by JM Bell | Jun 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
“The legislature doesn’t need to approve the Medicaid Dental funding. The Health Department can make that decision themselves.” Rep. Jeff Alexander, (R)Provo “…the legislature chose not to fund an optional dental program until the comprehensive [Medicaid] study had...
by JM Bell | Jun 14, 2006 | Uncategorized
I went to the Utah Bloggers Conference last night, and, let me tell you, it was a great crowd. There were a lot more people there than I expected.The panel was interesting, Pete Ashdown was compelling (as usual) but, really, my favorite part was meeting people whose...
by JM Bell | Jun 13, 2006 | Uncategorized
Today the House Appropriations Committee surprised everyone with a 32-27 vote to raise the minimum wage over a three year period from the current $5.15 an hour to $7.25 an hour. See http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13302871/ for details.Unfortunately, Republican leaders...
by JM Bell | Jun 13, 2006 | Uncategorized
3rd Congressional District Candidate Christian Burridge has had a couple of interesting posts on his blog the last few days. The two most recent are my two most favorite: The Real Cancer on Societyand the Cannon Brothers Myth Making Machine
by JM Bell | Jun 12, 2006 | Uncategorized
From MoveOn.org House Republicans just voted to slash funding for NPR and PBS this year–and eliminate funding altogether in two years. We stopped them last year. We can stop them again. Sign our petition to Congress opposing these massive cuts to public...
by JM Bell | Jun 12, 2006 | Uncategorized
I mean, really, shouldn’t this have happened a few times already?