of failure in education, including that “nearly 40 percent…
Continue reading
Posted in
Morning Bulletin on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Goeie môre!
(Afrikaans for “good morning!”)
Back from a long weekend, everyone is ready for another week here at the Capitol. Today is Day 29 of the Utah legislative session. This morning there were lots of visitors on the Rotunda. Welcome!
* Morning floor time is 10:30-11:45 a.m. today.
* Afternoon floor…
Continue reading