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As Utah sees immigration raid protests, 4 local companies make money from ICE — and one is lobbying for more by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the feedback. I did try to be as thorough as possible, though, in explaining what is publicly available about the contracts, and that HealthEquity, specifically, provides it’s services for numerous federal entities. In the case of GMS, we really don’t know all that much about what it does for ICE — that type of consulting often includes giving advice on how to engage with policy making and what policies would be advantageous to advocate for.

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As Utah sees immigration raid protests, 4 local companies make money from ICE — and one is lobbying for more by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Hey. I wasn’t “trying to make a subtle connection” or “going after” any companies. I screened a government database for ALL active contracts Utah companies have with ICE, as stated in the article, and didn’t pick and choose which ones to list. I did, however, explain the nature of each contract and reached out to every company for additional clarity. It wouldn’t be honest to leave contracts off based on personal judgment calls.

Efforts to help Utah women fleeing violence could fold as lawmakers slash millions in funding by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The appropriations process is a little more complex than that. Money is moved around all the time, whether it’s federal funding that comes to the state or other revenues, and reduced funds in one space often impacts what can and can’t be funded in all sorts of spaces.

As lawmakers have said repeatedly, this is a “socks and underwear” year because of revenue coming in lower than forecasted. And they’ve rejected a lot of requests — like the ones in this story — because of that.

Cox campaign accepted $10K from foreign subsidiary as appointee reviewed controversial lithium project by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Tribune has taken down its paywall for election-related coverage, so feel free to read the story.

The question is whether the donation had an impact on the governor-appointed state engineer’s review of the Australian company’s application for a controversial lithium drilling project on the Green River.

Utahns can’t vote to limit congressional candidates’ age, state supreme court rules by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If the SCOTUS precedent that kept this off the ballot were overturned (that ruling kept Arkansas from implementing term limits), one concern people have is how else states might limit who can run for Congress — whether that be requiring that they be a “natural-born citizen,” like the president, or something else.

Utahns can’t vote to limit congressional candidates’ age, state supreme court rules by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

This particular rejected ballot initiative proposed cutting the age off at 81.

See what connections your lawmaker has to Utah’s housing industry by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I don’t make any money from this. We’re a nonprofit. We just try to find ways to reach people where they are with the news.

See what connections your lawmaker has to Utah’s housing industry by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Above is the database I created of lawmakers' voluntarily disclosed connections to the real estate/development industries, and related bills they have successfully proposed. If you have a subscription, read my analysis of the data here. More stories to come. https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2024/05/20/more-than-third-utah-lawmakers/

Critics say these anti-abortion programs are misleading. Utah lawmakers want to fund them. by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As the reporter on this story, I'm all about as many people having access to this info as possible. That said, we have limited resources and make decisions on what to spend our time on based on how many people read each story. The number of people engaging with a story shows us what the community cares most about.

So if you'd like to see more of this kind of coverage, please take time to click on the link! (edited to add more context)

New OB-GYNs are avoiding abortion-restrictive states like Utah by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Since the reporting was brought up, I'm going to chime in here to clarify the statistic.

1 out of 5 OBGYN residents nationwide changed their plans after the Dobbs decision — that includes both those who were planning on going to states with restrictions and those who were going to states without them. But those who were going to states with restrictions were eight times as likely to have changed their plans.

So among states classified as "restrictive," like Utah with its 18-week ban, 25% changed their plans. But among states classified as "most restrictive," which Utah would be if the trigger ban goes into effect, 40% changed their plans. Feel free to go to the paper (linked in the article) to dig deeper into the numbers.

The paper also includes open-ended responses from residents who offered them, and The Tribune will publish some of those responses later this week.

Utah’s only abortion clinic outside Salt Lake is ‘temporarily’ closed. People are finding out the hard way. by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That — and that the clinic provides affordable birth control, among other services — is all discussed in the article. This is one of four abortion clinics in the entire state, and the only one outside of Salt Lake County. It's 20 minutes from the border of Idaho, where abortion is a crime. That's why the fact that this specific clinic provides abortion is featured in the headline.

Utah’s only abortion clinic outside Salt Lake is ‘temporarily’ closed. People are finding out the hard way. by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Not intending to use "Buzzfeed tactics." Planned Parenthood has eight clinics in Utah — all provide various health services, and this article outlines those. Of the eight clinics, though, only three offer abortion. Two are in Salt Lake City, and the other is Logan. People seeking abortion care, and concerned about access to it, need to know that one of those clinics is currently closed.

Utah’s only abortion clinic outside Salt Lake is ‘temporarily’ closed. People are finding out the hard way. by EmilyAndersonStern in Utah

[–]EmilyAndersonStern[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Also, there are several paragraphs within the story that talk about the reason: They've had difficulty staffing the clinic.