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Press Release: Better Utah Institute, Action Utah Join Forces

PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 16, 2020 Salt Lake City, UT – Today, two Utah nonprofits, Better Utah Institute and Action Utah, announced they will be joining forces to form a single organization under the Better Utah Institute name, management, and mission. Through the rest of this year, Action Utah will begin moving its bounty of […]

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Candidates running for Wasatch County House seat criticize Legislature’s passage of the bill that kicked off Hideout controversy

The candidates’ comments came during a 40-minute virtual debate hosted by the Alliance for a Better Utah’s Better Utah Institute and the League of Women Voters of Utah. It was one of two legislative candidate debates the organizations have announced ahead of November’s election. Read the full article here.

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Air quality, education funding at center of HD 54 debate

During a debate on Monday, hosted by the Better Utah Institute and the League of Women Voters of Utah, Mike Kohler, a former Wasatch County Councilmember and the Republican candidate in the race, said he would “support increased funding on a limited basis” and using “other methods to find (additional) funding” for public education. Read the full

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Candidates aiming to represent Park City on Capitol Hill spar in debate

The debate was held via Zoom, moderated by Julia Kretschmar and hosted by the League of Women Voters of Utah and the Better Utah Institute. On most questions, Kohler espoused a conservative position while Miller refrained from charged rhetoric but advocated for solutions generally supported by the left. Read the full article here.

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Media Advisory: DEBATE FOR SALT LAKE CITY MAYOR PRIMARY ELECTION

Debate hosted by the ABU Education Fund and University of Utah’s John R. Park Debate Society Salt Lake City, UT – On Wednesday, the ABU Education Fund and the University of Utah’s John R. Park Debate Society will host a primary debate for Salt Lake City Mayor. The debate will be held on at the

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