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December 10, 2023
Politics on the Road to Zion: A Conversation with the Co-Leaders of Mormon Women for Ethical Government

One reason I remain cautiously optimistic about the future of U.S. democracy is the wave of civic innovation set in motion by our recent troubles. A noteworthy example is Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG), a grassroots network with 7,000+ members across 49 states. Read more on theartofassociation.org.

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November 9, 2023
Religious leaders: Prayer event focused on election-year peace

Pastors and ministers are concerned about 2024. Some are concerned about 2023. Several such clergy spoke Sunday at a one-time interfaith event in Downtown Phoenix focused on a topic churches have historically not spoken often about publicly: elections. Read more on yourvalley.net.

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October 17, 2023
Can Mormon Women for Ethical Government strike the right balance?

In September 1996, six women in leadership roles in either the pro-life or pro-abortion-rights movement in Massachusetts laid down their political armor and met secretly in a windowless basement to have a discussion. Read more on deseret.com.

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October 12, 2023
Idaho Mormon women's group endorses open primaries

On Saturday, Oct. 7, the Idaho chapter of Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) announced its support for the Idaho Open Primaries Initiative and released an official statement joining the Idahoans for Open Primaries coalition. Read more on IdahoPress.com.

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October 12, 2023
Kate's Capitol Corner

It's becoming more and more clear that resistance to the Idahoans for Open Primaries' ballot initiative is coming from a small, extreme minority. Read more on IdahoPress.com.

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October 12, 2023
Idahoans for Open Primaries group reaches 25,000 signatures for voting ballot initiative

Carrying a clipboard and an electronic canvassing app downloaded to their phones, Margaret Kinzel and Amanda Stark set out on foot just before 10 a.m. on Saturday morning in Meridian to talk to voters. Read more on IdahoCapitalSun.com.

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September 4, 2023
Peacemaking and unity across political and religious divides

I typically avoid discussions about polarizing political topics, opting for silence over actual or potential discomfort and disagreement. For much of my life, I have operated from a belief that conflict is is bad and should be avoided. Read more on frontiersman.com.

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August 9, 2023
Lawyers for the Utah Legislature employ an endless circular argument in defending gerrymandered districts

Ping-pong politics—that's the game the Utah Legislature wants voters to play if they're ever unhappy with their elected lawmakers and what they're doing at the Capitol. Read more on cityweekly.net.

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July 26, 2023
Are your elected officials principled or stubborn?

As I watched the debt ceiling standoff between Republican lawmakers and President Biden over the last several months, I returned to a question I have been contemplating for several years: What is the difference between taking a principled stand on an issue and being a stubborn, egotistical obstructionist? Read more on thefulcrum.us.

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July 23, 2023
Opinion: Gerrymandering is always political, the arguments against it are not

On July 11, Utah’s Supreme Court heard arguments in League of Women Voters v. Utah State Legislature. Mormon Women for Ethical Government is also a named plaintiff in this case, as well as a bipartisan group of seven individual voters. Read more on deseret.com.

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July 18, 2023
Utah Supreme Court hears arguments on gerrymandering

The rows of bench seats resembling church pews were filled Tuesday (July 11, 2023) at the Matheson Courthouse with concerned citizens, media and lawyers, lots of lawyers — law students, law partners, retired judges, lawyers representing the state and the plaintiffs. Read more on heraldextra.com.

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July 14, 2023
Utah Supreme Court signals it is grappling with a big issue in redistricting case

The Utah Supreme Court signaled it is seriously grappling with the issue of whether the Utah State Legislature violated Utahns' constitutional rights in the redistricting process. Read more on fox13now.com.

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July 11, 2023
Utah Supreme Court scrutinizes legislature's redistricting process

The Utah Supreme Court grilled lawyers for the legislature and a pair of citizen advocacy groups over the powers of citizen ballot initiatives and whether Utah's legislature trampled over them in approving new congressional boundaries. Read more on fox13now.com.

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July 11, 2023
Utah Supreme Court hears arguments over partisan gerrymandering case

The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday related to a lawsuit challenging a congressional map drawn by the GOP-controlled state Legislature that voting-rights advocates say dilutes the voting power of Democrats. Read more on axios.com.

