SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Utah Democrats walked off the House floor Wednesday in protest of a resolution recommending that the state review any curriculum that examines the ways in which race and racism influence American politics, culture and the law. Republican lawmakers say they want to ensure that children aren’t being taught that one […]
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I ve never been one to exalt when good things happen. It s been many years since even my youngest child was born, so I barely remember the celebration after each arrived. Since each were early-morning babies, it s likely any celebration was short-lived and that, by afternoon, I was in the office looking for typos, mostly mine. I m happy when the University of Utah football team wins a big game, and I jump up and down (in my mind) when a big play occurs. I ve been sincerely happy when people at
City Weekly are given accolades or otherwise called out for an accomplishment of some sort. Me and euphoric happiness, though, are not first cousins.
TAYLORSVILLE The chair of the Utah Independent Redistricting Commission said Tuesday that it s possible the commission could start designing its first drafts of state voting maps in August, which would be a month earlier than what was originally expected based on 2020 Census delays.
If so, it has nothing to do with new data released by the Census Bureau Monday and everything to do with what the Census Bureau announced last month. Agency officials said on March 15 it is expected to release legacy format data in mid-to-late August, which is raw data not compiled into simpler tables and tools for states using the information to create voting boundaries.