We’ve all seen them camped out beneath an overpass or pushing a cart down the road. We’ve all driven our cars down the street and passed someone holding a sign. We’ve all wondered what resources are available to help. You have probably empathized with them, helped feed them or assisted them in your own way. [...]
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Ending Homelessness
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012Life on the Road
Thursday, April 19th, 2012One unique pleasure of my job is to hit the road, to visit the great people and places of Utah. Whether they’re visits to school districts or conventions, speaking engagements at civic clubs or commencements, meet-and-greets at the local library, bill signing ceremonies, Lincoln Day dinners, town hall or meetings in a home, I thoroughly [...]
Are You Ready?
Thursday, April 12th, 2012Indonesia just experienced two massive earthquakes, and just yesterday a 4.3 magnitude quake rattled Utah’s Garfield County. This re-emphasizes the fact that Utahns need to prepare. This also underscores the importance of the largest earthquake drill in our state’s history, The Great Utah Shakeout. We’ve “scheduled” a mock earthquake next Tuesday, April 17th at 10:15 [...]
REAL LEADERSHIP
Friday, March 30th, 2012It’s fascinating to watch the Republican presidential primary race. Voters say they want a candidate with this or that political philosophy. To be sure, a candidate’s stand on the issues is very important. But from this side of the election process, I can tell you that voters put a lot of emphasis on the “feel” [...]
The Fight for Education Equality
Friday, March 16th, 2012Utahns agree that high quality education is critical for Utah’s economic future. While I was pleased to see the legislature meet the Governor’s call to increase education funding and pass his program of improving our education system, Utah is not even close to where we want to be. Utah is perpetually last in the nation [...]
Utah Health Exchange: State Based Innovation
Thursday, February 23rd, 2012On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or Obamacare. Prior to this, only two states had created health insurance exchanges: Massachusetts and Utah. Unlike the federal plan, Utah’s health reform doesn’t rely on government mandates, and instead creates a voluntary health exchange. I emphasize that [...]
Post-Performance Incentives
Thursday, February 16th, 2012Businesses must constantly innovate to stay ahead of stiff competition. They continually seek to differentiate their products from competitors’. This brings a perpetual cycle of developing, branding, styling and marketing products in hopes of attracting customers. Of course, competition is the heart of the free market system. We all benefit from it. Competition applies to [...]
Olympic Exploratory Committee
Friday, February 10th, 2012Why pursue the Olympic Games? By any measure the 2002 Olympic Winter Games were a great success, and if you were around at the time, you probably remember the excitement, energy and economic impact they brought. Preparing for the Games created thousands of jobs, paying nearly $2 billion in wages. Utah hosted 250,000 visitors and [...]
Beyond Haze
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012I recently spent an afternoon skiing with family members at a local ski resort. It was a beautiful day, and a pleasant, although temporary, escape from the city smog. On our return home as we descended the canyon, I was surprised to see how the inversion formed a dark-grey cloud which blanketed the valley below. [...]
100,000 Jobs
Thursday, January 26th, 2012Wednesday night, Governor Herbert delivered his State of the State address to the Legislature and residents of Utah. The Governor reported that the state of our state is strong, and growing stronger. I agree. As Lt. Governor I am able to visit businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Utah. There is strong evidence of a renewed economy [...]
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