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2006 Legislative Directories

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Political Calendar


Please submit calendar items to Daily@UtahPolicy.com

- Jan 16: 2006 Legislative Session Commences.
- Jan 16: Senate Judicial Confirmation Committee, 8 a.m., room W140.
- Jan 16: Midday Metro at 10 a.m. on KCPW 88.3 FM: Akhil Reed Amar, professor of constitutional law at Yale and author of "America's Constitution: A Biography," recaps the Alito hearings; Bill Sinclair of the Utah Dept. of Environmental Quality, talks about his department's legislative agenda; and the debut of Midday Marketplace. The inaugural episode of KCPW's new weekly business segment will focus on USTAR. Special guests: Jack Brittain, Dean of the David Eccles School of Business, and Scott Anderson, President and CEO of Zions Bank and chair of the Economic Development Corp. of Utah.
- Jan 16: RadioWest on KUER FM 90: 2006 Legislative Session, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Along with issues like increasing the state minimum wage, labeling evolution a theory and construction of water projects, legislators will have to decide what to do with a one billion dollar budget surplus. Doug Fabrizio is joined by Rebecca Walsh and Dan Harrie of the Salt Lake Tribune, LaVarr Webb of Utah Policy Daily, Ken Verdoia of KUED and University of Utah Political Science Professor Matthew Burbank for a look at the upcoming agenda.
- Jan 16: Democrats of Southern Utah Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., Dixie Center 1835 Convention Center Drive. Equality Day Speaker: Claudia Bradshaw, Founder local area PFLAG (Parents and Families of Gays and Lesbians), Derek Streeter – Poetry Reading. For reservations call Jan Patrick 435-652-2096.
- Jan 16: Washington County Democrats Executive Committee Dinner with Craig Axford, 6:15 p.m., JB's Restaurant, Main Street, St. George.
- Jan 16: Gov. Huntsman to give welcoming remarks at Martin Luther King, Jr. Event, 6:30 p.m., Kingsbury Hall.
- Jan 17: Legislative meetings scheduled throughout day.  See Legislative calendar for details.
- Jan 17: Pete Ashdown to speak at the South West Valley Sunrise, 7 a.m., Jordan Valley Hospital, 3580 W 9000 S, West Jordan, conference room above the ER.
- Jan 17: Chamber Legislative Affairs Committee, 12 p.m., Beehive Room, East Capitol.
- Jan 17: Gov. Huntsman 2006 State of the State Address, 6 p.m.
- Jan 17: Town Hall meeting with Pete Ashdown, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate,, 6:30 p.m. Utah Valley State College, Sorensen Student Center room 213B, 800 W University Pkwy.
- Jan 18: Utah Law Innocence Association presents award winning feature film "After Innocence," 6:15 p.m, Moot Courtroom at the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah, 322 S 1400 E.
- Jan 19: Pete Ashdown to speak at the Park City Sunrise Rotary Club. The club starts its meeting at 7:30 and Pete Ashdown will begin his presentation at approximately 8 a.m. The group will meet at Doc's at the Gondola Restaurant at the Grand Summit Hotel at the Canyons.
- Jan 19: Chamber Healthcare Committee, 12 p.m., Chamber, Eccles Board Room.
- Jan 19: The Sutherland Institute Open House, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Sutherland offices in the Gateway Tower West Building, on the southwest corner of Main Street and South Temple (15 West South Temple), Suite 1600.  For more information, please contact Lisa at (801) 355-1272 or go to www.sutherlandinstitute.org.
- Jan 19: Gov. Huntsman to give welcoming remarks at University Private Equity Summit, 7 p.m., Rice Eccles Stadium.

- Jan 20: Deadline call for papers for the Journal of Ethics, Government, and Public Policy. For more info email Luke at luke.peterson@uvsc.edu.
- Jan 20: Gov. Huntsman to give remarks at Utah Farmers Union, 1 p.m., Sheraton City Centre, Salt Lake City.
- Jan 20: Gov. Huntsman to attend Sundance Event, 5:30 p.m., Rose Wagner Theatre.
- Jan 21: Davis County Constitution Party of Utah General Meeting, 10 a.m., Layton Library, 155 N Wasatch Drive, Layton.
- Jan 21: Democratic Candidate Recruitment and Training Event, 1 to 5 p.m., Salt Lake City Library. Topics covered include: What to Expect when you become a candidate, How to develop your stump speech, How to file, dates to remember and other important things to know, and How to raise money. For more information contact Marcie Smith West at the Democratic Headquarters 801-328-1212 or mswest@utdemocrats.org.

