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Herbert defends record against rivals

April 11, 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Five Republican challengers took turns swinging at Gov. Gary Herbert on Wednesday, making a case for why they would do a better job as the state’s top executive.

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Utah Priorities — Candidates v. Voters

April 06, 2012 (KUER) - When he was asked to rate Utah’s quality of life on a scale of one to five, Governor Gary Herbert put it right at the top. But he was the only one of the candidates for governor to do that in a survey sponsored by the non-partisan Utah Foundation. The others all found something significantly lacking, and that’s at the center of a survey being released today as part of the election year Utah Priorities … Continued

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Utah’s charter schools: An educational solution with growing pains

April 03, 2012 (The Student Review) - With Utah’s growing student population and current class sizes well above the national average, charter schools play an important role in increasing the number of educational facilities and alleviating the burden on public schools as stated in Utah’s Public Charter Schools’ Annual Report 2009-2010.

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Voters Priorities in 2012

March 26, 2012 (Rod Arquette Show) - Rod Arquette interviews Utah Foundation president, Steve Kroes, about voters top priorities in the 2012 election.

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Economy Top Issue For Voters

March 23, 2012 (Utah Pulse) - While Utah is doing much better than the nation in the economic and job recovery, how our pocketbooks are faring is still the top issue this election season, a new study by the Utah Foundation finds.

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Caucus Attendance a Good Sign

March 20, 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Utahns turned out in large numbers at last week’s Democratic and Republican caucuses. There were reports of party workers being overwhelmed by the turnout. The Republican chair said attendance at GOP caucuses may have reached 200,000.

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Renewable Energy

March 16, 2012 (Deseret News) - Only 7 percent of Utah\’s power generation capacity comes from renewable resources. The state has the capacity to generate a lot more from wind, solar, geothermal and other sources, but the ability to do so depends to a great deal on a number of factors.

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Caucus week: Every voice matters

March 11, 2012 (Deseret News) - The form of government under which our nation has thrived for two-plus centuries is based upon the continuing protection of individual rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

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Candidates to challenge Sen. Hatch with upcoming caucuses

February 28, 2012 (Fox 13 News) - In two weeks, Utahns will take the first step in sealing the fate of Republican Senator Orrin Hatch.\r\n \r\n Note: Steve Kroes is misidentified as Craig Janis in this story, and vice versa. Also, this clip is no longer available on Fox13, this link is for the Sun Sentinel.

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Why is Turnout Falling in Utah

January 24, 2012 (Utah Data Points) - Why is turnout declining in Utah relative to other states? We’re not talking about a national problem. We’re talking about a Utah-specific problem. That means the answer will be something specific to Utah.

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The caucus system: Repair or replace?

January 15, 2012 (Daily Herald) - Small groups of Utah County neighbors are set to gather in countless homes in March in what is supposed to be the ultimate in grassroots politics, the purest form of American democracy.\r\n \r\n But is it really healthy? That depends on whom you ask.

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Bad news piling up

January 14, 2012 (Salt Lake Tribune) - Utahns long ago gave up being ranked anywhere near No. 1 in public education, considering the lack of commitment among their legislators to creating a top-notch system. But dropping to eighth-worst in the latest Quality Counts national report should be cause for real concern.

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