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“Most of us could never fully understand or know the unspeakable tragedies that refugees have endured,” said Rep. David Litvack, D-Salt Lake City. “They don’t come to this state or to this country necessarily by choice. They come out of survival.”


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LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION SELECTED(0)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2010
For more information, contact Ric Cantrell, Chief Deputy of the Utah Senate
Office: 801-538-1407Cell: 801-647-8944
LEGISLATIVE ETHICS COMMISSION SELECTED
SALT LAKE CITY – Today, legislative leaders announced appointments to the Ethics Commission, created this year in a package of reform bills. The new five member commission will consist of a retired Supreme Court Justice, [...]


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Legislative leaders OK look at UTA conflicts(0)

From the Salt Lake Tribune:
If auditors find evidence of problems, a full-blown audit could be ordered.
By Cathy McKitrick
The Salt Lake Tribune
Legislative leaders voted unanimously Tuesday to have the auditor general scrutinize Utah Transit Authority’s 19-member Board of Trustees for conflicts of interest involving land deals and transit-oriented developments.
The audit request came from Rep. Janice Fisher, [...]


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Utah lawmaker Christine Johnson to work for South Carolina gay rights group(0)

From the Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — A Democratic Utah lawmaker is resigning to become the executive director of a gay rights group in South Carolina.
 
Rep. Christine Johnson said Wednesday she will begin her new job at South Carolina Equality in July. Johnson lived in the state previously and still has family there.
 
The two-term Salt [...]


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