- See the entire calendar


 
   


   


 
   
   

 
 

Monday
January 16, 2006



Local Headlines

Salt Lake Tribune

- Rocky: On being a voice of dissent in Utah's heart

- Questions and answers with Rocky Anderson

- Thumbs up, down for Rocky III prospect

- Cities pin hopes on lobbyists

- Corroon scores with reform

- Rolly: Imagine these bills, if you will

- Stakes are big for Utah cities at the Capitol

- Editorial: 'Designee' Benefits Package: City trying too hard to avoid recognizing domestic partners

Deseret Morning News

- King Day no holiday on the Hill

- A Sunday fit for a King

- Snow bill gets chilly reviews

- Rocky's speech likely to raise eyebrows

- Hatch challenger to speak at UVSC for Demos club

- Councilman questions business-loan program's fairness to minorities

- John Florez: 'Speed dating' lobbyists is a slap at voters

- Op-ed: Lawmaker fund-raising simply extortion

- Editorial: Session's all about taxes

Sunday, January 15

KSL

- Gov. Huntsman joins jam session on stage

Deseret Morning News

- Legislature 2006: Laws under construction

- Nagano governor to push for probes

- Film puts Utah in spotlight — again

- Eagle is forum for Buttars

- Lee Benson: Games' glare brings skeleton out of closet

- Civil rights not won easily, Bailey says

- Housing-suit plaintiffs say Summit gave false data

- Hellewell out; Dayton hopes to get his Senate seat

- Demos encouraged by gala's results

- 'Green' vehicles get free meter parking

- Jay Evensen: Give Kennard kudos for plan to consolidate

- Pignanelli & Webb: Here are the key players to watch in Legislature

- Op-ed: School boards welcome input and concerns

- Editorial: Lobbyist gifts should be banned

Standard-Examiner

- WSU, USU have fingers crossed for 2006 legislative session

- Editorial: Abortion and minors

Daily Herald

- Now in Session

- Local legislators reveal agendas

- Bills to watch out for

- Buttars: Bill won't mention 'divine design'

- Editorial: Windbags: in the Senate

Salt Lake Tribune

- Utah Legislature: For a few dollars more

- Tapping into a culture

- Taylorsville park goes to the dogs; council must act

- Schlafly slams guest worker program

- Power triangle rings with a more aggressive tone

- Violations common in Utah's coal mines

- Ex-Utah mine exec stands by safety record

- Bill seeks to pay for wrongful conviction

- Op-ed: 'Lori's Law' would serve as deterrent to murder

- Op-ed: No gag rule for school personnel

- Op-ed: Remember those still struggling

- Op-ed: Can Florida law be used to bar education vouchers in Utah?

- Op-ed: Enough with the OHVs, already!

- Op-ed: Bear River plan hurts taxpayers, environment

- Op-ed: AAA supports Utah primary seat belt law

- Op-ed: Jack Anderson learned his journalism in Utah

- Editorial: What surplus?

- Editorial: Open government, and the move afoot in the Legislature to close it down

Saturday, January 14

Park Record

- County rethinks business-license fee

- Summit lawmakers split on abortion bill

- Navigating Capitol not so complex

- Two Summit County state legislators distribute survey asking constituents about issues like education and taxes

- The debate about intelligent design continues

Davis County Clipper

- Feds give green light to Legacy

- Rec center experiences best, worst of times

- County's four senators working on myriad bills

- Bountiful establishes downtown development moratorium

- Changes to voting, records access among legislative items

- Clearfield's interim manager brings experience

- NSL launches a new and improved city Web site

- Burningham lists education priorities for 2006 session

- Farmington lifts moratorium

- Syracuse plans changes, additions for 2006

- South Weber's finances looking strong for 2005

- ‘Village' zone change request tabled

- Cyclops: Miller will realize true horror at Oscar time

- Editorial: Utah Legislature will face unique budget challenge

Salt Lake Tribune

- Plugging Medicare holes

- Goal: Zero road deaths

- Soaring home gas bills a windfall for some Utah cities

- Latinos voice Capitol concerns

- Governor seeks federal probe of gas pricing

- Tapping into a culture

- Editorial: WATER PROJECTS: First figure out how to pay for pipelines

- Editorial: HELPING PEOPLE QUIT: Use more tobacco settlement funds for no-smoking programs

Standard-Examiner

- Absolute zero

- Editorial: School board in the shadows

St. George Spectrum

- LaVerkin steps up efforts to increase pride in city

- Editorial: Canada going too far on polygamy

Daily Herald

- Group looks to clear the air

- Gov. seeks probe in natural gas price spike

- Senator Hellewell will not seek third term

- County mayors consider budget surplus options

- Editorial: No guarantee of goodness

KSL Editorial Board

- The meth taskforce

Deseret Morning News

- Governor seeks natural gas probe

- Battle brewing over funds for transportation

- Goal for Utah roads is 'Zero Fatalities'

- Hellewell out; Dayton hopes to get his Senate seat

- Details sought on tribe monies

- Mayor pleased with city's first year

- Schlafly issues call to activism at SLCC

- Davis residents might vote on $230 million school bond

- Child-abuse bill would fund prevention efforts

- Utah gets $1,071,983 for flu preparedness


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