Utah GOP

Utah Republicans Decide to Keep Party Nomination Process

Andrea Smardon — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:49:27 +0000

Utah Republicans decided at their convention on Saturday to keep their system in place for choosing party nominees. A proposal to raise the percentage of votes needed to avoid a primary sparked heated debate about how best to give lesser-known candidates a fair shot.

KUER News Pod: Friday May 17, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:35:49 +0000

The wife of LDS President Thomas Monson passes away, the University of Utah receives a grant to research child asthma, and some members of the Utah Republican party propose a change to the delegate system.

Thomas Wright Not Seeking Re-election as Utah GOP Chairman

Terry Gildea — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:03:23 +0000

Utah Republican Party Chairman Thomas Wright announced today that he will not seek re-election when the state GOP meets in May.

KUER News Pod: Monday April 1, 2013

Brian Grimmett — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:15:20 +0000

Federal spending cuts affect Utah’s poor and hungry, Utah’s GOP Chairman says he won’t run for re-election, and Utah’s courts begin a new era of openness.

Utah Priorities Project: Partisan Politics

Dan Bammes — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:29:45 +0000

The increasing polarization of the political process in Utah and across the nation is the next issue identified by the Utah Foundation as part of its Utah Priorities Project. In their open-ended survey, voters ranked partisan politics the 8^th most important concern.