Pay attention, #Utah #utpol #Utahns!
"'Mike Lee just quietly doubled down on his mass public lands sell-off by releasing new text,' Backer said. 'The Senate could consider it as soon as tomorrow. The secrecy is gross—and intentional. Lee knows it's his only path. America, we NEED to stand strong.'"
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wjatbj4hiinxfqaeixaw2bcp/post/3lsolru75c52e
To help with Washington County’s water demands, a $1.3 BILLION project is proposed: https://www.fox13now.com/news/colorado-river-collaborative/to-help-washington-county-with-water-a-1-3-billion-project-is-proposed #utpol #Utah
After the Lt. Governor rejected their citizen ballot initiatives as “nonsensical,” a group pushing an “initiative on initiatives” is now asking the Utah Supreme Court to intervene: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/an-initiative-on-initiatives-goes-to-the-utah-supreme-court #utpol #Utah
@realtuckfrumper.bsky.social
Lee's been trying to surrender to Russia since he got a vacation over there in 2019.
#utpol
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2019/09/06/report-sen-mike-lee/
Sen. Mike Lee says he’s talking with the Senate Parliamentarian to put his proposed public land sale back in the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Meanwhile, a number of groups are mobilizing to kill it: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/sen-mike-lee-seeks-to-revive-public-land-sale-as-groups-mobilize-to-kill-it #utpol #Utah
I will always find it funny/sad that UTA had open loop contactless payments before contactless credit cards were even a thing, but they removed the functionality like a year before banks started pushing them, and now they're spending who knows what to bring back open loop payments to the network. Stellar planning from the penny pinchers on the board.
Bison is on the menu in some Utah schools thanks to the Ute Tribe and a state-run program to get more local produce and proteins in cafeterias: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/utah-schools-serve-up-a-taste-of-the-wild-with-bison-on-the-menu #utpol #Utah
New information is emerging about what's being negotiated between the seven states who rely on the Colorado River: an "amicable divorce" between the Upper and Lower Basins: https://www.fox13now.com/news/colorado-river-collaborative/an-amicable-divorce-proposed-in-colorado-river-negotiations #utpol #Utah
Hey, #Utahns #utpol #utleg #SaltLake #SaltLakeCity read this article with a lot of quotes by Clark Aposhian about how our #OpenCarry #ConstitutionalCarry #Unlicened #GunLaws mean you can walk around with guns in public, in crowds, at protests and not be consideted to be breaking any laws, maybe even after you shoot someone.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06/19/can-you-carry-gun-public-utah/
Then, consider, who is Clark Aposhian? How many guns does he own? Has he ever done anything that could be charged as #DomesticViolence that could result in his losing his ability to own guns? Did prosecutors chicken out and plead him down because they were afraid of a massive shootout when they tried to seize those guns? Should we maybe not give guys that behave like him so much say in who gets to behave how with what deadly weapons?
https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=57052314&itype=cmsid
Following the shootings of Minnesota lawmakers, members of the Utah State Legislature were given a briefing about their own personal security: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/after-minnesota-lawmakers-shootings-utahs-capitol-hill-gets-security-briefing #utpol #Utah
Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd was summoned to Capitol Hill to meet with lawmakers about the “No Kings” protest shooting: https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/salt-lake-city-police-chief-summoned-to-meet-with-lawmakers-over-no-kings-shooting #utpol #Utah
"In a probable cause statement, one officer wrote that the suspect 'knowingly engage[d] in conduct that create[d] a grave risk of death to another individual and thereby cause[d] the death of the other individual.'"
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/06/17/why-isnt-peacekeeper-who-allegedly/
And yet, that raises the question why open carry like this is legal according to Utah Code 53-5a-102.2. Maybe change the law, #Utah #utpol
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter5A/53-5a-S102.2.html
I haven't seen any mention here of this shooting at the SLC No Kings protest. From what I can tell, it was an over-reaction by an official protest peacekeeper who hit and killed the wrong person, and was wrong anyway about the armed persons intentions? Am I reading this right? (Brain fog sucks.)
I really don't think open carry belongs at protests. Not at this stage. (And let's hope we don't reach the stage where they do belong.) It's one thing to conceal, but open carry just causes all kinds of unnecessary tension. The only goal of that can be intimidation, and even if you're well meaning, you're usually going to intimidate the most vulnerable.
(I say this with the very strong memory of those Trumpers walking through our crowd armed to the teeth. It was very clear who they wanted to scare, and who they wanted to shoot.)
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/06/17/no-kings-volunteers-took-action/
A huge amount of the Tonga diaspora live in Utah and there is a lot of travel back and forth #utpol
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k5nskatzhyxersjilvtnz4lh/post/3lrqdspcprs2t
Caroline Gleich @carolinegleich A massive crowd — likely more than 7,000 strong — showed up in Salt Lake City for the No Kings protest to say loud and clear: No kings. No dictators. Just democracy. #utpol #NoKingsDay #NoKingsProtest
