Items by Wayne Holland

• On the passing of Lady Bird Johnson

  —Utah State Democratic Party

  
  
  

  Today Democrats and Americans everywhere mourn the passing of former First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson. Lady Bird was one of the more distinguished first ladies in American history. She lobbied successfully for highway beautification legislation that brought $320 million to the effort to clean [...]

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  Posted: July 11, 2007, 4:05pm EDT
  by Wayne Holland

• Arrogance and Abuse of Power

  —Utah State Democratic Party

  Frustrated by his failed attempt to convince the Utah State Board of Education or their legal counsel that a bill entitled "Education Voucher Amendments" is really a stand alone bill that implements the nation's most extensive voucher program for private academies, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has finally gone too [...]
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  Posted: June 07, 2007, 1:05pm EDT
  by Wayne Holland

• Senator Bennett misses the point

  —Utah State Democratic Party

  On March 29 I wrote in an Op-ed published in the Deseret Morning News Utah was not receiving much benefit from Republican domination of the state legislature and congressional delegation. Last Monday, Senator Bob Bennett responded with a "my view" column of his own.
  
  In my original [...]
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  Posted: April 19, 2007, 12:23pm EDT
  by Wayne Holland

• County conventions get underway

  —Utah State Democratic Party

  On April 3 Utah's county Democratic Parties started holding their conventions with Uintah County and Duchesne County kicking off more than a month of events throughout Utah. It was an honor to be at both county conventions Tuesday night and meet some of the Democratic activists in the Uintah Basin.
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  Posted: April 05, 2007, 1:31pm EDT
  by Wayne Holland

• Congressman Cannon changes his tune on congressional oversight

  —Utah State Democratic Party

  I was going to submit a response to the Deseret Morning News "My View" column by Congressman Chris Cannon printed yesterday. However, the Deseret Morning News unexpectedly printed something I had submitted earlier this morning (Click here to view today's "My View" column), so I figure they probably [...]
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  Posted: March 29, 2007, 10:43am EDT
  by Wayne Holland

• Senator Bennett shouldn't be defending subprime lending industry

  —Utah State Democratic Party

  In an article appearing in today's Davis Clipper, Senator Bennett stands by the subprime lending industry now suffering the consequences of all those interest only loans. In fact, Bennett doesn't just stand by them, he gives them a pat on the back for a job well done. "Subprime lending [...]
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  Posted: March 28, 2007, 8:54am EDT
  by Wayne Holland

• Does KSL believe in the referendum process or not?

  —Utah State Democratic Party

  In his March 14, 2007 KSL editorial Duane Cardall took the position the voucher referendum was a waste of time given the legislature had debated the issue for years and finally spoken on it with the passage of HB 148 during the 2007 legislative session. In response I submitted [...]
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  Posted: March 16, 2007, 1:39pm EDT
  by Wayne Holland

• What are Congressmen Cannon and Bishop thinking?

  —Utah State Democratic Party

  The following statement was issued on March 15, 2007:
  
  
  

  Yesterday the United States House of Representatives voted on four measures that will provide greater openness and transparency in government. All four bills enjoyed the support of Congressman Jim Matheson, but Congressman Cannon opposed all four and Congressman Bishop [...]

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  Posted: March 15, 2007, 4:14pm EDT
  by Wayne Holland