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July 11, 2023
Did Utah’s congressional map go too far? Here’s what Utah’s Supreme Court justices said ahead of ruling.

The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a challenge of Utah’s congressional districts, drawn by the majority-Republican Legislature. Read more on SLTrib.com.

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July 11, 2023
Did Legislature take power from the people? Utah high court weighs lawsuit

The Utah Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over a challenge brought against the state’s recently enacted redistricting maps, though a decision in the case isn’t expected right away. Read more on deseret.com.

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July 11, 2023
Supreme Court hears claims of unconstitutional redistricting in Utah

The Utah Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday claiming redistricting of some of Utah’s congressional districts was illegal gerrymandering. Read more on ABC4.com.

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May 15, 2023
Opinion: Why Gov. Cox says we don’t need to disagree less — we need to disagree better

Recently, I attended a speech given to local high school students and community members by Gov. Spencer Cox as part of his Connecting Utah Tour. Read more on deseret.com.

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May 12, 2023
Documentary screening encourages conversation on abortion, other politically charged topics

On Dec. 30, 1994, John Salvi shot and killed workers at two abortion clinics in the Boston suburb of Brookline. The shooting became a political flashpoint for both the pro-choice and anti-abortion movements in Massachusetts and across the country. Read more on heraldextra.com.

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April 23, 2023
Utah lawmakers passed 363 bills in last week. Two advocates say this is a problem.

The Utah state legislative session is a whirlwind of activity as our representatives work to get a year’s worth of state business accomplished in just 45 days each year. This year’s session was no exception. Read more on SLTrib.com.

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February 19, 2023
An independent Office of Performance Evaluations keeps Idaho government accountable

If you haven’t heard of Idaho’s Office of Performance Evaluations, you’re not the only one. The OPE isn’t flashy or sensational. Its purpose is as straightforward as its name: to conduct performance evaluations of state agencies or programs. Read more on idahostatesman.com.

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January 21, 2023
'Use your voice': Elected female officials mentor women to get involved

Sandy Mayor Monica Zoltanski didn't picture herself as a government leader. Originally a city prosecutor in Sandy, Zoltanski first got involved in local government issues when she started the Keep Dimple Dell Wild initiative in 2017 that stopped the city from paving a trail in Sandy. Read more on KSL.com.

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January 11, 2023
Arizona regulators approve slimmer Southwest Gas rate increase

Most home customers of Southwest Gas in Arizona will see an average monthly increase of less than $3 starting in February, while low-income customers may see lower bills under new rates approved by state regulators Tuesday. Read more on tucson.com.

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January 10, 2023
Utah’s redistricting map fight will move to the Utah Supreme Court. How’d we get there?

The Utah Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case questioning if the state’s newly instated congressional district maps are constitutional. Read more on KUER.org.

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January 10, 2023
Utah’s Supreme Court will hear the gerrymandering lawsuit. That could spell trouble, Robert Gehrke writes.

The Utah Supreme Court has agreed to consider the state’s appeal that a lawsuit alleging lawmakers gerrymandered Utah’s congressional districts should be thrown out — and it could create real headaches for the litigation going forward. Read more on SLTrib.com.

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January 9, 2023
Radioactive Podcast — 1-9-23

In late-breaking news today, Campaign Legal Center, League of Women Voters of Utah (LWVUT) and Mormon Women for Ethical Government (MWEG) learned their gerrymandering lawsuit against the Utah Legislature would proceed to the Utah Supreme Court. Guests: Kathy Biele of the League of Women Voters of Salt Lake and Laura Lewis Eyi of Mormon Women for Ethical Government. Read more on KRCL.org.

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January 9, 2023
Utah Supreme Court to hear redistricting lawsuit

The lawsuit regarding the state’s allegedly unconstitutional congressional redistricting process is heading to the Utah Supreme Court. Read more on ABC4.com.

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January 7, 2023
Utah Supreme Court grants legislature's appeal in redistricting case

The Utah Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit over the state's congressional redistricting process. Read more on fox13now.com.

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