The Utah Hive

09/03/2024

The Utah Hive is an informal and unofficial collaboration of government documents librarians

09/03/2024

05/27/2024

It's vital that all Utahn's listen to this week's KUER 90.1 RadioWest, "A People’s History of the Nuclear West." Will Utah's four Congressmen vote to extend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA)? It will expire on June 7 unless our Representatives champion its extension. It's vital that you encourage them to act, and act now, to extend RECA.

In 1951, the U.S. government began test detonations of nuclear bombs in the Nevada desert. It wasn’t long before people started getting cancer.

05/23/2024

Louisiana needed one more reason to add their U.S. News & World Report ranking as the worst state in the nation!

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/us/politics/louisiana-abortion-pills-controlled-substances.html

The legislation would make possession of the drugs without a prescription a crime in Louisiana, punishable with jail time.

05/17/2024

In the "aren't we glad we're not like other red states" category, we learn today through the U.S. News and World Report "Best States Rankings" for 2024 that Louisiana is the worst state in the nation for the second year in a row.

The list considers performances in categories such as health care, education, economy, internet, roads and public safety. As reported by WNTZ-TV FOX 48, Louisiana placed 50th in crime and corrections, was 47th in education, 46th in health care and 49th in the natural environment. It was also 49th in the economy, 41st in fiscal stability, 49th in infrastructure and 44th in opportunity.

Oh, in the same news reporting, displays of the Ten Commandments in Louisiana schools could soon be required.

05/07/2024

A House committee in Minnesota has proposed equal rights for women.

Ahem. What year is this?

Yes, you heard that right. Their state's House Rules and Legislative Administration Committee has approved a proposed constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights for women, including a provision that would guarantee access to reproductive care. If the bill passes the full House and Senate, it would appear on November’s ballot.

Republicans tried multiple times to send the language back to other committees or table it altogether.

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/05/06/equal-rights-amendment-takes-step-forward-in-the-minnesota-legislature

DFL Leaders want to put a constitutional amendment before Minnesota voters in 2026 that would extend to abortion rights and gender identity. It differs from a version that cleared the state Senate.

05/04/2024

In a 209-205 vote all four of the Neanderthals that Utah has sent to the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass Lauren Boebert's bill to delist the Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species List.

VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: Trust the Science Act, VOTE TYPE: Recorded Vote, STATUS: Passed

05/01/2024

Democrat Rep. Brian King has chosen our colleague Rebekah Cummings as his running mate for Utah Lieutenant Governor! "She is a vocal advocate against banning books and opposed this year’s HB29, which allows a book to be banned across Utah if three school districts vote to ban it."

King and Cummings will face either incumbent Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson or Rep. Phil Lyman and Layne Bangerter on Election Day in November. Cox and Lyman face off in the June 25 Republican primary.

Rebekah Cummings is the Utah Democratic Party’s nominee for lieutenant governor in this year’s gubernatorial election, the party announced Monday afternoon. She joins Brian King on the ticket.

04/28/2024

Common Sense Health Care for Utah is a consortium of citizens who advocate for a single-payer health care system with universal coverage. The intent is to accomplish it through a ballot initiative in 2026.

With Common Sense Health Care for Utah, no more worrying about insurance coverage or exorbitant medical bills. With publicly-financed, privately-distributed health care delivery, you’ll have peace of mind knowing you’re covered from head to toe. And, by eliminating the middlemen, we can lower the cost of health care for everyone.

Learn more here: https://commonsensehealthcareutah.org

04/18/2024

BREAKING. Unlike Utah's Gov. Spencer J. Cox, Arizona's Governor Katie Hobbs has vetoed her state's Republican backed SB 1151 which would have allowed the Ten Commandments to be displayed and read in classrooms.



https://www.fox10phoenix.com/video/1442487 #

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed two Republican-backed education bills. SB 1151 would have allowed the Ten Commandments to be displayed and read in classrooms. Critics say it imposes religion upon students, while supporters say they're important values to teach to children. SB 1097 would have req...