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Utah lawmakers frown on allowing recall elections

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:43:36 MDT

Utah lawmakers frown on allowing recall elections

By Lee Davidson The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 19, 2013 09:43PM MDT

Even as possible impeachment looms for Utah Attorney General John Swallow, legislators gave a cold shoulder Wednesday to the idea of allowing voters to recall elected officials — even though 38 other states allow it in some form, and 19 allow it for statewide officials. During a Government Operations Interim Committee discussion of the idea, no member supported it — and several said it has the potential for small numbers of voters to paralyze government by collecting signatures and forcing speci...

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Utah leaders fear new EPA smog rules

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:28:23 MDT

Utah leaders fear new EPA smog rules

By Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 13, 2013 09:28AM MDT

Washington • Utah officials worry the Environmental Protection Agency may set an unachievable smog standard that would choke the economy more than it would clean the air. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, led a hearing of the House’s environment subcommittee Wednesday in which he said federal regulators should take into account naturally occurring ozone that tends to be far higher in Western states than in the rest of the nation. The EPA has set an acceptable ozone standard at 75 parts per billion, an...