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Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order Monday to help the state conserve water. This story and more in Monday evening s news brief.
Monday evening, May 3, 2021
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Gov. Spencer Cox Issues Emergency Order For State Water Conservation
Gov. Spencer Cox issued an executive order Monday to help the state conserve water. Effective immediately, irrigation at state facilities is not allowed between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. The order also requires sprinklers to be shut off during rain storms. Cox is also encouraging local governments to take similar measures. Salt Lake County recently announced it would be cutting its water usage by at least 5%. According to the latest data, more than half of Utah is in an exceptional drought.
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Mischief managed
While Sen. Mitt Romney getting booed at the GOP state convention is getting all of the attention, Republican delegates made a significant change to party rules that will have far-reaching implications.
Delegates voted to change the quorum rules for State Central Committee meetings, increasing the number of members needed to conduct a meeting to half of the membership, which is about 90. The old number was just 40 members. While Carson Jorgensen was elected as the new chairman of the GOP, the central committee is the actual power center of the party. The 180-ish members make many of the crucial decisions about the party’s direction.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Saturday they will preserve murals in the historic Manti Temple.
Monday morning, May 3, 2021
State
Romney Censure Resolution Fails
Members of Utah’s Republican party shut down a resolution at the state convention Saturday that would have censured Sen. Mitt Romney, R-UT. The move was meant to formally disapprove of Romney’s votes to convict President Donald Trump of impeachment. The resolution also thanked the rest of Utah’s federal delegation for their votes against impeaching Trump. Holly Richardson, a GOP delegate and former state representative, said censuring Romney probably wouldn’t have hurt him if he chooses to run for re-election in 2024, but she said it could’ve turned off party donors and other members who are more middle-of-the-road ideologically. The measure failed by a vote of 798 to 711. Read the full story.
The historic murals in the 133-year-old Manti Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will remain inside the pioneer-era edifice, a change from plans announced earlier.