“You spend a billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Attributed to Sen. Everett Dirksen, R-Ill. We are in the last five working days of this year’s legislative session. The heat really gets hotter as we finalize the budget. Legislative staff will take this weekend to draft the final appropriations [...]
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“A Billion Here, A Billion There”
Thursday, March 7th, 2013Education Excellence
Friday, November 30th, 2012Governor Herbert’s Education Excellence Commission (EdEx) concluded its third year of work this week. In 2010 and 2011, the Governor put forward 23 of EdEx’s legislative proposals in his proposed budget. The Legislature funded 22 of these important education initiatives. Concluding its work for 2012, EdEx’s thirty-five stakeholders this week reviewed in detail and approved [...]
Leading Trends #4 – Our Precarious Fiscal Health
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012*Warning: A discussion on budget issues is inherently dry, but ever so important. At 10 percent of the U.S. economy, the federal deficit is larger than at any time since World War II. If that isn’t troubling enough, the outlook over the next decade or two is catastrophic–unless we align what we want government to [...]
America’s Next War
Thursday, July 19th, 2012July 4th and 24th renew our patriotism and reverence for the founders and pioneers. We honor the great men and women who fought to create and preserve America and establish Utah. However, this year I direct your attention to America’s next war: The War Against Dependence. I recently heard a Native American leader say to [...]
Life 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 [...]
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” [...]
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