.@DataRepublican drew the attention of @elonmusk, @BasedMikeLee & others by developing AI tools to reveal NGOs receiving billions in taxpayer funds. 2 weeks ago she was doxxed. In a @Deseret exclusive she explains why gov transparency is still her mission.
Brigham Tomco
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- A new Utah bill would implement a Tennessee-style ban on "Adult-oriented performances" in public. It would create a new criminal offense for sexually suggestive acts committed in a public space accessible by children.
- Nearly 50% of serious crashes in West Valley involved an unlicensed driver in 2023. In 2024 nearly 50% of solved hit&run cases involved an unlicensed driver. Rep. MacPherson's new bill requires police to impound vehicles driven by someone w/o a license.
- The chiefs of staff for Utah's governor, Senate & House all made over $300,000 in 2024, w/ each position receiving a 40% raise over the previous two or three years, making their salaries higher than those of their counterparts in CA, TX, FL, & NY. Why?
- Utah appears to be a total outlier in swinging from Trump to Harris compared to 2020, according to Financial Times charts. #utpol
- BREAKING: A performance audit of Utah's signature verification process recommended multiple improvements after finding Gov. Spencer Cox may have not initially met threshold of valid signatures to qualify for the primary election ballot. #utpolLegislative audit finds Gov. Cox likely fell short of 28,000 signature threshold for primary qualification due to incorrectly validated signatures. This won't impact Nov ballot. Cox submitted 28 days early & could have gathered more signatures if invalid ones hadn't been counted.
- Rep. MacPherson's bill allowing police to seize a car if the driver doesn't have a driver’s license, permit or privilege card passed the House, 55-14, along party lines. In 2023, 50% of 2,000 serious crashes in West Valley involved an unlicensed driver.
- Gov. Cox said on Monday that President Trump's agenda would be "more successful" if he adopted a "Disagree Better" approach. Utah's GOP national rep. Brad Bonham pushed back: “I strongly believe that being ‘nice’ has become the enemy of what’s right."
- Reps. Mike Kennedy & Celeste Maloy said they wanted to show the rest of the country that Utahns can have tough conversations. Instead they got an angry crowd of 300 mocking the opening prayer & shouting down both representatives for an hour.
- EXCLUSIVE: @GovCox sent letter to Border Czar Tom Homan asking him to replace SLC ICE Director Mike Bernacke: "We have no confidence in Mr. Bernacke’s leadership." Bernacke authored a quickly retracted memo labeling Utah a "sanctuary state" in May 2023.
- I am a single-issue voter. I will support whoever gets rid of the daylight savings time change. My 3 1/2 year old & 18 month old woke up at 5AM today for the 2nd day straight. Do presidential candidates not care about the parent demographic? End this abomination!
- Legislative audit finds Gov. Cox likely fell short of 28,000 signature threshold for primary qualification due to incorrectly validated signatures. This won't impact Nov ballot. Cox submitted 28 days early & could have gathered more signatures if invalid ones hadn't been counted.
- .@GovCox said deporting illegal immigrants in Utah prisons will result in cost-savings for the state. How much? $153 per day for 285 inmates totals $16 million per year. Of the 285, 181 were convicted of sex offenses and 59 were convicted of murder.
- Housing illegal immigrants in Utah prisons costs Utahns $16 million per year. They make up around 4.6% of Utah's prison population. Illegal immigrants were behind more than half of drug-related crimes committed along Jordan River Trail this year, the press release said. #utpol




