Restricting voter access, a new state park, beefing up security, streamlining government and vehicle registration reminders.
Reversing a process that has been working, the #utleg votes to cut off Utahns ability to switch parties months before primaries.
A bill to cut off Utahns’ ability to switch political party affiliation months before primary elections has won approval from the full Utah Legislature. | By @KatieMcKellar1#utpol #utleghttps://t.co/oJ7CRsjIxi
— Deseret News (@DeseretNews) March 4, 2021
Utahraptor State Park, coming soon!
Utahraptor State Park is done. Thank you everyone. We’ve just protected one of the most critical paleontological sites on earth.#utpol pic.twitter.com/OgqIzihnNM
— Jeremy Roberts (@JeremyBRoberts) March 4, 2021
It became increasingly more clear following the 2020 election cycle and especially the Jan. 6 insurrection that elected officials put themselves in harm’s way simply by being elected. The #utleg is putting $$ towards beefing up security for Utah’s elected officials and the Capitol.
Utah representatives agreed Wednesday that more needs to be done to protect the Capitol and officials, passing SB222 to spend more than $1 million on security measures. | By @Hannah3Petersen#utpol #utleghttps://t.co/ep9FqIvRi5
— Deseret News (@DeseretNews) March 4, 2021
Streamlining government
Rep. Ray's bill to merge @UtahDepOfHealth with @UTHumanServices has PASSED the #utleg: https://t.co/yOaz6E6akw
Off to @SpencerJCox for his signature/veto (and really, his administration has backed this idea). @fox13 #utpol #utleg pic.twitter.com/BsaxolYm5W
— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) March 4, 2021
No more forgetting to register our cars. Some good ideas in theory just don’t work out in practice.
Rep. Chew's bill to bring back the vehicle registration postcards has PASSED the #utleg: https://t.co/N8dWyOQ9KH @fox13 #utpol #utleg pic.twitter.com/tpKVmSZKCT
— Ben Winslow (@BenWinslow) March 4, 2021
