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Merry Christmas! My present to you is a short post that will hopefully still be informative. Click on the links to read or listen more in depth about things that are important to you.  November Interim Legislators met last month for the final interim meetings of the year. Our interim committees have been working for the past seven months studying key issues and …

Happy Fall I hope this email finds you healthy, happy, and enjoying the beautiful autumn colors! Over the past month, I have received so many emails that I haven’t been able to respond to all of them. Most of these emails express concern about four things: Pres. Biden’s vaccine mandate, redistricting, the security of our elections, and changing the name of …

I can’t believe it is already September! This year and a half has been difficult, stressful, and draining on many of our businesses and on all of our families and friends in so many ways, but I know there is light at the end of the tunnel! Worried About Election Fraud in Utah County? Important meeting tonight! An issue that keeps …

MASK MANDATES  I have received a lot of emails asking whether the legislature is going to mandate masks and/or vaccinations, and there have been thoughtful and heartfelt concerns and fears on both sides of this issue. To be clear, the Governor issued the statewide mask mandate last year under the executive’s emergency powers, not the legislature, and the legislature has no …

This has been a busy month! I was hoping to get this email out sooner, but hopefully, it is better late than never. 🙂 June Interim Meetings You can find summaries and links to all June interim committee discussions HERE. Following are  highlights that address some of the topics of concern my constituents have emailed me about.   Education Interim Committee and Educational Equity  Members of the …

Interim Meetings on Tuesday, Special Session on Wednesday Interim meetingsAll legislators are assigned to serve on at least three interim committees in between sessions: one appropriations committee and two interim committees. This year, I will be serving on the same committees during interim that I served on during the session–Social Services Appropriations Committee and the Health and Human Services and Law …

Because it is important that government is accountable and transparent with how we spend tax-payer dollars, this email is full of information on where to find Utah’s budget information and an initial summary of how the America Rescue Plan Act funds will be distributed in Utah. BUDGET INFO You can find everything you you ever wanted to know, or didn’t want to know, …

WE’RE DONE! This session was very different in many ways, but we got a lot of great things done. I didn’t agree with every bill passed, and some of the bills I strongly supported did not pass, but I feel very good about what we accomplished overall. Here is an overview of many of the bills that passed with brief summaries.  Sometimes …

It’s the final countdown! With only two days left of the session, we are voting on bills on the House Floor all day. Since we are on the Floor so much, there are plenty of opportunities for you to tune in and listen to the debates. If you would like to listen in, click here. Tune into this week’s Facebook Friday on my Facebook page if you’d like a …

With 8 working days left, we are in the home stretch of the General Legislative session! I have been working on getting my priority bills through the Senate before next week. If you have a few minutes this Friday, please tune in to my Facebook Friday event for more information on bills I voted on this week. I’d also like to …