It All Ends With the Civil Society
It All Ends With the Civil Society After the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University (UVU), something I’d looked into before resurfaced. The “Civil Society” and “democracy” as it’s called, popped back up due to several X threads- Data Republican and SKDoubledub33, and Jessica Woods addressing NGOs and other groups. I thought it […]
Lights Out? Utah’s Growing Energy Crisis
If you’re like me you tend to ignore, intentionally or not, the articles that mention broad subjects. An article about something in my city and near to me catches my attention, but large ambiguous things tend to limp off into my peripheral. That was until recently. I have always assumed — presumptuous I know — […]
From Enlibra to Entanglement: Mike Leavitt, Public-Private Partnerships, and the New Face of American Governance
In the late 1990s, Utah Governor Mike Leavitt introduced a governance philosophy known as Enlibra — a “third way” approach designed to resolve environmental disputes and decentralize decision-making. With its emphasis on collaboration, market-based solutions, and stakeholder-driven processes, Enlibra quickly gained national traction. During Leavitt’s tenure as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under […]
THE SPENCER COX M.O.
A UtahNews Special Report SPENCER COX: “MR. CIVILITY?” Not long ago we were greeted with the news that America’s most “Woke” Republican governor, our own Spencer Cox, was named the new chair of the National Governor’s Association. When asked what he is going to concentrate on as head of the Guvs, he went to his […]
Toward Disaster: Utah’s Election Trajectory
Toward Disaster; Utah’s Election Trajectory A UtahNews Special Report Utah’s Elections THE PAST: In person voting in neighborhood precincts with hand count; moved to option “may” vote by mail with machine count; THE PRESENT: “Shall” vote by mail with machine count; Experiment with internet voting on cell phones and ranked choice voting THE FUTURE?:Universal internet […]
China’s Influence in Utah
CHINA’S INFLUENCE IN UTAH By Veronica Harper Everywhere you look your eyes can catch a glimpse of the beauty of this great state we live in. Utah has incredibly beautiful views. Take for instance, the Wasatch mountains, its peaks covered in snow. In fact, this year two of our ski resorts have recorded record-breaking amounts […]