by David Safier It's heartening to see cracks in the Republican Party. John Boehner is having trouble holding his troops together. Some of Arizona's Republican state legislators are beginning to rebel a bit against Pearce's iron-fisted rule. And then there's Utah. As I posted the other day, Utah passed some less-than-awful immigration legislation with the … Read more
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings I really enjoy the idea of having a new job (and I really enjoy the job itself, but that's irrelevant to this post), but it does have one downside – I miss all the good stuff that happens during the day. And today, there was some actual good stuff … Read more
by David Safier Surprising things have been going on in Utah lately around the subject of immigration. I won't go so far as to say they're progressive or I agree with them all, but they make Arizona look like the bastion of bigotry it is. And encouragingly, the Mormon Church has put its seal of … Read more
By Craig McDermott, cross-posted from Random Musings Normally, I'd save a discussion of an agenda item for a legislative committee agenda for a "coming week" post, but this one rates a quick post of its own. On Thursday, the Arizona Senate's Border Security, Federalism, and States Sovereignty Committee will meet in SHR109 at 9 a.m. The … Read more
by David Safier Headline from the Salt Lake Tribune: Immigration: Utah wants world to know it’s no Arizona Utah legislators just passed a few immigration bills that allow police to use their discretion in checking people's immigration status when they make a stop. And people aren't required to carry their papers with them. And Utah … Read more