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Utah Senate Democrats Call For Special Session On SNAP Funding

Utah Senate Democrats Call For Special Session On SNAP Funding

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah Senate Democrats are urging the governor and legislative leaders to hold a special session to allocate funds for SNAP recipients. The caucus wants a portion of the state’s rainy-day funds used to support families relying on SNAP and food banks, noting that federal funding […]

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Utah Democratic Party Endorses Kamala Harris For Presidential Nominee

Utah Democratic Party Endorses Kamala Harris For Presidential Nominee

(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Democratic Party has unanimously endorsed Kamala Harris to become the party’s presidential nominee. UDP Chair Diane Lewis says Harris’s experience as a criminal prosecutor makes her the perfect candidate to defeat Donald Trump, who’s a convicted felon. Lewis also says Harris has support […]

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Democratic Support Growing In Utah Counties

Democratic Support Growing In Utah Counties

(Undated) — Counties in Utah are beginning to turn blue according to a state democratic representative. Cache County and a handful of other Utah counties are beginning to see a “clear progression” in blue turn out. A chair of the Cache County Democratic Party told the Salt Lake Tribune that […]

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Utah Democrats Will Have A US Senate Candidate

Utah Democrats Will Have A US Senate Candidate

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Democrats took their first step in attempting to win a Utah Senate seat for the first time since 1970. Caroline Gleich, Archie A. Williams III [[ the third ]] and Laird Fetzer Hamblin all filed to be the Democrats nominee in the 2024 election. The […]

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Utah Democrats Call For Governor Herbert To Shut Down the State

Utah Democrats Call For Governor Herbert To Shut Down the State

SALT LAKE CITY-Monday, the Utah House Democratic Caucus pleaded with Utah Governor Gary Herbert that the state issue a mandatory stay-at-home order for all residents. A statement from the group said the governor must send a stronger, clearer message to everyone in the state about the dangers of COVID-19. Herbert […]

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Utah Democrats oust embattled chairwoman, elect businessman

Utah Democrats oust embattled chairwoman, elect businessman

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Utah Democrats have ousted their embattled party chairwoman and replaced her with a businessman who pledged to lift the party from financial and relational turmoil. The Salt Lake Tribune reports Jeff Merchant toppled incumbent Daisy Thomas on Saturday during the party’s organizing convention at Park City High […]

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