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Senator Lyle Hillyard, along with Representative Brad Dee, spoke with KCPW about their concerns with the Utahns for Ethical Government voter initiative.
The Salt Lake Tribune on our newest senator, Stuart Adams:
By Lyle Hillyard
At the new federal government rate of $2.2 Million per word this blog post is worth over $62 million.
Senator Steve Urquhart has been blogging about Sex Ed. Quite the discussion happening on his blog.
The Governor is committed to building a balanced budget with no tax increase. Gotta respect that. Others, according to Art Raymond's article, believe we'll need to raise about $100 M.
President Michael Waddoups and Senator Peter Knudson spoke at a press conference highlighting the success of the Parents Empowered program in curbing underage drinking.
Senator Robles on KCPW:
Joe Pyrah writes about writing about LDS General Conference:A movie from a few years ago portrayed a fictional president of the United States. Near the end of the film, the actor portraying the president said these lines, "America isn't easy. America is advanced citizenship.'" [...]
According to Forbes Magazine, the Provo-Orem area is the number 2 U.S. City (metro area) on the rise. [...] 
By Lyle Hillyard
The 2008 American Community Survey has been released with many census facts and figures about Utah. Check out the survey in its entirety here."This is an opportunity you will not forget," he said. "Where were you on 9-11? At the time Apollo set" [...]
Rich Piatt (KSL) discussed the most recent budget figures with Utah's legislative leaders.Video Courtesy of KSL.com
[...]Gary Herbert is one of the nicest people I have ever known, and I have counted him among my friends for many years. Despite our friendship, before he took the reins I had my doubts about whether he had what [...]
Can't read all three billion pages of the health care bill? Bryan Schott points us to this little gem:
Utah Policy Daily published a "Policymaker Profile" on Senator Ralph Okerlund. Get to know him here. [...] 
Rep. Chavez-Houck discusses legislative compensation and conflicts of interest on KCPW. It's worth a listen. 
Greg Bell delivering a speech following his confirmation as the Lt. Governor by the Utah State Senate. (Can also be seen 0n the Utah State Senate's YouTube page)
Senator Gregory S. Bell will be interviewed by the Senate Government Operations and Political Subdivisions Confirmation Committee today for the office of Lt. Governor. The meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the State Capitol, room C445.
About a year ago, Senator Dan Liljenquist miraculously survived a horrible plane crash in Guatemala while on a humanitarian mission. Still recovering from the wounds of that day, the senator recalls his experience to Robert Gehrke of the Salt Lake Tribune.
Congressman Rob Bishop visited our Natural Resources Committee today. Listen to the audio here: RealPlayer or MP3
You can see a list of all upcoming meetings at 
LaVarr Webb on 
Two minute video that cuts to the core of the issue:
The Senate Business and Labor Confirmation Committee will meet today to consider the Governor's appointment to the Alcohol Beverage Control Commission. Catch the meeting LIVE online 
Another test. Does this work?
What's going on here? Earth bombs the Moon, President Obama wins the Nobel Prize, and Bob Bernick publishes 
Craig Frank: 
[Update II:] Listen to the podcast of the Media Availability 
Holly on the Hill is the woman on the watchtower:
Tomorrow, the full Senate will vote on Senator Greg Bell's confirmation as the new Lt. Governor in an Extraordinary Session at 2:00 p.m. in the Senate Chambers.
It's August 26th and the 2010 Legislative Session is well underway. The essential question: what's the best way to balance our budget? 
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