With UDOT rounding the corner on its antidote to Little Cottonwood Canyon s traffic woes, several Utah lawmakers say the decision-making process requires additional scrutiny.
State Rep. Gay Lynn Bennion, D-Cottonwood Heights, requested an audit of the Utah Department of Transportation to see how outside influences impact projects. UDOT is considering a gondola or enhanced bus service up Little Cottonwood Canyon. Alta, Snowbird, Ski Utah and some state lawmaker favor the gondola, while many local politicians do not.
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Utah state capitol building. (Jkinsocal)
The state legislature of Utah has passed a bill targeting the anti-Israel BDS movement.
The measure, sponsored by Utah State Sen. Daniel Hemmert and State Rep. Joel Ferry, known as the Anti-Boycott Israel Amendments, prohibits a government entity from contracting with a person that boycotts the State of Israel, JNS reported.
If Gov. Spencer Cox signs it into law, which he is expected to do, Utah will join 32 other states with similar legislation.
Meanwhile, the student government at the University of California, Los Angeles passed a resolution on March 3 that alleged Israel is engaged in the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinians.
JNS.org – Utah has become the latest US state to pass legislation targeting the anti-Israel BDS movement.
The bill sponsored by Utah State Sen. Daniel Hemmert and State Rep. Joel Ferry, known as the Anti-Boycott Israel Amendments, prohibits a government entity from contracting with a person that boycotts the State of Israel.
The legislation was welcomed by Christians United for Israel (CUFI), which supported the measure.
“I believe the passage of S.B. 186 is essential to demonstrate Utah’s continued support of Israel’s rights as a nation to engage in free trade without the unwarranted attempts to do damage to its economy. Israel is the US’s best friend in the region and we should stand with her as opportunities allow,” said CUFI Utah State Director Craig McCune, senior pastor at New Creation Church in the city of Sandy.