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Links About Utah HB 477

03.07.2011 Government

What Others are Saying… Weighing in on H B 477 -Utah Political Summary This is a an extremely well written piece on what changes and why its a bad law. The Governor of Utah: Today’s Worst Person in FOI World – The Art of Access Blog Utah Citizens Against Secret Government RALLY Tuesday, March 8 · 12:00pm - 2:00pm [...]

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Repeal Utah House Bill 477

03.05.2011 Government
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Yesterday I blogged about House Bill 477.  Well it passed and passed with a strong majority. It is now time to put the pressure on Governor Gary Herbert. Our Governor has the ability to end this craziness.  Lets hope he does so that the Law can be better written and give due process. There is [...]

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Utah Legislature Doesn’t Want the Public or the Media to Access Government Records

03.04.2011 Government
Utah Government Leaders Don't Want the Public or the Media to Access Government Records Currently Guaranteed by Utah's GRAMA.

UPDATE: Apparently This PASSED ANYWAY. The most dangerous time to be in Utah is during the 45 days that the Utah Legislature is in session.  While there have been plenty of completely asinine laws considered, the crème del a crème is House Bill 477.  The bill would make wide-ranging changes to the Government Records Access [...]

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The Utah Legislature Supports the 10th Amendment but not the 4th

The Utah Legislature Supports the 10th Amendment but not the 4th

04.14.2010 Politics

Apparently the Utah legislature is no fan of The Constitution. This year legislature passed House Bill 150 “Administrative Subpoena Amendments” that broadens the powers of prosecutors to bypass the Constitution once again but this time it includes more crimes which include suspected felonies, as well as cyber-stalking and cyber-harassment (misdemeanors).

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