SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (May 10, 2021) – Last week, a law that creates a process to review state and local surveillance technology and to halt the use of surveillance tech that doesn’t meet acceptable standards went into effect. The law will create an important layer of transparency and oversight for surveillance programs in the state and push back against the growing federal surveillance state.
Rep. Francis Gibson (R) introduced House Bill 243 (HB243) on Jan. 26. The law creates the position of “state privacy officer” along with the Personal Privacy Oversight Committee within the office of the state auditor. The committee will have the authority to review government use of surveillance technology and require state or city agencies to terminate the use of such technology if they fail to meet minimum acceptable standards. This will be subject to a legislative override.
May 1, 1868: The Union Flag published a unique advertisement. âMr. Wm. S. Barkley has our thanks for a delicious bottle of pure grape wine. This proves to us conclusively that good wine can be made in this country. It also proves another fact, and that is, Mr. B. knows how to make it. Send and get a few bottles and try it and be convinced.â
The Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way on the masthead.
May 1, 1905: With a dateline from Johnson City, the Nashville Banner reported news about area railroads. âPreparations are being made to resume work on the South & Western Railroad, which line was, ten years ago, partly built and was then known as the â3 Câsâ line, which was to extend from Chicago by Cincinnati to Charleston, S.C., crossing the Tennessee Valley and the Southern Railway at Johnson City, Tenn.â
Letter: Conserving water is a high priority, but the Inland Port undermines it
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Deeda Seed, of Stop the Polluting Port Coalition, center, is joined by representatives from environmental, conservation, and community groups that are part of the coalition as they release a major report outlining the potential environmental harms from the proposed Utah Inland Port during a press conference at the Utah Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.
By James King | The Public Forum
| April 18, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Gov. Cox and Mayor Mendenhall have declared a water emergency for Utah and Salt Lake City. At the same time, however, the Utah legislature has given the Inland Port Authority $75 million dollars of taxpayer money in a slush fund for infrastructure projects. It is impossible to reconcile the intent of these two sentences, because the Inland Port will require enormous quantities of water for its operations.
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Utah schools discuss on-campus representation of Indigenous peoples
A resolution in Utah’s most recent legislative session started conversations about on-campus representations of Indigenous peoples. These representations include mascots and statues, like the “Massasoit Indian” statue on the BYU campus. (Universe archives)
Discussions about inclusivity on Utah campuses continue after a resolution urging Utah schools to retire Native American mascots failed in the recent Utah legislative session.
The resolution, HCR3, would have encouraged K-12 public schools to retire their Native American mascots. It failed to pass the House on Feb. 16 after Utah lawmakers spoke against it. HCR3 would not have been binding law, but a statement of encouragement to promote inclusivity and sensitivity toward native students.