I hope you have had a wonderful summer and are enjoying the first weeks of fall! I just re-read the preview I wrote on this email–Mental Health, Suicide, Drug Addiction–and realized how depressing that sounded. It has been a busy few months, and I wanted to let you know some of the things I have been working on and answer …
Continue readingHappy July! I hope this finds you happy and healthy! Here is a quick update. Next month I will write about some of the bills and issues I am working on. Interim Committee Meetings Our legislative session runs from the 3rd week of January through the 1st week of March. From April-November, we work on legislation, attend task force and …
Continue readingIt’s been 7 1/2 weeks since the legislative session ended–where has the time gone!? Wait, I know–to a Special Session, Caucuses, Convention, meetings, and conferences. Before I get into that, I received the following information from UDOT: “The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is hosting a neighborhood meeting within your district regarding roadway improvements on Geneva Road (State Route 114) in Orem. UDOT invites you …
Continue readingI began this email during the last hours of the last day of the session. I had three bills still waiting to be heard on the Senate Floor, and I was hoping to have some good news by the end of the session. Unfortunately, my bills were caught up in the political games that accompany the last days, and all …
Continue readingWe have seven days left of the legislative session to get our bills through and done! That is not much time considering most of my bills are still not through the process. Here are the results of the survey I sent out to our district. I know it is not statistically valid, but it is very interesting to me to …
Continue readingIt has been a very busy week up here! If you are interested in listening to any legislative committees or Floor debates, want to give public comment, want to find a bill, see our budget, read audits, etc. go to le.utah.gov and click on the links. You can also contact my intern, Alexa, and she can help you navigate the site to …
Continue readingHappy Wednesday! The session is halfway over today, which doesn’t leave much time to get things done. I’d like to invite you to a Town Hall tonight from 7:00-8:30 at the Scera Center Theater. I hope to see you there! Utah Lake Bills Many of my constituents have expressed concerns and have questions about specific bills relating to Utah Lake. …
Continue readingHappy Friday! I have had a great time serving District 61 in this 2022 General Legislative Session so far. If you haven’t taken this survey yet…Legislative staff helped to prepare the following survey. You might have already taken a similar one for your Senator; however, please take it for me. 🙂 I would like to see your priorities and how you …
Continue readingThe 2022 Legislative Session It is such an honor to represent our community in the State Legislature. I have spent a lot of time preparing for this session, and I am excited for it to begin. As always, I want to encourage your participation, perspective, and input. This helps me be a better representative and makes for a more substantive and …
Continue readingUtah Lake Summit Tonight! I wanted to let you know about this great event where you can learn about Utah Lake from scientists and water experts. We need to make good decisions now to keep this treasure of our valley viable and healthy far into the future. We are providing a LIVESTREAM option for this event. Follow this LINK to register …
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